Tacko Fall

Fall was born and raised in Dakar, Senegal. In 2011, Senegalese basketball coach Ibrahima N'Diaye, the brother of former NBA player Mamadou N'Diaye, heard from a friend about an exceptionally tall teenager he had seen playing with friends in a local street.{{cite web |last=Deveney |first=Sean |title='Never A Bitter Heart': Inside Tacko Fall's Journey From Dakar To Florida To Boston |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/seandeveney/2020/01/23/tacko-fall-boston-celtics-maine-red-claws-ndiaye-dakar-senegal |website=Forbes |language=en |date=23 January 2020 |access-date=26 January 2024 }} After identifying him, they visited the 15-year-old Fall—who already stood {{height|ft=7|in=3}} tall—at his home and persuaded Fall's mother, Marianne Diop Sene, to allow Fall to start attending N'Diaye's basketball academy. Fall moved to the United States at age 16. He first played organized basketball in Houston, Texas, and trained with NBA Hall-of-Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.{{Cite news |url=http://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/mastering-the-rebound/ |title=Mastering the Rebound – Pegasus Magazine |last=Kerasotis |first=Peter |work=Pegasus Magazine |access-date=18 November 2016 |language=en-US}}

Fall was listed as {{height|ft=7|in=6}} and was purportedly still growing around his senior year, making him the tallest high-school basketball player in the country while he played for Jamie's House Charter and Liberty Christian Prep.{{Cite web |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/blog/os-hs-ucf-signs-americas-tallest-high-school-basketball-player-20141112-post.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627061138/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/blog/os-hs-ucf-signs-americas-tallest-high-school-basketball-player-20141112-post.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 June 2015 |title=UCF signs 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall, America's tallest high school basketball player |last=Williams |first=Joe |date=12 November 2014 |website=Orlando Sentinel}}

Due to his height and reach, Fall was one of the most highly scouted high-school basketball centers in the nation.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} Fall first played for Jamie's House Charter School in Houston, where his team won the state championship. Fall played with ISTI all-stars summer travel team and for Each 1 Teach 1 on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) circuit where he played alongside fellow class of 2015 recruits Antonio Blakeney and Ben Simmons.{{Cite web|url= https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2014/7/25/5937153/tacko-fall-recruiting-height-clemson-tennessee-georgia-tech|title=7'5 Center Tacko Fall is your new favorite college basketball recruit|last=O'Donnell|first=Ricky|date=25 July 2014|website=sbnation.com|access-date=9 May 2020}} Fall also played in several NCAA certified events, including the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Virginia.{{Cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2014/tacko-fall-had-a-strong-top100-camp|title=Tacko Fall had a strong Top100 Camp|date=27 June 2014|publisher=USA Today High School Sports|access-date=9 May 2020}} He then attended Liberty Christian Preparatory School in Tavares, Florida. As a senior in 2015, Fall averaged 20 points, 15 rebounds, and 5.1 blocks per game. Rated as a four-star and three-star recruit in the 2015 high-school class,{{Cite web |title=Tacko Fall – Basketball Recruiting – Player Profiles |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/198276 |access-date=3 July 2022 |publisher=ESPN}}{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Tacko-Fall-30596/high-school-125333/|title=Tacko Fall, Liberty Christian, Center|publisher=247Sports|access-date=3 July 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2015/tacko-fall-10925|title=Tacko Fall, 2015 Center|publisher=Rivals|access-date=3 July 2022}} nearly 40 different schools expressing interest in him, Fall committed to the University of Central Florida in Orlando, who officially signed him on 28 October 2014. He played with the UCF Knights under head coach Donnie Jones.

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Fall played college basketball at University of Central Florida for Knights as a center. He faced fellow giant Senegalese center Mamadou N'Diaye, who stands at {{height|ft=7|in=6}}, in the tallest tip-off and match-up in U.S. college basketball history in a game against University of California Irvine. Both men come from the same city, Dakar. By his sophomore year, after N'Diaye declared for the 2016 NBA draft, Fall became the tallest player in college basketball. During his sophomore season, Fall would make considerable improvements in his playing style.{{citation needed |date= February 2017}} In 2017, Fall was named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year.{{cite news| url= http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/knights-notepad/os-sp-tacko-fall-aac-award-0309-story.html|title=Tacko Fall wins AAC defensive player of year|first=Shannon| last=Green|work= Orlando Sentinel| date= 8 March 2017 | access-date= 14 March 2022}}

