Abdul-Malik Abu

Last updated
Abdul-Malik Abu
Abdul-Malik Abu (cropped).jpg
Abu playing for NC State
Carplus Fuenlabrada
Position Power forward
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1995-09-16) September 16, 1995 (age 28)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school
College NC State (2014–2018)
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Vrijednosnice Osijek
2019–2020 Sporting CP
2020–2021 Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor
2021–2022 Changwon LG Sakers
2022 s.oliver Würzburg
2022–2023 Hapoel Galil Elyon
2023 MZT Skopje
2024–present Fuenlabrada
Career highlights and awards

Abdul-Malik Abu (born September 16, 1995), is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Fuenlabrada of the LEB Oro.

Contents

High school career

Abu first attended Marblehead High School in Marblehead, Massachusetts before transferred to Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire to play for coach Mike Olson. As a senior, he averaged 24.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while leading Kimball to a (61–21) overall record and was named NEPSAC Player of the year in 2014.

Considered a four-star recruit, Abu was ranked 32nd in the ESPN 100 for the class of 2014. On September 7, 2013, Abu committed to NC State University to play college basketball. [1]

College career

Abu spent his college career playing for the NC State Wolfpack in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). As a freshman in 2014–2015, Abu averaged 6.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, Abu became the starting power forward for the Wolfpack, where he finished second in scoring for NC State after averaging 12.9 points per game and 8.8 rebounds per game ranking fifth in the ACC for rebounds. As a junior, Abu became the focal point for a young Wolfpack team that featured incoming freshman's Dennis Smith Jr., Ömer Yurtseven, and Markell Johnson. On November 11, 2016, Abu recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds in an 81–79 win against Georgia Southern. On the season, Abu averaged, 11.8 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.9% from the field and 71.1% at the foul line. [2]

Professional career

In September 2018, Abu signed for Vrijednosnice Osijek of the Croatian League and Alpe Adria Cup. [3]

In August 2019, Abu signed for Sporting CP, a team of the Portuguese League. [4] [5] He averaged 13 points and 7 rebounds per game.

On October 1, 2020, Abu signed with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. [6]

He began the 2021-22 season with the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League, averaging 5.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. On February 16, 2022, Abu signed with s.Oliver Wuerzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. [7]

On July 3, 2022, he has signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Premier League. [8]

Personal life

Abu is a devout Muslim and prays multiple times a day. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barış Hersek</span> Turkish basketball player

Barış Hersek is a Turkish professional basketball who last played for Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. He plays at the power forward position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cat Barber</span> American basketball player

Anthony Ynique "Cat" Barber is an American professional basketball player for Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). He played three seasons of college basketball for NC State, where he earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors as a junior.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Howell (basketball)</span> American basketball player (born 1990)

Richard Howell is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elijah Johnson (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Elijah K. Johnson is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball at the University of Kansas before playing professionally in Poland, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Germany and Israel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Darion Atkins</span> American basketball player

Darion Ray Atkins is an American professional basketball player for UnaHotels Reggio Emilia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the University of Virginia before playing professionally in Israel, France and Germany. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he primarily plays at the power forward and center positions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karam Mashour</span> Israeli basketball player

Karam Mashour is an Arab-Israeli professional basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Morehead State University, before playing professionally in Israel and France. In 2016–17, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

Rashad Madden is an American professional basketball player for BC Brno of the Czech National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas before playing professionally in Poland, Greece and Israel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elgin Cook</span> American basketball player

Elgin Rashad Cook is an American professional basketball player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League. The son of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Alvin Robertson, he played college basketball for Northwest Florida and Oregon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Branden Frazier</span> American basketball player

Branden Lee Frazier is an American professional basketball player for Real Betis Baloncesto of the LEB Oro. Frazier usually plays as a point guard. He played college basketball for the Fordham Rams, of which team his uncle, Najee Alim-Frazier, is now a member of the coaching staff.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vincent Sanford</span> American basketball player

Vincent Laron "Vee" Sanford II is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Georgetown and Dayton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Gibson (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Kyle Edward Gibson is an American professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Ward (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Nicholas Jeffrey Ward is an American basketball player for BC Gargždai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jo Lual-Acuil</span> South Sudanese Australian basketball player

Joseph Lual-Acuil Jr. is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Neosho County Community College and Baylor University.

Bryce Washington is an American professional basketball player for Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League. He played college basketball for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he earned a spot in the First-team All-Sun Belt Conference in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Johnson (basketball)</span> American basketball player

Robert Johnson is an American professional basketball player who last played for Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Devon Collier</span> Puerto-Rican-American basketball player

Devon Collier is a Puerto Rican basketball player for the Capitanes de Arecibo in the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team.

Polat Kaya is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the small forward position. He is assistant coach for London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL) and the EuroCup.

Geoffrey Groselle is an American professional basketball player for Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). A left-handed center, he played high school basketball at Plano West Senior High School, and four seasons in the NCAA Division I with the Creighton Bluejays. After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Groselle started a professional career in Europe with German team Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga. In 2019 he won the bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games.

Dakarai Tucker is an American basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the Utah Utes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnathan Stove</span> American basketball player

Johnathan Stove is an American basketball player for Mitteldeutscher BC of the Basketball Bundesliga. He plays the guard position. He played college basketball for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

References

  1. ↑ "Abduk-Malik Abu Profile". zerozero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 Whitmer, Michael (27 March 2015). "Abdul-Malik Abu went from Hyde Park youth league to N.C. State". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Abdul Malik Abu, novi je igrač Vrijednosnica Osijek". KK Vrijednosnice Osijek (in Croatian). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Abduk-Malik Abu Profile". Sporting CP (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Abdul-Malik Abu é Leão". Sporting CP (in Portuguese). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (October 1, 2020). "Abdul-Malik Abu inks with Lokman Hekim Fethiye Belediyespor". Sportando. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  7. ↑ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (February 16, 2022). "Wuerzburg tabs Abdul-Malik Abu". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Hapoel Galil Elyon: Abdul-Malik Abu Hatam". time.news. July 3, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.