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Jersey Number 00
Astou Gaye
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Creteil, France
- High School:
- Lycee Auguste Renoir
- Prev School:
- Gulf Coast State
- Major:
- Sociology
- Birthday:
- 1/22
Career Accolades
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Started in seven of the 12 games appeared in, missing the middle portion of the season due to injury
- Second in 3-point percentage (.387) and blocks per game (1.2 BPG), third in rebounds per game (6.3 RPG) and fourth in total blocks (14) on the team
- Tallied six double digit scoring contests, two 10+ rebound games and one double-double
- Averaged 8.9 PPG, 6.3 RPG and 1.2 BPG in 12 contests
- In C-USA play, put up 9.8 PPG and 5.5 RPG
- Began the season with a double-double in the 93-81 win over North Florida where she produced 11 points and 13 rebounds with eight of those being offensive boards
- Finished the Florida Memorial game just shy of a double-double with nine points and a season-high 14 rebounds
- Also matched a career-high four steals in the Florida Memorial contest
- In first series back from injury, recorded 13 points and six rebounds, while matching a career-high four blocks at UTEP (2/22)
- Logged 11 points and three assists in the first game of the Southern Miss series (2/26)
- Drew the start in her last game played at Abessinio Court on Senior Day against Southern Miss (2/27), producing five points and five boards
- Was unstoppable at Charlotte (3/5-6) where she averaged 15 PPG, 7.5 RPG and 2.0 BPG in the series split
- Reached a season-high 17 points along with four boards, two steals and a block in the Owls’ first ever C-USA Tournament game win against UAB
- One of 13 named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Started in 27 of 29 contests appeared in
- Led the team in blocks with 26 on the season (0.9 blocks per game), which was the 12th most in Conference USA
- Fourth leading scorer on the team with 8.7 points per game and third leading rebounder with 5.8 rebounds per game
- Shot 33.0 percent from beyond the arc (31-for-94)
- Reached double digits in scoring 10 times and had three double-doubles
- Limited in first half of season due to recovering from injury
- Claimed three blocks against Southern Miss, her third game of the season with 3+ swats
- Came up with a career-high four blocks at FIU
- Splashed four 3-pointers in the first quarter at Marshall to finish with 16 points
- Game of the year came at Middle Tennessee where she claimed a career-high 24 points and 16 rebounds for her third double-double of the season
- One of three Owl players with a double-double in the double-overtime win against North Texas after capturing 13 points and 13 rebounds
- Racked up 14 points and eight rebounds in C-USA opening win at UTSA
- Delivered breakout game in win against Central Connecticut State, recording a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds
- Tallied seven points, seven rebounds and a career-high four assists in win against Loyola Maryland
- Gaye played two seasons with Gulf Coast State College before coming to FAU as a junior college transfer
- In her first season with GCSC, Gaye was named to the All-Panhandle Conference First Team after leading her team to its 12th FCSAA/NJCAA State Championship and fourth-straight Panhandle Conference title
- Gaye won a gold medal for her home country of France in the 2016 3x3 U-18 World Championships while being named the tournament's MVP
- She led France to gold in the U-18 European Women's Basketball Championship
- As an individual, Gaye won the 3-point mixed shoot-out contest at the U-18 European Championships, showing off her versatility as a post play who can step out and knock down the three
- Born on January 22
- Daughter of Babacar and N'Gone Gaye
- Majoring in sociology
- She has the professional goal of continuing her basketball career post-graduation and then becoming a physical therapist
- She enjoys shopping and watching television shows and has an interest in sneakers
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #5
Monday, March 16
Florida Atlantic WBB Postgame Press Conference (vs. Tulane)
Tuesday, March 03
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #4
Friday, February 27
Florida Atlantic WBB Postgame Press Conference (vs. Charlotte)
Tuesday, February 24
