Tacko Fall has become one of the faces of March Madness, but it has been a long journey for the UCF center. Tacko’s mother, Marianne Sene, still lives in Africa where Tacko is originally from.

Who is Tacko Fall, the 7-foot-6 center for the UCF Knights basketball team and possible 2017 NBA Draft pick? Fall’s full name is Elhadji Serigne Tacko Diop Fall, and he came to America from ...

"I could not tell my mother," Tacko Fall says. "She would have killed them." So when they mocked him and called him Botoumboo, a goofy Senegalese cartoon character, he stood straight and silent ...

It’s more likely you’ve heard of Tacko Fall, the UCF giant center who smashed all the records at the combine for height. With shoes, Fall measured at 7-foot-7 with an 8-foot-2 1/4 wingspan and ...

Tacko Fall will test the NBA Draft waters with an option to return to UCF, the school announced Wednesday. Fall, a 7-foot-6 center, has earned considerable national attention throughout his ...

How am I gonna do this?' " Colby’s new student wasn’t just any Celtics player. It was rookie Tacko Fall. From Senegal To Boston Tacko Fall is listed on the Celtics roster at 7 feet 5 inches.

CINDY: Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall is learning a new skill while in the NBA bubble. Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall is learning a new skill while in the NBA bubble.