Mouhammad Faye
Faye playing with Georgia Tech in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
No. 11 – Crvena zvezda mts | |||||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / Center | ||||||||||||||||
League |
ABA League Basketball League of Serbia EuroCup | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Born |
Dakar, Senegal | September 14, 1985||||||||||||||||
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 | Hyères-Toulon | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Ikaros Kallitheas | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Panelefsiniakos | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Rethymno | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Varese | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Promitheas Patras | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Sagesse | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Promitheas Patras | ||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||
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Mouhammad Faye (born September 14, 1985) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the ABA League and the EuroCup.
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.
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 Ikaros Kallitheas of the Greek Basket League,[6] The next year, he joined Panelefsiniakos and for the 2014–15 season he played for Rethymno.[7]
On August 13, 2015, Faye joined Pallacanestro Varese.[8] He left the team before the end of the season, as he was found positive for doping. He was also suspended for six months from basketball.[9] On July 17, 2016, Faye signed with the Greek team Promitheas Patras.[10] On April 24, 2017, Faye signed with the Lebanese team Sagesse.[11]
On August 4, 2018, he moved to Serbia and signed for Crvena zvezda for the 2018–19 season.[12][13]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Player Bio: Mouhammad Faye". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ↑ "Wrist Injury Sidelines Mouhammad Faye". theacc.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ↑ Van Brimmer, Adam (2007-01-05). "Tech's Clinch suspended for rest of season". Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ↑ "Tech's Faye 'doubtful' for Tuesday's game". ajc.com. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- ↑ RidiculousUpside.com NBA Summer League Rosters – Vegas.
- ↑ "Ikaros signs Mouhammad Faye". 21 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mouhammad Faye is the new player of Rethymno". 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mouhammad Faye officially signs with Varese". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mouhammad Faye suspended six months for doping". Sportando.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Promitheas land Mouhammad Faye, Zisis Sarikopoulos and Nikos Gikas". 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mouhammad Faye inks with Sagesse". 24 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "Mouhammad Faye new Crvena zvezda mts power forward". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "Mohamed Faye je novi krilni centar Crvene zvezde mts". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 4 August 2018.