Pierre Jallow (born 8 August 1979) is a Gambian professional

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player. In 2015, he played for the

Nilan Bisons Loimaa LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa is a Finland, Finnish professional basketball club that is based in Loimaa. History The club was established in 1964 as Loimaan Korikonkarit. The team was renamed Bisons after it was promoted to the Korisliiga in 2011. The t ...

of Finland's

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and the

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. He has received Finnish citizenship. He organizes a camp in Gambia every summer for young kids who want a future in basketball.

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FIBA Profile

Afrobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jallow, Pierre 1979 births Living people Centers (basketball) Gambian men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Torpan Pojat players William Jewell Cardinals men's basketball players Finnish people of Gambian descent European sportspeople of Gambian descent Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Naturalized citizens of Finland