Career
Born and raised in Senegal, Fall moved from Senegal to the United States at age 16. Initially, he played soccer and had no interest in basketball. Fall visited The International Sports Training Institute - DAKAR, known as ISTI-DAKAR, in Senegal.
Tacko joined ISTI-DAKAR and was brought to United States of America by Simmons with the help of his sports foundation, The Ben Simmons Sports Foundation.
Tacko lived with Ben Simmons for 1 year in Houston and played for his first organized basketball school team there. He trained with Simmons and the likes of National Basketball Association top 50 player Hakeem Olajuwon.
Tacko then was sent to Florida for his final two years of high school, and where he plays college basketball for University of Central Florida. Due to his size and eight-foot wingspan, Fall was one of the most highly scouted high school basketball centers in the country.
Tacko played with ISTI Allstars summer travel team
He played in several National Collegiate Athletic Association certified events. Fall then attended with Liberty Christian Preparatory School in Tavares, Florida. With nearly 40 different schools expressing interest in him, Fall committed to the University of Central Florida, who had officially signed him on October 28, 2014.
He would play with the UCF Knights under head coach Donnie Jones.
Fall stood 7 ft 6 in (229 m) and is still growing, making him the tallest high school basketball player in the country while he played for Jamie"s House Charter and Liberty Christian Preparatory He maintained a 3.6 grade point average in high school.
Fall has aspirations of becoming an engineer for companies such as Siemens or Microsoft, making a future in professional basketball unclear.