BC Pharmaserv Marburg signs top talent Astou Gaye from France!

BC Pharmaserv Marburg signs top talent Astou Gaye from France!

The BC Pharmaserv Marburg has made a significant change in the team. As of January 11, 2025, Astou Gaye was obliged to replace the ceded wing player Alexia Allesch. Gaye, a 26-year-old player, is active as a power forward with a size of 1.88 meters. It brings an interesting mix of French and Senegalese citizenship and has an impressive career.

by the end of 2024 Gaye was under contract with Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud, which took second place in the French 1st league. Your new contract with Marburg runs until the end of the 2025/26 season and offers an exit clause according to the current round. Gaye is expected to be the first on the same day on which her change was announced, in the Bundesliga game against Alba Berlin for the first time for your new team.

previous career and success

ASTOU GAYE played from 2022 to 2024 at the second division club AS AULNOYEOOMERies. Before that, she was active at CSP Nantes-Rezé. Her career in the United States started at Florida Atlantic University, where she played from 2019 to 2021 after studying at Gulf Coast State College. In addition, Gaye became a world and European champion in 3 × 3 basketball as a U-18 player and won the National Championship of the Junior Colleges (NJCAA) in the USA in 2019.

In her previous stations, Gaye was able to gain a wide range of experiences in Limoges and Toulouse MB and even played in the Eurocup. These impressive services make you a valuable enrichment for the team of the BC Pharmaserv Marburg.

departure from Alexia Allesch

The change from Gaye came about after Alexia Allesch asked for a contract termination for personal reasons. Everything had only moved to Marburg at the beginning of the 2024/2025 season. Unfortunately, due to a concussion, she had to suspend two games in December. In the 13 competitive games she played for Marburg, everything scored a total of 116 points and convinced with an average of 8.92 points per game. Among them were eight successfully transformed three -point throws.

BC Vice President Stefan Gnau emphasized that everything from the departure had no negative causes in the team or the coach and the reasons were understandable. The change period ends at the end of the month, which gives the team scope to strengthen the squad structure.

team structure and current developments

The BC Pharmaserv Marburg, founded in 2008, is a professional women's basketball club with the team colors blue and white. The club is currently being managed by main coach Patrick Unger and has strengthened for the current season 2024-2025. Newcomers like Hailey Leidel and Aaliyah Dunham are among the most promising talents that complement the squad.

The players have impressive skills that could be decisive for the further course of the season. The average size or the age of the team are not documented, but the current current account and the composition promise exciting games in the Toyota women's basketball Bundesliga.

Fans can also look forward to an improved information supply. With the introduction of the DBB.Scores app you can access current game results, live tickers and comprehensive statistics from the Toyota DBBL. This app not only offers insights into the performance of players and trainers, but also enables personalized notifications for interesting events regarding their favorite teams.

For the team of Marburg, exciting times are imminent while they continue to assert themselves in the league and have a promising reinforcement in their ranks with Astou Gaye.