Great in-depth article on Tacko by Peter Kerasotis on Tacko's journey and experiences to and at UCF.
Mastering the Rebound
UCF center Tacko Fall has never let a few near misses keep him down.
Tacko Fall was 16 when he boarded a plane in Dakar, Senegal, for America. His only companion was another Senegalese teenage basketball player, Ange Badji. It was the first time Fall had ever taken a flight, and he had left his mother and younger brother behind. Wearing taped-up eyeglasses, Fall carried a single suitcase, holding clothes that barely fit him. On his feet were the only shoes he owned — sandals made by a neighborhood friend.
See link for complete article.
http://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/mastering-the-rebound/?hootPostID=5dc520d9795aa775c58335fb5f931ee9
Mastering the Rebound
UCF center Tacko Fall has never let a few near misses keep him down.
Tacko Fall was 16 when he boarded a plane in Dakar, Senegal, for America. His only companion was another Senegalese teenage basketball player, Ange Badji. It was the first time Fall had ever taken a flight, and he had left his mother and younger brother behind. Wearing taped-up eyeglasses, Fall carried a single suitcase, holding clothes that barely fit him. On his feet were the only shoes he owned — sandals made by a neighborhood friend.
See link for complete article.
http://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/mastering-the-rebound/?hootPostID=5dc520d9795aa775c58335fb5f931ee9
