{"id":387489,"date":"2026-09-01T20:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387489\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T20:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:08:11","slug":"former-ucf-center-tacko-fall-signs-deal-with-nbas-sixers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387489\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UCF center Tacko Fall signs deal with NBA’s Sixers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UCF<\/a> center Tacko Fall<\/a> has reportedly signed a training camp contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.<\/p>\n

According to various reports out of Philadelphia, it\u2019s an Exhibit 10 contract, essentially a non-guaranteed deal used to bring players into training camp. The Sixers can convert an Exhibit 10 contract into a two-way contract, which allows players to go between the NBA and the G League for up to 50 games.<\/p>\n

If Philadelphia chooses not to sign Fall to a two-way deal and waives him, he then spends at least 60 days with the team\u2019s G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, while earning a bonus worth up to $91,000 this season.<\/p>\n

Fall, 30, recently played basketball overseas, averaging 11.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 18 minutes per game with the Ningbo Rockets (2025-26), Nanjing Tongxi Monkey King (2024-25), New Zealand Breakers (2024-25), Nanjing Tongxi Monkey King (2023-24) and Xinjiang Guanghui (2022-23).<\/p>\n

The 7-foot-6 Fall spent four seasons at UCF, averaging 10.1 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.4 blocks in 115 games at UCF from 2015-18. He was named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 and in 2018, Fall helped the Knights earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament, where the team advanced to the second round before losing to top-seeded Duke 77-76.<\/p>\n

The Senegal native went undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft, but signed with the Boston Celtics and participated on the team\u2019s Summer League roster. Fall eventually signed a two-way contract that saw him split time with the Celtics and their G League team, the Maine Red Claws.<\/p>\n

He made his NBA debut on Oct. 26, 2019, scoring four points and three rebounds in limited minutes.<\/p>\n

Fall spent two seasons with the Celtics organization before signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he appeared in 11 games while splitting time with the organization\u2019s G League team, Cleveland Charge.<\/p>\n

In 2022, he signed with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association before moving to the Nanjing Monkey Kings the following year.<\/p>\n

Fall averaged 2.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and 6.2 minutes in 37 games over three seasons in the NBA.<\/p>\n

The Sentinel\u2019s Jason Beede contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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