Fall grew to be an efficient player, ranking second nationally in field-goal percentage as of January 2017.{{cite news |last = Borzello |first = Jeff |title = There's more to UCF's Tacko Fall than his 7-foot-6 frame |newspaper = ABC News |date = 18 January 2017 |url = https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/ucfs-tacko-fall-foot-frame/story?id=44853377 }} On 5 April 2017, Fall declared for the 2017 NBA draft, with the possibility of returning to Central Florida still available to him before the end of the draft lottery that year.{{cite news|last=Romero|first=Iliana Limón|title=Tacko Fall to test NBA Draft waters with option to return to UCF |url= http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-tacko-fall-nba-draft-ucf-20170405-story.html|access-date= 6 April 2017 |work= OrlandoSentinel.com}}{{cite news|title=UCF 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall to explore NBA draft options |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/ucf-7-foot-6-center-tacko-fall-to-explore-nba-draft-options/2017/04/05/c176e24a-1a42-11e7-8598-9a99da559f9e_story.html| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/ucf-7-foot-6-center-tacko-fall-to-explore-nba-draft-options/2017/04/05/c176e24a-1a42-11e7-8598-9a99da559f9e_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2019|access-date=6 April 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post| agency= Associated Press}} On 24 May 2017, Fall withdrew his name from consideration for the NBA draft, to return to UCF for his junior year.{{Cite news |url= http://ucfknights.com/news/2017/5/24/-m-basketball-tacko-is-back.aspx |title=Tacko Fall to Return to UCF for Junior Season |last=Forcella |first=Daniel |work= UCFKnights.com |access-date=7 August 2017}} During his junior year, Fall injured his shoulder,{{cite news|last=Green|first=Shannon|title=Tacko Fall is out for rest of UCF basketball season| url =http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-tacko-fall-injury-ucf-basketball-20180120-story.html |access-date= 14 March 2018|work= Orlando Sentinel |date=20 January 2018}} causing him to play in only 16 games, totaling 351 minutes.{{cite web| title= Tacko Fall College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tacko-fall-1.html|website= Sports-Reference.com| access-date=29 March 2017 |language= en}} Coming into his senior season, Fall was named to the Preseason Second Team All-AAC. During his senior season, Fall helped lead the Knights to the 2019 NCAA tournament and secured their first victory in program history with a win over Virginia Commonwealth University.{{cite web |last=Groeschen |first=Tom |title=Cincinnati Bearcats edged out for 1st place in AAC men's basketball Media Day poll |url= https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2018/10/15/see-where-uc-bearccats-landed-aac-media-day-basketball-poll/1644202002/ |website= Cincinnati.com |publisher= |access-date=15 October 2018}} In his final game, Fall recorded 15 points and six rebounds in a losing effort against Duke University 77–76.{{cite web|last=Bernstein |first=Dan |title=Tacko Fall impacts Zion Williamson, but Duke wins tight March Madness battle |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/tacko-fall-impacts-zion-williamson-but-duke-wins-tight-march-madness-battle/1ll17a2zad4yo1osqrb43dnowq |work= Sporting News |date=24 March 2019}}

After the conclusion of his senior year, Fall was named one of 80 participants (40 representing the NBA draft hopefuls) for the NBA G League Elite Camp on 12–14 May.{{cite web |title=80 players expected to attend 2019 NBA G League Elite Camp |url=https://pr.nba.com/2019-nba-gleague-elite-camp |website=NBA.com |access-date=18 May 2019 |date=6 May 2019}} By the end of the event, Fall later got transferred into the NBA Draft Combine as one of an additional 11 participants there.{{cite web |date=15 May 2019 |title=Tacko Fall among 11 players added to NBA draft combine |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2019/05/15/tacko-fall-among-11-players-picked-for-nba-draft-combine/39482229 |access-date=18 May 2019 |website=USA Today |agency=Associated Press}} During the combine, he put up new records at the event, including height (which received comparisons to former NBA player Manute Bol),{{cite web |last=Diven |first=Keely |title=Tacko Fall breaks official records, measures up to Manute Bol at NBA Draft Combine |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/wizards/tacko-fall-breaks-official-records-measures-manute-bol-nba-draft-combine |website=NBC Sports Washington |access-date=18 May 2019 |date=16 May 2019}} wingspan, and standing reach.{{cite web |title=Tacko Fall headlines 2019 NBA Draft Combine measurements |url=https://www.nba.com/article/2019/05/16/nba-draft-combine-top-measurements-prospects |website=NBA.com |access-date=18 May 2019 |date=16 May 2019}}

