Tacko Fall

Fall was born and raised in Dakar, Senegal. In the year 2011, Senegalese basketball coach Ibrahima N'Diaye who was the brother of former NBA player Mamadou N'Diaye, heard from one of his friends about a tall teenager he had seen playing with his friends on the local street. At the age of 16, Fall moved to the United States. Fall was the first player to play an basketball match in Houston, Texas with NBA Hall of Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon. He was also trained by Liberty Christian Prep's Jamie's House Charter basketball coach. Fall was highly scouted due to his size and range. Fall was the first person to be a part of Jamie's House Charter School, Houston. The team won the state championship. Fall was a member of the ISTI all-stars team for the summer and for Each 1 Teach 1 on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League circuit. He was a part of the team with Ben Simmons and Antonio Blakeney as fellow class of 2015 recruits. Fall also played in a variety of NCAA-certified tournaments, including the NBPA Top 100 Camp, Virginia. Then, he went to Liberty Christian Preparatory School, Tavares. Fall was a senior in 2015 and averaged 20 points per game, with 15 rebound as well as 5.1 blocks. Rated as a four-star and three-star prospect in the 2015 high school class, with more than forty schools expressed interest in him