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