Mouhammad Faye

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Mouhammad Faye
Power forward
LeagueQatari Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1985-09-14) September 14, 1985 (age 38)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolSEED Academy (Dakar, Senegal)
College
Sagesse
2017–2018Promitheas Patras
2018–2020Crvena zvezda
2020Avtodor
2020–2021Promitheas Patras
2021Boulazac Dordogne
2023–presentAl-Rayyan Doha
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Senegal
AfroBasket
Bronze medal – third place
Abidjan 2013
Bronze medal – third place
2017 Tunisia/Senegal

Mouhammad "Mo" Faye

Senegalese national team
.

Early life and high school career

Faye was born to Demba and Mame Youmane Niang Faye.

Dakar, Senegal. In 2002, he was a member of the Senegalese under-18 national basketball team, and in 2004 he was a member of the under-20 national team.[2]

College career

Faye at Georgia Tech in 2006.

Due to a delay in the translation of his transcripts, Faye sat out his first season and was cleared to begin practice with the team in the fall 2006

redshirt freshman in the 2006–07 season, but his initial playing status was in question due to a wrist injury that he sustained in a pickup game over the summer.[3] Faye became a starter when his teammate Lewis Clinch was suspended for the remainder of the 2006–07 season on January 5, 2007.[4] Faye was sidelined again on February 5, 2007, after struggling with flu-like symptoms, which coach Paul Hewitt speculated may have been caused by mononucleosis.[5]

Professional career

Faye played for the

NBA D-League club Rio Grande Valley Vipers
.

After one year in the NBA D-League, he signed with

Hyeres-Toulon of the LNB Pro B
averaging 12 points and 5 rebounds per game.

For the 2012–13 season, he joined

Rethymno.[8]

On August 13, 2015, Faye joined

Sagesse.[12]

On August 4, 2018, he moved to Serbia and signed with Crvena zvezda for the 2018–19 season.[13][14] On June 28, 2019, he re-signed with Crvena zvezda for one more season.[15] On February 7, 2020, Faye and the Serbian club officially parted ways.

On July 17, 2020, Faye officially returned to Greece, once again for Promitheas.[16]

On February 25, 2021, he has signed with

LNB Pro A.[17]

On March 1, 2023, Faye was announced by Al-Rayyan Doha of the Qatari Basketball League (QBL).[18]

National team career

Faye has been a long-time member of the senior

2017 AfroBasket
.

He also played with Senegal at the

2019 FIBA World Cup.[19]

References

  1. ^ Zvezda keeps big man Faye.
  2. ^ a b c d "Player Bio: Mouhammad Faye". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
  3. ^ "Wrist Injury Sidelines Mouhammad Faye". theacc.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
  4. ^ Van Brimmer, Adam (January 5, 2007). "Tech's Clinch suspended for rest of season". Retrieved September 16, 2007.[dead link]
  5. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. February 5, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2007. [dead link
    ]
  6. ^ RidiculousUpside.com NBA Summer League Rosters – Vegas.
  7. ^ "Ikaros signs Mouhammad Faye". July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  8. ^ "Mouhammad Faye is the new player of Rethymno". July 21, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  9. ^ "Mouhammad Faye officially signs with Varese". August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  10. ^ "Mouhammad Faye suspended six months for doping". Sportando.com. August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Promitheas land Mouhammad Faye, Zisis Sarikopoulos and Nikos Gikas". July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  12. ^ "Mouhammad Faye inks with Sagesse". April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  13. ^ "Mouhammad Faye new Crvena zvezda mts power forward". aba-liga.com. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "Mohamed Faye je novi krilni centar Crvene zvezde mts". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  15. ^ "Mouhammad Faye renewed his contract with Crvena Zvezda". Talkbasket.ne. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  16. ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 17, 2020). "Mouhammad Faye returns to Promitheas". Sportando. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  17. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (February 25, 2021). "Mouhammad Faye joins Boulazac". Sportando. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  18. ^ "Al Rayyan adds Faye to their roster". Afrobasket.com. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  19. ^ Mouhammad FAYE (SEN).

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