Mamadou Faye (basketball)

Pape Mamadou "Mo" Faye (born 25 September 1993) is a Senegalese basketball player for AS Douanes and Senegal.

Mamadou Faye
No. 14 – AS Douanes
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNationale 1
Personal information
Born (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Dbaloc Derkle
2014–2016M'Bour BC
2016–2019US Ouakam
2019–2020Olympique Batna
2020–presentAS Douanes
Career highlights and awards
  • Saint Michel Cup MVP (2019)
  • Saint Michel Cup champion (2019)
Medals
AfroBasket
Bronze medal – third place2021 Rwanda

Professional career

In 2012, Faye started his career with Dbaloc Derkle in the Senegalese second division. In 2014, Faye transferred to M'Bour BC to play in the Nationale 1. After two seasons, he signed with US Ouakam.[1]

In the 2019–20 season, he played in Algeria with Olympique Batna of the Algerian Basketball Championship. There, he averaged 29 points and 6 assists per game.[2]

In September 2020, Faye signed with the defending Senegalese champions AS Douanes.[2] He played with the team in the 2021 BAL season, where he averaged 14.8 points.

National team career

Faye was selected for the Senegal national basketball team, after coach Boniface N'Dong had watched him play in the 2021 BAL season.[3] He was on the roster for AfroBasket 2021.[4]

BAL career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 AS Douanes 4024.1.488.471.6924.05.5.8.014.8
Career 4024.1.488.471.6924.05.5.8.014.8

References
  1. "Mamadou Faye". Clutch shot. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. "Mamadou Faye dans les rangs de l'AS Douane !". Basket 221 (in French). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. "MAMADOU FAYE – A SENEGALESE STAR BORN IN THE BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE". NBA - BAL. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. "Mamadou FAYE at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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