{"id":101337,"date":"2019-07-26T09:36:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T13:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=101337"},"modified":"2019-09-26T06:40:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T10:40:33","slug":"tacko-fall-signs-deal-with-boston-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/tacko-fall-signs-deal-with-boston-celtics\/","title":{"rendered":"Tacko Fall Signs Deal with Boston Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Celtics announced it has officially signed former UCF men\u2019s basketball 7-foot-6 center <strong>Tacko Fall &#8217;19<\/strong>\u00a0after a successful Summer League.<\/p>\n<p>Fall averaged 7.2 points (77.3 percent FG), 4.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots in five games played. On July 11 against Memphis, Fall scored 12 points on 6-8 shooting and hauled in eight rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, a 2017 Defensive All-American, and a 2019 All-Conference honoree in The American, Fall left his mark on UCF. The 7-foot-6 center left as the program\u2019s all-time leader in blocked shots (280) and field goal percentage (.740).<\/p>\n<p>His career field goal percentage of 74.0 percent (497-for-672) set a new NCAA Division I record and he holds the top four single-season field goal percentage marks in UCF history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed oembed oembed-rich d-flex flex-column align-items-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Excited to be part of the Celtics&#39; organization. It&#39;s the beginning of seeing my dream come true. There is still lots of work to be done to secure a spot on the active roster by the time the season starts.  Gonna stay humble but I&#39;m hungry and determined!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elhadji T Fall (@tackofall99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tackofall99\/status\/1154566112165675010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Fall\u2019s 343 rebounds in 2016-17 were the most in single season in UCF\u2019s Division I history and his 887 career boards rank third all-time.<\/p>\n<p>A four-year starter, Fall helped lead UCF back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005 this past season, averaging 11.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. His 13-point, 18-rebound, 5-block performance propelled the Knights past VCU for the program\u2019s first win in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>He earned his degree in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/degree\/interdisciplinary-studies-ba\/\">interdisciplinary studies<\/a>\u00a0in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Celtics announced it has officially signed former UCF men\u2019s basketball 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall &#8217;19\u00a0after a successful Summer League. Fall averaged 7.2 points (77.3 percent FG), 4.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots in five games played. On July 11 against Memphis, Fall scored 12 points on 6-8 shooting and hauled in eight rebounds. 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