Despite going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Fall was signed to an Exhibit 10 Contract on 21 June 2019, by the Boston Celtics.{{Cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2836642-celtics-sign-tacko-fall-to-contract-as-undrafted-free-agent-after-2019-draft |title=Celtics Sign Tacko Fall to Contract as Undrafted Free Agent After 2019 Draft |last=Armstrong |first=Megan |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=24 October 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/49925195|title=Tacko Fall: Tallest active NBA player bids for success in debut season|work=BBC Sport |date=7 October 2019}} Fall played for the Celtics during the 2019 NBA Summer League season,{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jay |date=9 July 2019 |title=Celtics' Tacko Fall has become the main attraction at NBA Summer League |url=https://theathletic.com/1068885/2019/07/09/celtics-tacko-fall-has-become-the-main-attraction-at-nba-summer-league |access-date=26 January 2024 |publisher=The Athletic}} scoring six points in his first game alongside four rebounds; in his second game, Fall tallied 12 points for his first double-digit scoring game, alongside another rebound. Fall had one blocked shot in each of his first two games.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/post-sl-070819-its-tacko-everyday-in-vegas-where-falls-showing-he-bbelongs |title=It's Tacko Everyday in Vegas, As Fall's Showing He Belongs |last=D'Amico |first=Marc |date=9 July 2019 |work=NBA.com |access-date=24 October 2019}} Fall concluded his 2019 Summer League run participating in all five games with the Celtics and averaging 7.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 blocks, and shooting a team-high 77 percent from the field.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/summerleague/2019/stats |title=NBA Summer League Stats |website=NBA.com |access-date=24 October 2019}}

On 25 July 2019, the Celtics officially announced that they had signed Fall.{{Cite web |last=George |first=Kyle |date=25 July 2019 |title=Celtics Sign Four Players |url=https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/celtics-sign-four-players |access-date=24 October 2019 |website=Boston Celtics}} On 13 October 2019, the Celtics officially announced that they had signed Fall to a two-way contract, splitting time between the Celtics and Maine Red Claws.{{Cite web |last=Wojnarowski |first=Adrian |author-link=Adrian Wojnarowski |date=13 October 2019 |title=Celtics convert rookie Tacko Fall to two-way contract |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27837444 |access-date=24 October 2019 |website=ESPN.com}} Fall made his debut for the Celtics on 26 October during a game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. He played for four minutes, scoring four points and grabbing three rebounds, with his first points coming from a standing dunk.{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Scott Jr. |date=26 October 2019 |title=Celtics' Tacko Fall Scores First NBA Points On Standing Dunk vs. Knicks |url=https://nesn.com/2019/10/celtics-tacko-fall-scores-first-nba-points-on-standing-dunk-vs-knicks/ |access-date=27 October 2019 |website=NESN}} On 20 December, Fall recorded a season-high five points, along with two rebounds and one block, in a 114–93 win over the Detroit Pistons.{{Cite web |last=Alden |first=Doug |date=21 December 2019 |title=TATUM, BROWN HELP CELTICS ROUT PISTONS 114-93 |url=https://www.nba.com/game/0021900422 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=NBA}} On 13 August 2020, he logged season highs of four rebounds and two blocks in a 90–96 loss to the Washington Wizards.{{Cite web |date=13 August 2020 |title=BRYANT'S 26 LEAD WIZARDS PAST CELTICS FOR 1ST WIN IN RESTART |url=https://www.nba.com/game/0021901308 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=NBA.com}} Fall led the Celtics in field goal percentage during the 2019–20 season.

