Bachir Gadiaga
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga, also known as Al Bachir, is a Senegalese-Taiwanese basketball player for the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League.
Early life and education
Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga was born on April 27, 1998, in Chiba, Japan. He was born to a Senegalese man and an American woman from California. Al Bachir was the eldest son in a family of eight children.Al Bachir lived in Japan for three years, before moving to Senegal. He played football for leisure. He moved to Taiwan when he was eight years old due to his parent's employment.
Al Bachir attended New Taipei Municipal Taishan Junior High School. While he was not part of the school's basketball team due to him being too old, he practiced with the team. He later attended Shih Hsin University and was part of the institution's basketball team.
Professional career
New Taipei CTBC DEA
On August 9, 2021, Al Bachir was drafted first round in the 2021 T1 League draft by the New Taipei CTBC DEA. On August 26, Al Bachir signed with the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League. For the purpose of the T1 League's foreign player quota system, Al Bachir is treated as a local Taiwanese player.Al Bachir was named as Most Valuable Player in 2022–23 season. And he awarded MVP again in the 2023–24 season
On June 11, 2024, New Taipei CTBC DEA announced that Al Bachir has left the team, executing a contract clause to go overseas.