Mouhammad Faye
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| College | Georgia Tech |
| Conference | ACC |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Small forward |
| Class | Junior |
| Career | 2006 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Nationality | Senegal |
| Born | September 14, 1985 Dakar, Senegal |
| High school | SEED Academy, Dakar, Senegal |
Mouhammad Faye (born September 14, 1985) is a Senegalese college basketball player for the NCAA's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team. Standing 6'10" and weighing 208 pounds, Faye plays small forward and wears #11.
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[edit] Early life and high school
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]
[edit] College
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 supended 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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Player Bio: Mouhammad Faye. RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Wrist Injry Sidelines Mouhammad Faye", theacc.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ Van Brimmer, Adam. "Tech's Clinch suspended for rest of season", 2007-01-05. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ "Tech's Faye 'doubtful' for Tuesday's game", ajc.com, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2007-02-05. Retrieved on 2007-02-14.
