Rutgers basketball center Baye Fall has something to prove

PISCATAWAY – Darren Buchanan took a long pass over the top of the defense and dribbled in for what seemed like an uncontested layup.

Baye Fall begged to differ.

The 6-foot-11 junior center flew down the court and pinned the 6-foot-7 Buchanan’s layup against the glass.

The scene at a recent Rutgers basketball practice showed Fall’s potential as a rim protector – something the Scarlet Knights desperately need.

“That’s the mentality of not giving up on plays,” he said. “I feel like no matter where I am on the court, I can stop a shot.”

Rutgers is hoping Fall can do that when the lights go on in a few weeks. The Senegal native had plenty of believers prior to college, when he was a McDonald’s All-American. But one-year stops at Arkansas and Kansas State proved to be dead ends, so he rec