Mouhammad Faye
 Faye playing with Georgia Tech | |||||||||||||||
| Free agent | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | September 14, 1985 Dakar, Senegal | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Senegalese | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | SEED Academy (Dakar, Senegal) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Georgia Tech (2006–2008) SMU (2008–2010) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Jeanne d'Arc Dakar | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | US Rail | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Hyeres-Toulon | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Ikaros Kallitheas | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Panelefsiniakos | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Rethymno | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Pallacanestro Varese | ||||||||||||||
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Mouhammad Faye (born September 14, 1985) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Varese of Lega Basket Serie A.
Early life and high school career
Faye was born to Demba and Mame Youmane Niang Faye.[1] He is the youngest of five children; his oldest brother, Assane Faye, played basketball at the University of New Hampshire.[1] Faye attended SEED Academy in 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.[1]
College career
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 semester.[1] He started his career as a 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.[2] Faye became a starter when his teammate Lewis Clinch was suspended for the remainder of the 2006–07 season on January 5, 2007.[3] 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.[4]
Professional career
Faye played for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League in 2010.[5] He later signed with the NBA D-League club Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
References
- ^ a b c d "Player Bio: Mouhammad Faye". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Wrist Injury Sidelines Mouhammad Faye". theacc.com. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ Van Brimmer, Adam (2007-01-05). "Tech's Clinch suspended for rest of season". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Tech's Faye 'doubtful' for Tuesday's game". ajc.com. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-02-14. [dead link]
- ^ RidiculousUpside.com NBA Summer League Rosters – Vegas.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players
- Hyères-Toulon Var Basket players
- Ikaros B.C. players
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Panelefsiniakos B.C. players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Rio Grande Valley Vipers players
- Senegalese basketball players
- Senegalese expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Centers (basketball)
- SMU Mustangs men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Dakar