Senegal NBA Players: Every Player Born in Senegal (2026-27)
All 3 players on an NBA roster this season who were born in Senegal.
Updated Oct 18, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 3
- Average height
- 7'1"
- Average age
- 25.7
- Teams represented
- 3 of 30
- Tallest
- Tacko Fall (7'6")
- Shortest
- Khalifa Diop (6'11")
- Oldest
- Tacko Fall (30)
- Youngest
- Mouhamed Gueye (23)
Birthplace, not citizenship. These lists group players by the country they were born in, which is what the public roster data records. A player born in one country may hold another nationality, may have grown up elsewhere, and may represent a different country internationally.
Three NBA players on 2026-27 rosters were born in Senegal, each of them a big man. They are spread one to a team across the Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Atlanta Hawks.
All 3 players were born in Senegal — 2 in the capital, Dakar, and 1 in Mbour. The group skews young and tall, with centers making up the majority of the roster spots.
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Play Guess-the-Player with only players born in Senegal →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Khalifa Diop
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
C | 6'11" | 24 | Mbour, Senegal |
Mouhamed Gueye
|
Atlanta Hawks
|
F | 6'11" | 23 | Dakar, Senegal |
Tacko Fall
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
C | 7'6" | 30 | Dakar, Senegal |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
Size and Position Breakdown for This Group
Centers account for 2 of the 3 players, with Mouhamed Gueye of the Atlanta Hawks the lone forward. The tallest player born in Senegal in the NBA is Tacko Fall (#99, Philadelphia 76ers) at 7'6", while both Khalifa Diop (#18, Cleveland Cavaliers) and Mouhamed Gueye (#18, Atlanta Hawks) stand at 6'11".
Ages and Birthplaces Across the Roster
The oldest of the 3 is Tacko Fall, born Dec 10, 1995, and currently 30 years old. The youngest is Mouhamed Gueye, born Nov 9, 2002, at age 23. Khalifa Diop, born Jan 15, 2002, is 24. Fall and Gueye were both born in Dakar, Senegal; Diop was born in Mbour, Senegal.
College Paths to the NBA
Two of the 3 players passed through American college basketball before turning professional. Tacko Fall attended UCF, and Mouhamed Gueye played at Washington State. Khalifa Diop did not attend a listed college program before entering the league.