In the G League for the Red Claws, Fall averaged a double-double of 12.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. He earned All-Defensive Team honors, with averages of nearly three blocks per game.{{cite news |last=Vitale |first=Josh |date=6 April 2020 |title=Auburn's Bryce Brown confident more opportunities are coming after 'fun' first season in NBA G League |url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburn/2020/04/06/auburn-basketball-bryce-brown-confident-opportunities-coming-nba-g-league-celtics-maine-red-claws/2950982001/ |access-date=15 April 2020 |work=Montgomery Advertiser}}{{cite web |last=D'Amico |first=Marc |title=G League Honors Highlight Development by Waters, Fall in Maine |url=https://secure.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/misc-062620-g-league-honors-highlight-development-by-waters-fall-in-maine |website=Boston Celtics |language=en |date=26 June 2020}}

On 23 November 2020, Fall re-signed with the Boston Celtics on a two-way contract, allowing him to play for the Celtics and Maine Red Claws in the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web|last=Doxy|first=Andrew|date=23 November 2020|title=Report: Tacko Fall re-signs with the Celtics on a two-way contract|url=https://www.celticsblog.com/2020/11/23/21611763/report-tacko-fall-re-signs-with-the-celtics-on-a-two-way-contract|access-date=15 December 2020|website=Celtics Blog}}{{Cite web|last=Quinn|first=Sam|date=23 November 2020|title=NBA free agency: Celtics re-sign Tacko Fall on two-way deal, per report|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-free-agency-celtics-re-sign-tacko-fall-on-two-way-deal-per-report/|access-date=15 December 2020|website=CBSSPORTS}} On 30 December, Fall made his season debut for the Celtics, recording two points, a rebound, and two blocks in a 126–107 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.{{Cite web |last=Golen |first=Jimmy |date=30 December 2020 |title=BROWN SCORES CAREER-HIGH 42, CELTICS BEAT MEMPHIS 126-107 |url=https://www.nba.com/game/0022000056 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=NBA}} On 15 January 2021, Fall logged a season-high six points, along with five rebounds and one block, in a 124–97 blowout win over the Orlando Magic.{{Cite web |last=Hightower |first=Kyle |date=15 January 2021 |title=CELTICS RUN PAST MAGIC 124-97 AFTER WEEK-LONG HIATUS |url=https://www.nba.com/game/0022000180 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=NBA}} On 5 May, he recorded a season-high four blocks in a 132–96 blowout win over the Orlando Magic.{{Cite web |last=Denton |first=John |date=5 May 2021 |title=WALKER SCORES 32 IN RETURN FROM INJURY, CELTICS ROUT MAGIC |url=https://www.nba.com/game/0022000990 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=NBA}} On 16 May, Fall grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in a 92–96 loss to the New York Knicks.{{Cite web |last=Mahoney |first=Brian |date=16 May 2021 |title=RANDLE, KNICKS BEAT CELTICS TO CLINCH NO. 4 SEED IN EAST |url=https://www.nba.com/game/0022001073 |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=NBA}} Despite being under a two-way contract, Fall never played in the G League during the 2020–21 season due to the Red Claws not playing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Felt |first=Hunter |date=7 September 2021 |title=In The End, Tacko Fall Never Had Enough Time With The Boston Celtics |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hunterfelt/2021/09/07/in-the-end-tacko-never-had-enough-time-with-the-boston-celtics |access-date=22 November 2021 |website=Forbes}} He also led the Celtics in field goal percentage for the second season in a row.

On 27 September 2021, Fall signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.{{cite web |date=27 September 2021 |title=Cavaliers Add Four to Training Camp Roster |url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/21-22-camp-roster-210927 |access-date=28 September 2021 |website=NBA.com |archive-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927173255/https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/21-22-camp-roster-210927 |url-status=dead }} On 16 October, his deal was converted to a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge.{{cite web |author=Georgia |date=16 October 2021 |title=Cavaliers Convert the Contracts of Tacko Fall and RJ Nembhard into Two-way Contracts |url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/cavaliers-convert-contracts-tacko-fall-and-rj-nembhard-two-way-contracts |access-date=16 October 2021 |website=NBA.com}} On 11 November, Fall made his debut for the Charge, logging a G League career-high 23 points along with 12 rebounds and three blocks in 29 minutes of play.{{Cite web|title=Charge Nab First Cleveland Win at Home|url=https://canton.gleague.nba.com/news/charge-nab-first-cleveland-win-at-home/|access-date=14 November 2021|website=Cleveland Charge}} On 22 December, Fall made his first career NBA start in a 111–101 loss to his former team, the Boston Celtics, where he grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and a season-high four points.

