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SMU M-Basketball: Senegal's National Team And Mouhammad Faye Advance To 2009 FIBA African Championship

July 1, 2009

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (SMU) --- Senegal's National Team along with SMU senior forward Mouhammad Faye have advanced to the 2009 FIBA African Championship from Aug. 5-15 in Libya. The Senegalese received a wild card invitation to the 16-nation field and will join Cameroon, Central Africa Republic and Congo in Group C. The top three teams in each group will advance to the second round.

Faye was Senegal's leading scorer with 19 points in a 61-58 win over Mali on June 12. Senegal split two games with Mali during Zone 2 action. Mali was the automatic qualifier to the African Championship from Zone 2.

The Senegalese team begins training camp on July 3 in Faye's hometown of Dakar, Senegal. The squad will then play exhibition games in Qatar, Italy, and Mali before arriving in Libya.

In 2008-09, Faye averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds in his first season with the Mustangs. Faye, a native of Dakar, Senegal, was also part of 2007 Senegalese national team that played in the African Championship in Angola.

The Senegalese finished ninth in the 2007 African Games after finishing third in its group. Group C member Cameroon was the silver medalist in the 2007 tournament. The 2007 squad also included Bamba Fall, who just completed his senior season at SMU and recently worked out with several NBA franchises while pursuing his professional career.

2009 FIBA AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIPGroup AIvory CoastLibyaNigeriaSouth Africa
Group BAngola (2007 Gold Medalist)EgyptMaliMozambique
Group CCameroon (2007 Silver Medalist)Central Africa RepublicCongoSenegal
Group DCape Verde (2007 Bronze Medalist)MoroccoRwandaTunisia
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Players Mentioned

Mouhammad Faye

Mouhammad Faye

Forward
6' 9"
RS SO
Bamba Fall

#21 Bamba Fall

Center
7' 1"
FR

Players Mentioned

Mouhammad Faye

Mouhammad Faye

6' 9"
RS SO
Forward
Bamba Fall

#21 Bamba Fall

7' 1"
FR
Center