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Samba Daly Fall
No. 2 – AS Douanes
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueN1
BAL
Personal information
Born (1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 25)
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career history
0–2021DUC
2021–2023AS Douanes
2023–2024Joeuf-Homécourt
2024–presentAS Douanes
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× NM1 champion (2022, 2023)
  • NM1 MVP (2023)
  • 2× NM1 Finals MVP (2022, 2023)

Samba Daly "Pape" Fall (born 17 January 1999) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for AS Douanes of the N1 and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). A 1.98 m tall shooting guard or small forward,[1] he has played for the Senegal national team. Fall is a two-time Nationale 1 Finals MVP (2022 and 2023) and a one-time season MVP winner (2023).

Club career

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Fall began his career with. He moved from DUC to. He was nominated for the league's MVP award in 2019.[2]

Fall signed with AS Douanes in 2021.[3] He guided Douanes to the 2022 title and was named Finals MVP after his play against DUC;[4] following the team's title they qualified for the 2023 BAL season. On 22 May 2023, in the Sahara Conference, Fall scored 23 points, six rebounds and five assists against Ferroviário da Beira.[5] Fall and Douanes went on to become the runners-up, becoming the first Senegalese team to reach the BAL final.

a feat that he repeated in the following 2023 season, this time after beating Jeanne d'Arc in the finals.[6] In October 2023, Fall was named the Ligue 1 MVP (or "King of the Season") for a first time in his career.[7]

Fall joined the French club Joeuf-Homécourt Basket for the 2022–23 season.[8] In May 2024, returned to Douanes for the 2024 BAL season.[9]

National team career

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Fall made his debut with the Senegal national team in August 2023 during the Pre-Qualifying Tournaments for the 2024 Olympics.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Samba Dali Fall sur son transfert en France : «Je ferai le job !»" (in French). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ Basketsenegal (26 October 2019). "Election Roi 2019 : Pape Moustapha Diop, Bara Diop et Pape Fall en lice | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ Basketsenegal (29 November 2021). "Mercato N1 Masculin : L'AS Douanes enrôle Samba Daly Fall ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Finale Playoffs / DOUANES 73-70 DUC : Les gabelous champions du Sénégal ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ^ "BAL 2023 - Homme du match, Samba Daly Fall : « Nous ne pouvons pas rentrer chez nous sans le titre »" (in French). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ Basketsenegal (17 September 2023). "Championne du Sénégal après son succès sur la JA (64-56), l'AS Douanes retourne à la BAL ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ^ Dia, Abdou Nar (28 October 2023). "Basketball : Samba Daly Fall et Nboumbé Mbodji sacrés «Roi» et «Reine» de la saison". Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  8. ^ Basketsenegal (28 June 2023). "NM2 France - Samba Daly Fall atterrit à Joeuf Homécourt Basket | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  9. ^ "AS Douanes : Pabi Gueye dévoile ses 13 joueurs pour la BAL | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Samba Dali Fall - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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