Samba Daly Fall
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Short description|Senegalese basketball player (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Samba Daly Fall
| position = Small forward / Shooting guard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1999|1|17}}
| height_m = 1.98
| team = ASCVD
| league = N1
BAL
| highlights = * 2× NM1 champion (2022, 2023)
- NM1 MVP (2023)
- 2× NM1 Finals MVP (2022, 2023)
| years1 = {{0}}–2021
| team1 = DUC
| years2 = 2021–2023
| team2 = AS Douanes
| years3 = 2023–2024
| team3 = Joeuf-Homécourt
| number = 2
| years4 = 2024
| team4 = AS Douanes
| years5 = 2025–present
| team5 = ASCVD
}}
Samba Daly "Pape" Fall (born 17 January 1999) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for ASCVD of the N1 and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). A 1.98 m tall shooting guard or small forward,{{Cite web |date=2023-10-02 |title=Samba Dali Fall sur son transfert en France : «Je ferai le job !» |url=https://wiwsport.com/2023/10/02/samba-dali-fall-sur-son-transfert-en-france-je-ferai-le-job/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |language=fr-FR}} 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
Fall began his career with. He moved from DUC to. He was nominated for the league's MVP award in 2019.{{Cite news |last=Basketsenegal |date=2019-10-26 |title=Election Roi 2019 : Pape Moustapha Diop, Bara Diop et Pape Fall en lice {{!}} Basketsenegal |language=fr-FR |work=Basketsenegal |url=https://www.basketsenegal.com/election-roi-2019-pape-moustapha-diop-bara-diop-et-pape-fall-en-lice/ |access-date=2023-10-29}}
Fall signed with AS Douanes in 2021.{{Cite news |last=Basketsenegal |date=2021-11-29 |title=Mercato N1 Masculin : L'AS Douanes enrôle Samba Daly Fall ! {{!}} Basketsenegal |language=fr-FR |work=Basketsenegal |url=https://www.basketsenegal.com/mercato-n1-masculin-las-douanes-enrole-samba-daly-fall/ |access-date=2023-10-29}} He guided Douanes to the 2022 title and was named Finals MVP after his play against DUC;{{Cite news |last= |date=2022-10-15 |title=Finale Playoffs / DOUANES 73-70 DUC : Les gabelous champions du Sénégal ! {{!}} Basketsenegal |language=fr-FR |work=Basketsenegal |url=https://www.basketsenegal.com/finale-playoffs-douanes-73-70-duc-les-gabelous-champions-du-senegal/ |access-date=2022-10-16}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=BAL 2023 - Homme du match, Samba Daly Fall : « Nous ne pouvons pas rentrer chez nous sans le titre » |url=https://wiwsport.com/2023/05/22/bal-2023-homme-du-match-samba-daly-fall-nous-ne-pouvons-pas-rentrer-chez-nous-sans-le-titre/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |language=fr-FR}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Basketsenegal |date=2023-09-17 |title=Championne du Sénégal après son succès sur la JA (64-56), l'AS Douanes retourne à la BAL ! {{!}} Basketsenegal |language=fr-FR |work=Basketsenegal |url=https://www.basketsenegal.com/championne-du-senegal-apres-son-succes-sur-la-ja-64-56-las-douanes-retourne-a-la-bal/ |access-date=2023-09-19}} In October 2023, Fall was named the Ligue 1 MVP (or "King of the Season") for a first time in his career.{{Cite web |last=Dia |first=Abdou Nar |date=2023-10-28 |title=Basketball : Samba Daly Fall et Nboumbé Mbodji sacrés «Roi» et «Reine» de la saison |url=https://senego.com/basketball-samba-daly-fall-et-nboumbe-mbodji-sacres-roi-et-reine-de-la-saison_1616543.html |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal |language=fr-FR}}
Fall joined the French club Joeuf-Homécourt Basket for the 2022–23 season.{{Cite news |last=Basketsenegal |date=2023-06-28 |title=NM2 France - Samba Daly Fall atterrit à Joeuf Homécourt Basket {{!}} Basketsenegal |language=fr-FR |work=Basketsenegal |url=https://www.basketsenegal.com/nm2-france-samba-daly-fall-atterrit-a-joeuf-homecourt-basket/ |access-date=2023-10-29}} In May 2024, returned to Douanes for the 2024 BAL season.{{Cite news |last= |date=2024-04-30 |title=AS Douanes : Pabi Gueye dévoile ses 13 joueurs pour la BAL {{!}} Basketsenegal |url=https://www.basketsenegal.com/as-douanes-pabi-gueye-devoile-ses-13-joueurs-pour-la-bal/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |work=Basketsenegal |language=fr-FR}}
National team career
Fall made his debut with the Senegal national team in August 2023 during the Pre-Qualifying Tournaments for the 2024 Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Samba Dali Fall - Player Profile |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/player/312688/Samba-Dali-Fall |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}