Ibrahima Fall Faye

Ibrahima Fall Faye

No. 6 – Shanxi Loongs
Position	Power forward / center
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born	(1997-01-10) January 10, 1997 (age 27) Fissel, Thiès, Senegal
Listed height	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
High school	SEED Academy (Dakar, Senegal)
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Élan Chalon
2017–2018	Poitiers 86
2018–2019	Leuven Bears
2019–2021	Antwerp Giants
2021–2022	Monaco
2022–2023	Metropolitans 92
2023–2024	Nanterre 92
2024–present	Shanxi Loongs
Career highlights and awards
EuroCup champion (2021) Belgian Cup champion (2020) All-PBL Defensive Team (2019) PBL rebounding leader (2019) Pro A champion (2017)
Medals AfroBasket 2021 Rwanda

Ibrahima Fall Faye (born January 10, 1997) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Professional career

Fall Faye played in the youth teams of Élan Chalon.^[1] He played 9 matches in the LNB Pro A with during the 2016–17 season.,^[1] as well as three matches in the FIBA Europe Cup^[2] and one in the 2017 Leaders Cup.^[1]

In April 2018, he declared for the 2018 NBA draft.^[3]

On July 7, 2019, Fall Faye signed a two-year contract with Telenet Giants Antwerp.^[4]

On February 27, 2021, Fall Faye has signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A.^[5]

On July 24, 2022, he has signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A.^[6]

On June 30, 2023, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.^[7]

In September 2024, Fall Faye joined Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association.^[8] In October 2024, he left the team due to injury, was replaced by Alexey Shved.^[9] In December 2024, he rejoined the team.^[10]

National team career

Fall Faye has been a member of the Senegal national basketball team. He played at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

References

1. "Ibrahima Fall Faye - Chalon/Saône – Joueurs - Pro A – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr.
2. "Statistiques Elan Chalon". fiba.basketball. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
3. @DraftExpress (April 19, 2018). "1997-born Melvyn Govindy (7'0, Cholet), Jean-Marc Pansa (6'11, Nanterre) and Ibrahima Faye (6'10, Poitiers) are dec…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Welkom Ibrahima! – Telenet Giants Antwerp". Retrieved July 7, 2019.
5. Skerletic, Dario (February 27, 2021). "Monaco ink Ibrahima Fall Faye". Sportando. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
6. "Ibrahima Fall Faye, nouveau pivot des Metropolitans 92 !". metropolitans92.com (in French). July 24, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
7. "Fall Faye rejoint les Verts et Blancs". nanterre92.com (in French). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
8. ""一高一快"组合亮相 山西男篮外援报到". 太原晚报. September 10, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
9. ""魔术师"重回山西男篮". 太原新闻网. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
10. "重回山西！CBA官方：山西男篮为法耶完成注册". 直播吧. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.