Mathieu Faye

Mathieu Faye
Personal information
Born24 or (1958-07-27) 27 July 1958 (age 66)
Dakar, French West Africa
(now Senegal)
NationalitySenegalese
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
Playing career1972–1989
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1972–1982Jeanne d'Arc
1982–1983Limoges
1983–1986Racing Club de France
1986–1988ABC Nantes
1988–1989BCM Gravelines
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Hall of Fame

Mathieu Faye (born 24 or 27 July 1958) is a Senegalese former basketball player. Faye competed for Senegal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he scored 57 points in 6 games. He was born in Dakar.[1][2] He won the 1983 Korać Cup with France's CSP Limoges basketball team.

On 6 June 2021, Faye was enshrined into the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Mathieu Faye". FIBA Hall of Fame. Born on July 24, 1958, in Dakar.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mathieu Faye". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Born: July 27, 1958 in Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
  3. ^ "2021 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Mathieu Faye". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 19 June 2021.


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