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Jersey Number 23
Khadija Faye
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Center
- Hometown:
- Dakar, Senegal
SOPHOMORE (2021-22):
โข Made 19 appearances with nine starts
โข Missed the final 10 games of the season due to injury
โข Grabbed five offensive rebounds and 10 total rebounds in a win over Weber State (Nov. 16)
โข Poured in a career-high 22 points on perfect 9-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-for-4 from the line
โข Erupted for 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 blocks against No. 20 Georgia (Dec. 2)
โข Grabbed 11 rebounds and had three blocks in a win against No. 9 Texas (Jan. 5)
โข Scored 11 points with eight rebounds and five steals against All-American Ayoka Lee and the Kansas State Wildcats (Jan. 15)
โข Had 18 points and 9 rebounds at TCU (Jan. 19).
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
โข Had an outstanding freshman season for the Lady Raiders, appearing in 19 games for the Lady Raiders
โข Started the final 15 games
โข Missed the first six games of the season to represent Senegal in the U18 FIBA Afrobasket games in Egypt
โข Averaged 5.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game
โข Her 1.1 blocks per game ranked ninth in the Big 12 and second on the team
โข Ranked third among Big 12 freshmen in rebounding
โข Finished with four double-digit scoring games, which included one 20-point game
โข Had six multi-block games
โข Had one double-double on the year
โข Led the Lady Raiders in rebounding five times, steals twice and blocks six times
โข In only the second game of her collegiate career, had 10 points, four rebounds, four blocks and a steal in the win over Incarnate Word (Dec. 29)
โข Had eight points on 4-of-7 (.571) shooting, seven rebounds, an assist, three blocks and a steal against Oklahoma (Jan. 6)
โข Helped Tech to its first win over Texas in eight years with six points, four rebounds and a steal against the 20th-ranked Longhorns (Jan. 30)
โข Turned in the best game of her career to date in the win over Kansas State (2/3), with 20 points,14 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal matched up against All-Big 12 post Ayoka Lee
โข Against Oklahoma State (Feb. 13), recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, an assist and two blocks
โข Finished with four points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the overtime win over Kansas (Feb. 20)
โข Had 10 points and five rebounds at Oklahoma (Mar. 1)
HIGH SCHOOL
โข Faye joined the Lady Raider program from Dakar, Senegal by way of Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona, Fla.
โข Faye played her senior season at Father Lopez Catholic in 2019-20 after having to sit out her junior season after transferring from Florida Prep where she was a standout
โข As a senior, Faye helped the Green Wave to a 26-3 overall record and a spot in the 3A state quarterfinals
โข Faye ranked as the No. 13 center in the class of 2020 by ESPN.
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PERSONAL
โข Faye was born in Senegal
โข She is one of five children in her family, and is the first in her family to play collegiate sports
โข Off the court in high school, she was a member of her school's French Honor Society
โข Her hobbies include watching movies and hanging out with friends
โข Faye hopes to one day be a gynecologist.
โข Made 19 appearances with nine starts
โข Missed the final 10 games of the season due to injury
โข Grabbed five offensive rebounds and 10 total rebounds in a win over Weber State (Nov. 16)
โข Poured in a career-high 22 points on perfect 9-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-for-4 from the line
โข Erupted for 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 blocks against No. 20 Georgia (Dec. 2)
โข Grabbed 11 rebounds and had three blocks in a win against No. 9 Texas (Jan. 5)
โข Scored 11 points with eight rebounds and five steals against All-American Ayoka Lee and the Kansas State Wildcats (Jan. 15)
โข Had 18 points and 9 rebounds at TCU (Jan. 19).
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
โข Had an outstanding freshman season for the Lady Raiders, appearing in 19 games for the Lady Raiders
โข Started the final 15 games
โข Missed the first six games of the season to represent Senegal in the U18 FIBA Afrobasket games in Egypt
โข Averaged 5.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game
โข Her 1.1 blocks per game ranked ninth in the Big 12 and second on the team
โข Ranked third among Big 12 freshmen in rebounding
โข Finished with four double-digit scoring games, which included one 20-point game
โข Had six multi-block games
โข Had one double-double on the year
โข Led the Lady Raiders in rebounding five times, steals twice and blocks six times
โข In only the second game of her collegiate career, had 10 points, four rebounds, four blocks and a steal in the win over Incarnate Word (Dec. 29)
โข Had eight points on 4-of-7 (.571) shooting, seven rebounds, an assist, three blocks and a steal against Oklahoma (Jan. 6)
โข Helped Tech to its first win over Texas in eight years with six points, four rebounds and a steal against the 20th-ranked Longhorns (Jan. 30)
โข Turned in the best game of her career to date in the win over Kansas State (2/3), with 20 points,14 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal matched up against All-Big 12 post Ayoka Lee
โข Against Oklahoma State (Feb. 13), recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, an assist and two blocks
โข Finished with four points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the overtime win over Kansas (Feb. 20)
โข Had 10 points and five rebounds at Oklahoma (Mar. 1)
HIGH SCHOOL
โข Faye joined the Lady Raider program from Dakar, Senegal by way of Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona, Fla.
โข Faye played her senior season at Father Lopez Catholic in 2019-20 after having to sit out her junior season after transferring from Florida Prep where she was a standout
โข As a senior, Faye helped the Green Wave to a 26-3 overall record and a spot in the 3A state quarterfinals
โข Faye ranked as the No. 13 center in the class of 2020 by ESPN.
ย
PERSONAL
โข Faye was born in Senegal
โข She is one of five children in her family, and is the first in her family to play collegiate sports
โข Off the court in high school, she was a member of her school's French Honor Society
โข Her hobbies include watching movies and hanging out with friends
โข Faye hopes to one day be a gynecologist.
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