Pitt Basketball Star Earns First Team All-ACC Honors

On Tuesday, the ACC announced that Pitt forward Khadija Faye has earned All-conference honors for her stellar play this year.

Faye was named to the First Team All-ACC squad, along with the following players:

Ta’Niya Latson, Jr., G, Florida State
Olivia Miles, Jr., G, Notre Dame
Aziaha James, Sr., G, NC State
Makayla Timpson, Sr., F, Florida State
Sonia Citron, Sr., G, Notre Dame
Kymora Johnson, So., G, Virginia
Saniya Rivers, Sr., G, NC State
Alyssa Ustby, Gr., G/F, North Carolina
Khadija Faye, Gr., C, Pitt
Zoe Brooks, So., G, NC State
Kara Dunn, Jr., G, Georgia Tech
Toby Fournier, Fr., F, Duke
Jayda Curry, Sr., G, Louisville
O’Mariah Gordon, Sr., G, Florida State

Faye is currently averaging 19.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game for the Panthers, shooting 49% from the field. She will lead the Panthers into their next game on Wednesday, when they take on Virginia in the first round of this year’s ACC Tournament. Faye played 27 minutes against the Cavaliers in the first matchup between the two sides earlier this year, scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

This is Faye’s fifth season in college basketball. She began her career in Lubbock, Texas playing for Texas Tech. After spending two seasons there, she transferred over to Austin, Texas to play for the Texas Longhorns. There, she started 34 games across two seasons and averaged between five and six points per game in both of her two seasons. Faye then transferred to Pitt before this year, and has starred for Tory Verdi’s squad. She led the team to a 4-4 finish in ACC play, qualifying for this year’s ACC Tournament as the No. 15 team in the league out of the conference’s 18 teams.

In January, Faye had one of the best games of the year, delivering a tremendous 17-point, ten-rebound, eight-block game.

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