Fatou Pouye (born January 14, 1997) is a Senegalese basketball player who plays for the Club Joventut Badalona.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1997 Kaolack |
| Alma mater | Duquesne |
| Height | 6 ft 1 (1.84m) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Forward |
| Team | Joventut Badalona |
Playing career
editFatou while in high school played for a season at Glasgow Christian Academy, Kentucky and at SEED Academy, Thiès.[1]
As a freshman at South Georgia Technical College (2017-2018) she played with the team and became a member of NJCAA Region XVII Championship team.[2] She appeared in 32 games as a sophomore in South Georgia Technical College (JUCO), she became a three-time Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Division I women's basketball Player of the Week and, the first women's basketball player to be selected as the Player of the Week in Division I for 2019.[3]
Prior to her transfer to the Duquesne University, Fatou played in every game with the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers as a guard. As a junior, she scored in double figures twice and was named for the Conference USA Commissioner's Honour Roll and she earned the Dean's List honors in the spring semester. And as a senior, Fatou had three double-doubles, scored 21 points during the match against Louisiana Tech and pulled down 13 rebounds against them, she was the leading scorer for the team in four games and collected a career-high 14 rebounds at Rice on February 12th and 23 points at FIU on February 26th.[4]
Fatou joined Duquesne Dukes as a graduate transfer in 2021 and played 28 games, ranked second on the team and the 18th in the conference.
In September 2023, Fatou joined the Club Joventut Badalona, a Spanish basketball club. She also played with the Senegalese team for the FIBA Women's AfroBasketball and in 2024, for the FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Belgium.[5]
References
edit- ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster".
- ^ "Fatou Pouye - Women's Basketball". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Bird, Su Ann (2019-01-09). "SGTC Lady Jets Fatou Pouye named GCAA Division I Player of Week". South Georgia Technical College. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "Fatou Pouye - Women's Basketball". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Fatou Pouye - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-03-28.