It is always a great emotion to take your first steps on the parquet alongside experienced players who have often made the history of the championship. Mohamed Faye (UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia) was voted as the Best Under 22 of the Year – IBSA of the UnipolSai Serie A regular season for the 2023/2024 season, putting Davide Casarin (Umana Reyer Venezia) and Quinn Ellis (Dolomiti Energia Trentino) behind them. This award was voted on by the clubs (managers, coaches and players), the media and community panel and the fans.
First the individual technical and physical improvements, then the trust of coach Dimitris Priftis who had the courage to bet on his talent by immediately launching him into the starting lineup. The class of 2005 played twenty-nine games in the starting five of UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia, an enormous responsibility taken up with enthusiasm and passion, two characteristics that the Senegalese center certainly does not lack; his way of blooming like a flower in spring helped the Reggio Emilia team gain access to the Frecciarossa Final Eight 2.24 in Turin and subsequently to the post-season, placing fifth at the end of the regular season. What impressed most about Mouhamed Faye was the confidence with which he used the means available to him, constantly improving from week to week and ready to take a step forward – such as marking the strongest opponent of the opponents. The consecration of the 19-year-old African came on the weekend in which he became eligible for the NBA Draft next June: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, +9.0 plus/minus and 31 rating in the home victory of the red and whites against Winning Generation Naples Basketball; for the long run it was the highest in his career in terms of points and evaluation, two records that did not go unnoticed and which made him an attractive profile from every point of view. The figures recorded in this championship further certify his ‘Best Under 22 – IBSA’ award: 7.9 points shooting 62.8% from two (third best figure in the League), 4.9 rebounds, 1.2 blocks (third best voice in the championship, ex-aequo with Tariq Owens) and a 9.2 rating in an average of 18.4 minutes per game.
2024-05-15 07:17:23
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