At Tech
> Versatile player labeled Tech[apos]s [quote]International Man of Mystery[quote] after coming to Tech last year and red-shirting, a
2007-08
> Played in five games for Tech before taking a leave of absence from the team, then subsequently transferred … Last game was Dec. 1 at Vanderbilt. > Played double-digit minutes in all three games of the Paradise Jam, contributing his 7-foot-3 wingspan as a disrupter on the defensive end … Had season highs of four points and five rebounds in 15 minutes at Vanderbilt.
> Played for the Senegal National Team in the FIBA Africa Championship in August, but his team did not qualify for the 2008 Olympics … Averaged 12.0 points per game (19-for-34 FG), scoring 22 in a win over South Africa and 20 vs. Morocco.
> Sat out the 2005-06 season due to a delay in translation of his academic transcripts, but was cleared to join the team for practice following fall semester … Suffered a setback in the summer of 2006 when he injured a ligament in his right wrist during a fall in a June pickup game, but returned in time to play in Tech[apos]s exhibition games … Wrist still affected his ability to shoot the ball late in the season.
2006-07
> Played in all but two games … Started eight of Tech[apos]s nine games before Feb. 3 vs. Clemson … Played just 35 minutes total in Tech[apos]s last 10 games, with a high of nine minutes at Virginia … Missed NC State game with flu-like symptoms, lost 12 pounds … Scored in just three of his last 10 games (had five at Virginia).
> Achieved career highs in points and rebounds against Virginia Tech with 17 points (7-of-13 FG) and nine rebounds … Had one other double-figure game (10 vs. Winston-Salem State).
> Inconsistent as a scorer, but his 7-foot-3 wingspan and his effort were a catalyst for Tech[apos]s defense.
> Contributed a key performance in Tech[apos]s win over No. 11 Memphis in Maui with seven points (3-4 FG) and six rebounds, including a couple of putbacks during Tech[apos]s second-half rally, in just nine minutes.
High School
> Attended the SEED Academy in Dakar … Was a member of the Senegalese under-20 national team in 2004 and the under-18 national team in 2002.
> Also played for the U.S. Rail club team, which won the Senegalese national championship in 2005, and was the team[apos]s MVP and the second MVP if the Senegal Championship … Played three years for the Joanne D[apos]Arc Daker team.
> Also named MVP of the Big Man Camp in Senegal in 2005.
Personal
> Full name is Mouhammad Faye … Born September 14, 1985, in Dakar … Son of Demba and Mame Youmane Niang Faye … Youngest of five children … Oldest brother Assane played college basketball at New Hampshire … Enjoys computers, music and swimming … Majoring in International Affairs.
| Faye Career Statistics |
| Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg |
| 2006-07 | 30-8 | 359 | 12.0 | 46 | 113 | .407 | 10 | 41 | .244 | 16 | 34 | .471 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 2.6 | 51 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 20 | 118 | 3.9 |
| 2007-08 | 5-0 | 57 | 11.4 | 5 | 18 | .278 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2.2 |
| TOTAL | 35-8 | 416 | 11.9 | 51 | 131 | .389 | 10 | 45 | .222 | 17 | 36 | .472 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 2.5 | 57 | 0 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 21 | 129 | 3.7 |
| Faye in ACC Games |
| Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg |
| 2006-07 | 15-6 | 156 | 10.4 | 21 | 54 | .389 | 3 | 16 | .188 | 9 | 16 | .563 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 2.1 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 3.6 |
| TOTAL | 15-6 | 156 | 10.4 | 21 | 54 | .389 | 3 | 16 | .188 | 9 | 16 | .563 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 2.1 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 3.6 |
| Faye Game-by-Game |
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|2007-08 Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UNC GREENSBORO 11/9/07 5 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0vs Charlotte 11/16/07 12 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 1.5vs Winthrop 11/18/07 12 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.7vs Notre Dame 11/19/07 13 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.8at Vanderbilt 12/1/07 15 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 4 1 5 1.4 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 2.2Totals......................... 0 57 5-18 .278 0-4 .000 1-2 .500 4 3 7 1.4 6 0 2 6 0 1 11 2.2
|—TOTAL—| |—3-PTS—| |—-REBOUNDS—-| 2006-07 Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ———————————————————————————————————————————— ELON 11/10/06 15 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 2-3 .667 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 1 1 1 1 7 7.0 JACKSON STATE 11/13/06 20 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 2.5 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 4.0 GEORGIA STATE 11/16/06 19 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 1 3 4 3.0 3 0 5 1 1 3 8 5.3 vs Purdue 11/20/06 11 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 5.0 vs Memphis 11/21/06 9 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 1-5 .200 4 2 6 3.6 1 0 1 2 0 0 7 5.4 vs UCLA 11/22/06 16 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.3 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 4.5 PENN STATE 11/28/06 12 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 3 4 3.4 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 4.6 at Miami 12/3/066 12 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 1 0 1 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.4 at Vanderbilt 12/9/06 3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3.9 CENTENARY 12/18/06 12 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 2.6 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 4.0 GEORGIA 12/22/06 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.6 TROY 12/28/06 17 4-10 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2 3 5 2.8 2 0 1 1 1 2 9 4.1 SAINT FRANCIS PA 12/30/06 * 22 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 2 4 6 3.0 4 0 0 3 2 5 8 4.4 WINSTON-SALEM STATE 1/3/07 * 26 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 1-4 .250 3 6 9 3.4 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 4.8 at Clemson 1/6/07 * 16 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 3 1 4 3.5 4 0 0 4 0 0 7 4.9 DUKE 1/10/07 * 22 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 6 7 3.7 2 0 0 3 0 1 5 4.9 FLORIDA STATE 1/13/07 * 10 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 3.5 2 0 2 3 1 2 4 4.9 at North Carolina 1/20/07 11 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3.5 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 4.8 at Maryland 1/24/07 * 14 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3.5 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 4.6 VIRGINIA TECH 1/28/07 * 27 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 2-3 .667 7 2 9 3.8 2 0 1 1 0 1 17 5.2 at Wake Forest 1/30/07 * 15 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0 1 1 3.6 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 5.2 CLEMSON 2/3/07 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 vs Connecticut 2/11/07 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.8 at Florida State 2/13/07 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.6 at Duke 1/18/07 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.4 WAKE FOREST 2/21/07 3 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.3 at Virginia 2/24/07 9 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 2.9 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 4.4 NORTH CAROLINA 3/1/07 5 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.2 BOSTON COLLEGE 3/4/07 7 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 vs Wake Forest 3/8/07 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.9
Totals……………………. 8 359 46-113 .407 10-41 .244 16-34 .471 31 48 79 2.6 51 0 24 36 14 20 118 3.9