On 9 January 2022, Fall was waived by the Cavaliers.{{Cite web |last=Gold |first=Matthew |date=9 January 2022 |title=Cavaliers Convert Brandon Goodwin to Two-Way Contract |url=https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/goodwin-signing-220109 |access-date=9 January 2022 |website=NBA}}

On 12 January 2022, Fall was re-acquired by the Cleveland Charge.{{Cite web |last=Axelrod |first=Ben |date=12 January 2022 |title=Cleveland Charge re-signs C Tacko Fall |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nba/cavaliers/cleveland-charge-re-signs-tacko-fall/95-01b51b08-5d78-4b35-9a73-7be6c441d17b |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=WKYC}}

On 24 August 2022, Fall signed a one-year contract to play for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.{{Cite web |last=Charania |first=Shams |author-link=Shams Charania |date=25 August 2022 |title=Three-year NBA veteran Tacko Fall is signing a one-year deal in the Chinese Basketball Association with Xinjiang, per sources. |url=https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1562602248806739968 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Twitter |language=en}}

Fall joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2023 NBA Summer League.{{Cite web |last=Owczarki |first=Jim |date=7 July 2023 |title=What to know about the Milwaukee Bucks Summer League team, schedule |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2023/07/07/what-to-know-about-the-2023-milwaukee-bucks-summer-league-team-schedule/70391827007 |access-date=26 January 2024 |website=jsonline.com}}{{Cite web |last=Stiefel |first=Keagan |date=30 June 2023 |title=Ex-Celtics Fan Favorite Joining Bucks Summer League Roster |url=https://nesn.com/2023/06/ex-celtics-fan-favorite-joining-bucks-summer-league-roster |access-date=26 January 2024 |website=nesn.com}}

On 17 August 2023, Fall signed with the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Khari |date=17 August 2023 |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2023/08/14/tacko-fall-height-china-contract-nanjing-monkey-kings/?amp=1 |title=Tacko Fall will reportedly sign with a new team in China |website=Boston.com |access-date=28 August 2023}} In 44 games during the 2023–24 season, he averaged 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.{{cite web |title=Tacko Fall, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket |url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Tacko-Fall/329119 |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=3 March 2025 |url-access=subscription}}

In September 2024, Fall joined the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the club's three-game U.S. tour.{{cite news |title=Breakers sign 7'6" NBA big for US tour |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/breakers-sign-76-nba-big-for-us-tour |access-date=24 September 2024 |work=National Basketball League |date=24 September 2024}}{{Cite web |date=23 September 2024 |title=Tacko Fall joins Breakers on short-term deal |url=https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/41405250/nbl-tacko-fall-joins-new-zealand-breakers-nba-preseason-games |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{cite web |title=BNZ Breakers sign former NBA centre Tacko Fall for US tour |url=https://www.nzbreakers.basketball/news/bnz-breakers-sign-former-nba-centre-tacko-fall-for-us-tour |publisher=BNZ Breakers |access-date=5 October 2024 |date=23 September 2024}}{{Cite web |date=24 September 2024 |title=New Zealand Breakers sign Tacko Fall: Former NBA center joins NBL team for US preseason games {{!}} Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/new-zealand-breakers-signing-tacko-fall-nba-nbl/302a57d0d2928672c7cb7687 |access-date=4 October 2024 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-us}} He went on to miss all three games due to a quad injury.{{cite news |title=Breakers provide update on Tacko Fall NBL future |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/breakers-provide-update-on-tacko-fall-nbl-future |access-date=8 October 2024 |work=National Basketball League |date=7 October 2024}} Fall returned with the Breakers to New Zealand where he trained with the team as a practice player.{{cite web |title=Former NBA player Tacko Fall to train with Breakers in NZ |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/16/former-nba-player-tacko-fall-to-train-with-breakers-in-nz/ |website=1News |access-date=5 November 2024 |date=16 October 2024}} On 26 November 2024, he signed a two-year contract with the Breakers.{{cite news |title=Tacko Fall signed until end of NBL26 season |url=https://www.nzbreakers.basketball/news/tacko-fall-signed-until-end-of-nbl26-season |access-date=26 November 2024 |work=nzbreakers.basketball |date=26 November 2024}}{{cite news |title=Breakers sign 2.2m NBA star to end of 2026 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/basketball/breakers/nz-breakers-sign-former-nba-centre-tacko-fall-to-end-of-2026-nbl-season/EHFA5XHQFZF6NM5QWFLSRFKLRE/ |access-date=26 November 2024 |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=26 November 2024 |language=en-NZ}} In 18 games during the 2024–25 NBL season, he averaged 11.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.

