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At Tech
> Versatile player labeled Tech's "International Man of Mystery" 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'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's nine games before Feb. 3 vs. Clemson ... Played just 35 minutes total in Tech'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's defense.
> Contributed a key performance in Tech's win over No. 11 Memphis in Maui with seven points (3-4 FG) and six rebounds, including a couple of putbacks during Tech'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's MVP and the second MVP if the Senegal Championship ... Played three years for the Joanne D'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's Career Statistics |
Totals......................... 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
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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
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
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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 0.0
vs 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 1.5
vs 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 1.7
vs 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 1.8
at 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 2.2
