On this day in Boston Celtics history, previous 2 method huge male Elhadji Tacko Sereigne Diop Fall — muchbetter understood to his fans as simply “Tacko” — was born in Dakar, Senegal.
Fall’s course to the NBA was a filled one including dubious handlers almost costing him his visa, however after some rough going early on in his profession as a possible NBA possibility, the Senegalese center would land at Liberty Christian Preparatory School in Tavares, Florida. From there, he would accept an deal to participatein the University of Central Florida in neighboring Orlando to play at the NCAA level.
At UCF, he would make American Athletic Conference (AAC) Defensive Player of the Year (2017) and AAC Third Team (2019) honors.
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Despite a strong proving in the 2019 NCAA competition — ultimately falling to Zion Williamson’s Duke team — Fall would go undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, finalizing an exhibition-10 agreement as a complimentary representative quickly after to signupwith the Celtics’ Summer League group.
Fall did well and handled to get himself a 2 method offer for his efficiency that summertime, making his launching with the Celtics on October 26 of that year.
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At the G League level, the previous Knight would average a double-double, logging 12.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per videogame with the Maine Red Claws (Boston’s developmental affiliate in that league, now understood as the Maine Celtics); with Boston he put up a decent 3.3 points and 2.1 boards per contest.
His inaugural project was remarkable adequate to make Fall G League All-Defensive Team honors, and a much more rewarding 2 method offer for the next season regardlessof the Celtics’ lineup crunch.
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In his last season with the group, there was no G League season for Boston’s group in the league due to the pandemic, however Fall played in 19 videogames for the Celtics in 2020-21 priorto leaving to signupwith the Cleveland Cavaliers in totallyfree firm.
He balanced 2.7 points and 2.6 rebounds with Boston’s momsanddad club over 2 seasons.
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Fall shares his birthday with Bryant Stith, born this day in 1970 in Emporia, Virginia. He played his college ball at his hometown Virginia and was selected up by the Denver Nuggets with the 13th general choice of the 1991 NBA draft.
Stith played for that group for 8 seasons priorto being dealt with Chris Herren to the Celtics for Calbert Cheaney and Robert Pack.
The Virginian shooting guard played simply one season for Boston in which he balanced 9.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.2 helps per videogame.
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Today is likewise the date of an challenger scoring the third-most points in a videogame versus the Celtics in franchise history. That honor falls to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Boston would fall to the Milwaukee Bucks on the roadway 120-104 in 1971.
Abdul-Jabbar would hang a tremendous 55 points on the Celtics that night, tracking just Elgin Baylor’s 64 points for the (then) Minneapolis (now, Los Angeles) Lakers and Wilt Chamberlain’s 62 points for the (then) Philadelphia Warriors (now, Golden State).
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Finally, it is likewise the date of previous Celtic flooring basic Rajon Rondo scoring a triple-double in a 96 – 87 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on the roadway in 2014.
Rondo put up 12 points, 10 boards, and as numerous helps, however it was not enough to get