On 2 March 2025, Fall signed with the Nanjing Monkey Kings for the rest of the 2024–25 season.{{cite web |title=同曦官方：外援塔克-法尔回归球队 签下前NBL后卫肯德里克-戴维斯 |url=https://news.zhibo8.com/nba/2025-03-02/67c43606b2513native.htm |website=直播吧 |access-date=2 March 2025 |date=2 March 2025}} In 12 games, he averaged 11.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

Given his size, Fall plays the center position. His shoe size is 22 (US), his wingspan is {{height|ft=8|in=4}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/aac/2017/01/11/tacko-fall-central-florida-7-foot-6-center-from-senegal/96448724/ |title=Tacko Fall finds his footing for UCF, with room to grow as a player |last=Auerbach |first=Nicole |date=11 January 2017 |work=USA Today |access-date=24 October 2019}} and he has a reported standing reach of {{height|ft=10|in=2}}. Fall also has a maximum vertical leap of {{height|ft=2|in=2.5|out=cm}}. Fall's hands measure at {{Convert|10.5|in|cm}} in length and width.{{Cite web|url=https://stats.nba.com/draft/combine-anthro/|title=Draft Combine Anthrometric|website=NBA Stats|language=en|access-date=29 July 2019}} Prior to the 2019 NBA draft, Fall was viewed as a great shot blocker who was relatively lacking in lane agility and three-quarter-court sprinting speed.{{Cite web |title=Draft Combine Agility – Season: 2019-20 |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/combine-strength-agility?SeasonYear=2019-20 |access-date=26 January 2024 |website=stats.nba.com |language=en}}

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Source{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fallta01.html|title=Tacko Fall|website=Basketball Reference|accessdate=7 June 2021}}

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| 19 || 0 || 7.2 || .724 || — || .333 || 2.7 || .2 || .1 || 1.1 || 2.5

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| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2021}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland

| 11 || 1 || 5.4 || .417 || — || .286 || 2.1 || .2 || .0 || .5 || 1.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 37 || 1 || 6.2 || .673 || — || .320 || 2.4 || .2 || .1 || .8 || 2.2

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020

| style="text-align:left;"| Boston

| 2 || 0 || 1.5 || 1.000 || — || .500 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021

| style="text-align:left;"| Boston

| 1 || 0 || 1.0 || — || — || — || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 3 || 0 || 1.3 || 1.000 || — || .500 || .7 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0

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{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16

| style="text-align:left;"| UCF

| 30 || 26 || 17.6 || .750 || — || .558 || 5.9 || .3 || .1 || 2.3 || 7.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17

| style="text-align:left;"| UCF

| 36 || 36 || 26.3 || .715 || .000 || .462 || 9.5 || .6 || .3 || 2.6 || 10.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"| UCF

| 16 || 15 || 21.9 || .767 || — || .460 || 7.3 || .3 || .3 || 1.9 || 11.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| UCF

| 32 || 32 || 24.9 || .750 || — || .363 || 7.7 || .5 || .3 || 2.6 || 11.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 115 || 110 || 23.0 || .740 || .000 || .432 || 7.7 || .4 || .2 || 2.4 || 10.1

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Fall is a Muslim, and selected the jersey number 99 with the Celtics as a reference to the 99 names of Allah.{{Cite tweet |number=1187497743511621634 |user=celtics |title=Let's 🌮bout @tackofall99 ⤵️ |date=24 October 2019 |access-date=26 October 2019}} He is not the only tall member of his family; his younger brother was reportedly {{height|ft=5|in=9}} at age 7, while two of his uncles are {{height|ft=6|in=8}}, but his extreme height stands apart even among them.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Fall maintained a 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) in high school,{{cite web|url=http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tacko_fall_963192.html |title=Tacko Fall Bio |publisher=UCF Knights |access-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814033841/http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/tacko_fall_963192.html |archive-date=14 August 2015 }} while taking advanced mathematics and science classes. He became fluent in English within eight months and scored in the 95th percentile on the SAT. Fall was a computer-science major at UCF and originally had aspirations of becoming an engineer for electronic companies such as Siemens or Microsoft.

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{{commons category|Tacko Fall}}

• {{basketball stats |nba=tacko/fall/1629605 |bbr= f/fallta01}}
• [https://nbl.com.au/player/3684/2374161/tacko-fall NBL profile]
• [http://ucfknights.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211734145&DB_OEM_ID=34100&Q_SEASON=2018 UCF Knights bio]

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