# Pierre Jallow

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{{short description|Gambian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Pierre Jallow
| photo           = 
| caption         = 
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 8
| weight_lb       = 
| team            = 
| league          = 
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1979|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place     = The Gambia
| nationality     = Gambian / Finnish
| high_school     = 
| college         = [William Jewell](/source/William_Jewell_Cardinals_men's_basketball) (2000–2004)
| draft_year      = 2004
| career_start    = 2004
| career_end      = 2017
| career_position = [Power forward](/source/Power_forward_(basketball)) / [Center](/source/Center_(basketball))
| career_number   =
| years1          = 2005–2006
| team1           = [Kouvot](/source/Kouvot)
| years2          = 2006–2007
| team2           = Kohila SK
| years3          = 2007–2008
| team3           = [Lahti](/source/Lahti_Basketball)
| years4          = 2011
| team4           = Keravan Energia
| years5          = 2012–2014
| team5           = Raiders Basket
| years6          = 2015
| team6           = [Nilan Bisons Loimaa](/source/Nilan_Bisons_Loimaa)
| years7          = 2016
| team7           = Raiders Basket
| years8          = 2017
| team8           = [Torpan Pojat](/source/Torpan_Pojat)
| highlights      = 
}}
'''Pierre Jallow''' (born 8 August 1979) is a Gambian former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player.<ref>Keita Nanama, [http://allafrica.com/stories/200609140883.html Gambia: Star on Parade - Pierre Jallow Gambia's Pride in Basketball], AllAfrica.com, accessed 4 April 2016.</ref> In 2015, he played for the [Nilan Bisons Loimaa](/source/Nilan_Bisons_Loimaa) of Finland's [Korisliiga](/source/Korisliiga) and the [VTB United League](/source/VTB_United_League). He has received Finnish citizenship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/kansalaistunut-jallow-siirtyy-bisons-miehistoon/ |title=Kansalaistunut Jallow siirtyy Bisons-miehistöön |date=February 20, 2015 |publisher=[Basketball Finland](/source/Basketball_Finland) |language=fi |access-date=September 8, 2020 |quote=Suomen kansalaisuuden saanut Jallow}}</ref>

He organizes a camp in Gambia every summer for young kids who want a future in basketball{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094647/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6034426/playerview.html FIBA Profile]
* [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Pierre_Jallow/65483 Afrobasket.com Profile]
* [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/23857/pierre-jallow Proballers profile]

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

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