Karim Jallow
{{Short description|German basketball player (born 1997)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Karim Jallow
| image = 2024-11-09 ALBA Berlin gegen ratiopharm Ulm (Basketball-Bundesliga 2024-25) by Sandro Halank–051.jpg
| caption = 2024 with Ratiopharm Ulm
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 198
| league = Basketball Bundesliga
| team = ratiopharm Ulm
| number = 35
| position = small forward / power forward
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|4|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Munich, Germany
| draft_year =
| career_start = 2015
| career_end =
| years1 = 2015–2019
| team1 = Bayern Munich
| years2 = 2018–2019
| team2 = →MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
| years3 = 2019–2021
| team3 = Löwen Braunschweig
| years4 = 2021–present
| team4 = Ratiopharm Ulm
| highlights =
- 2× Bundesliga champion (2018, 2023)
- 2× All-Bundesliga Second Team (2021, 2023)
}}
Karim Johannes Jallow (born April 13, 1997) is a German professional basketball player for Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.
Early life
Jallow was born in Munich, Germany as the first child of a German mother and a Gambian father.{{cite web|title=Late bloomer Jallow wants to help loaded Germany to podium|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2017/news/ate-bloomer-jallow-wants-to-help-loaded-germany-to-podium|publisher=FIBA|access-date=April 10, 2018|date=July 13, 2017|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411025952/http://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2017/news/ate-bloomer-jallow-wants-to-help-loaded-germany-to-podium|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Bayern tie down home-grown Karim Jallow until 2020|url=http://www.fcb-basketball.de/en/news/news/2016-17/bayern-tie-down-home-grown-karim-jallow-until-2020.php|publisher=Bayern Munich|access-date=April 10, 2018|date=July 3, 2017|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411111427/http://www.fcb-basketball.de/en/news/news/2016-17/bayern-tie-down-home-grown-karim-jallow-until-2020.php|url-status=live}} He first began playing soccer but picked up basketball at age 9, joining the FC Bayern Munich under-10 team and often playing outdoor basketball with his father. Growing up, Jallow looked up to Kobe Bryant but expressed admiration for Giannis Antetokounmpo later in his career.
Professional career
On July 14, 2015, Jallow signed his first professional contract with FC Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{cite web|title=Kostic extends, three youth players go pro|url=http://www.fcb-basketball.de/en/news/news/2014-15/kostic-extends-and-three-youth-players-sign-pro-contracts.php|publisher=Bayern Munich|access-date=April 10, 2018|date=July 14, 2015|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411111406/http://www.fcb-basketball.de/en/news/news/2014-15/kostic-extends-and-three-youth-players-sign-pro-contracts.php|url-status=live}}
On July 3, 2017, Jallow extended his contract with Bayern Munich until 2020.{{cite web|title=Karim Jallow verlängert bis 2020|url=http://basketball.de/news/news-bbl/jallow-verlaengert-bis-2020|publisher=German Basketball Federation|language=German|access-date=April 10, 2018|date=July 4, 2017|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411025838/http://basketball.de/news/news-bbl/jallow-verlaengert-bis-2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Bayern Munich signs Karim Jallow to a contract till 2020|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/germany/bbl/239677/bayern-munich-signs-karim-jallow-to-a-contract-till-2020.html|publisher=Sportando|access-date=April 10, 2018|date=July 3, 2017}} Team manager Marko Pešić said, "Karim is one of our biggest talents; he still hasn't stopped developing." On April 13, 2018, Jallow entered the 2018 NBA draft.https://sportando.basketball/en/usa/nba/271317/karim-jallow-enters-2018-nba-draft.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
For the 2018–19 season, Bayern sent Jallow on loan to MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de/news/artikel/news/ludwigsburg-leiht-karim-jallow-aus/ |title=Artikel - MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105160416/https://www.mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de/news/artikel/news/ludwigsburg-leiht-karim-jallow-aus/ |url-status=live }}
In July 2019, Jallow signed a three-year contract with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig.{{cite web|url=http://www.bblprofis.de/index.php/2019/08/01/braunschweig-sichert-sich-karim-jallow/|title=Braunschweig sichert sich Karim Jallow|date=1 August 2019|publisher=|access-date=8 August 2019|archive-date=8 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808105052/http://www.bblprofis.de/index.php/2019/08/01/braunschweig-sichert-sich-karim-jallow/|url-status=live}}
On June 28, 2021, he has signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite web|url=https://ratiopharmulm.com/news/uuulmer-neuzugang-mit-nba-ambitionen-1049/|title=Uuulmer Neuzugang mit NBA-Ambitionen|last=|first=|date=June 28, 2021|website=ratiopharmulm.com|publisher=|language=de|access-date=June 29, 2021|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629084220/https://ratiopharmulm.com/news/uuulmer-neuzugang-mit-nba-ambitionen-1049/|url-status=live}} He won the German championship with Ulm in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Wir sind deutscher Meister!!! |url=https://ratiopharmulm.com/spielbericht/ratiopharm-ulm-telekom-baskets-bonn-4-2022-5917 |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Ratiopharm Ulm |language=de}}
References
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{{Ratiopharm Ulm current roster}}
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Category:Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players
Category:FC Bayern Munich basketball players
Category:German men's basketball players
Category:German people of Gambian descent
Category:Ratiopharm Ulm players