Mouhammad Faye

Mouhammad Faye

Faye playing with Georgia Tech
No. 11 – Promitheas Patras
Position Power forward / Center
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1985-09-14) 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
2016–present Promitheas Patras
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Senegal
FIBA Africa Championship
Abidjan 2013 Senegal

Mouhammad Faye (born September 14, 1985) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Player Bio: Mouhammad Faye". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  2. ↑ "Wrist Injury Sidelines Mouhammad Faye". theacc.com. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Tech's Faye 'doubtful' for Tuesday's game". ajc.com. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  5. ↑ RidiculousUpside.com NBA Summer League Rosters – Vegas.
  6. ↑ "Ikaros signs Mouhammad Faye". 21 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mouhammad Faye is the new player of Rethymno". 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mouhammad Faye officially signs with Varese". 18 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mouhammad Faye suspended six months for doping". Sportando.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Promitheas land Mouhammad Faye, Zisis Sarikopoulos and Nikos Gikas". 17 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.

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