2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
AS A JUNIOR IN 2020-21
Played in 19 games and started once … averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds … hit 24 three-pointers … averaged 11. 1 minutes per game … scored a season-high 16 points after knocking down 4-of-8 from long range against Transylvania (Dec. 12) … hit four 3-pointers, scored 13 points and grabbed a season-best nine rebounds against Campbellsville-Harrodsburg (Dec. 17).
PRIOR TO EKU
Faye is a 6-7 wing from Chipola College in Marianna, Florida... He averaged 12.4 points and 3.9 rebounds-per-game... while shooting 38 percent from three-point range and 82 percent from the free throw line this season as a sophomore... Faye was voted second team All-Panhandle Conference both years at Chipola...Faye is originally from Fatick, Senegal... He was a member of the The NBA Academy Africa's inaugural class in May of 2017... He competed for The NBA Academy Africa in the 2017 NBA Academy Games in Canberra, Australia... where his team finished as the tournament champions.... In December of 2017, Faye and The NBA Academy competed against top international prospects at the Get Better Academy Invitational in Prague, Czech Republic....Before joining The NBA Academy Africa... Faye participated in the Basketball Without Borders Global camp in New Orleans.... during the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend.
PERSONAL
Full name is Cheikh Faye...son of Mamaden Faye and Did Faye...major is undecided.
Get to know Cheikh Faye...
Why did you choose to attend eku?
Because of the history
One thing people probably don't know about you is:
I speak 5 languages
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Getting a D1 scholarship
Favorite NBA player and team:
Shawn Livingston
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Playing professional
Statistics
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