Boris Omer Dallo (born 12 March 1994) is a French professional

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player for

Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie. Established in 1975, Cholet won its first French championship in the 2009–10 season. In 1 ...

of the

LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...

. He can play at both

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positions.

Early life and youth career

Dallo was born in

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

on 12 March 1994. He began his youth club career at the age of five, playing for Hermine Nantes, before making the move to

INSEP INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance), is a French training institute and center for excellence in sports that trains elite athletes. It is located on th ...

academy when he was 15, from 2009 to 2012.

Professional career

Dallo attended the National Institute of Sport and Physical Education (INSEP).

Poitiers (2012–2013)

Dallo signed a two-year deal with

Poitiers Basket 86 Poitiers Basket 86, also known as PB86 or simply Poitiers, is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Poitiers, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France. It competes in the French Pro B league. The club's home games are play ...

of the

. He made his professional debut in the 2012–13 season.

KK Partizan (2013–2015)

In August 2013, Dallo signed a four-year contract with the Serbian club

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...

. In his first season with Partizan, he won the

Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...

defeating

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...

with 3-1 in the final series. After the end of the 2014–15 season, he parted ways with Partizan.

2015–2017

In July 2015, Dallo returned to France, and signed a two-year deal with

Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French seco ...

. On 1 November 2016, Dallo was acquired by the

Long Island Nets The Long Island Nets are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Uniondale, New York, and are affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County ...

of the

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Panionios (2017–2018)

On 16 October 2017, Dallo joined

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

in the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

. In 22 games he finished the 2017-2018 season averaging 7.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3,2 assists and 12,3 index in 27 minutes. He was the third best rebounder of the league and the top rebounder of his team.

Aris (2018–2019)

On 28 June 2018, Dallo joined

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in the

SIG Strasbourg (2019–2020)

On 5 August 2019 he signed with

SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and ...

of the Pro A.

Le Portel (2020–2021)

On 28 May 2020 he signed with

ESSM Le Portel Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the Pro A, the first tier in France. History In ...

of the

Cholet Basket (2021–present)

On 31 August 2021 he signed with

of the

National team career

Dallo represents

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internationally. He was selected for the U16 Eurobasket in 2009 and 2010, for the U18 Eurobasket in 2011 and 2012, and for the U20 Eurobasket in 2013 and 2014.

Early life and youth career

Professional career

Poitiers (2012–2013)

KK Partizan (2013–2015)

2015–2017

Panionios (2017–2018)

Aris (2018–2019)

SIG Strasbourg (2019–2020)

Le Portel (2020–2021)

Cholet Basket (2021–present)

National team career

References

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