Mouhammad Faye

Mouhammad "Mo" Faye[1] (born September 14, 1985) is a Senegalese professional basketball player who plays for Al Rayyan. He also represents the senior Senegalese national team.

Mouhammad Faye
Faye with Crvena zvezda in 2019
No. 21 – Al Rayyan Doha
PositionPower forward
LeagueQatari Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1985-09-14) September 14, 1985
Dakar, Senegal
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolSEED Academy (Dakar, Senegal)
College
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2002–2004Jeanne d'Arc Dakar
2004–2005US Rail
2010–2011Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011–2012Hyères-Toulon
2012–2013Ikaros Kallitheas
2013–2014Panelefsiniakos
2014–2015Rethymno
2015–2016Varese
2016–2017Promitheas Patras
2017Sagesse
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 placeAbidjan 2013
Bronze medal – third place2017 Tunisia/Senegal

Early life and high school career

Faye was born to Demba and Mame Youmane Niang Faye.[2] He is the youngest of five children; his oldest brother, Assane Faye, played basketball at the University of New Hampshire.[2] 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.[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 semester.[2] 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.[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 Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League in 2010.[6] 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,[7] The next year, he joined Panelefsiniakos and for the 2014–15 season he played for Rethymno.[8]

On August 13, 2015, Faye joined Pallacanestro Varese.[9] 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.[10] On July 17, 2016, Faye signed with the Greek team Promitheas Patras.[11] On April 24, 2017, Faye signed with the Lebanese team 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 Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the 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 Senegalese national basketball team. With Senegal, he has played at the following FIBA AfroBasket tournaments: the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship, the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship, the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship, the 2015 AfroBasket, and the 2017 AfroBasket. He won bronze medals at the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship, and the 2017 AfroBasket.

He also played with Senegal at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.[19]

References
  1. Zvezda keeps big man Faye.
  2. "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.
  5. "Tech's Faye 'doubtful' for Tuesday's game". ajc.com. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. February 5, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  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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