Ahsan Asadullah

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Ahsan Asadullah
Free Agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1998-12-08) December 8, 1998 (age 24)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school North Clayton
(College Park, Georgia)
College Lipscomb (2018–2023)
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-ASUN (2020–2022)
  • ASUN All-Freshman Team (2019)

Ahsan Asadullah (born December 8, 1998) is an American basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played in college for the Lipscomb Bisons, where he was a three-time First Team All-ASUN Conference selection.

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High school career

Asadullah played basketball for North Clayton High School in College Park, Georgia. As a senior, he averaged 15.1 points and 10 rebounds per game, leading his team to a Region 4-3A runner-up finish. [1] He committed to playing college basketball for Lipscomb over offers from Georgia State, Little Rock, James Madison, Bucknell, Brown and Alcorn State. [2] [3]

College career

Asadullah redshirted his first season at Lipscomb because of a knee injury. [4] As a freshman, he averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, receiving ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team honors. [5] On March 3, 2020, at the ASUN tournament quarterfinals, Asadullah posted a career-high 40 points and 14 rebounds in a 68–63 win against Florida Gulf Coast. He set the Allen Arena single-game scoring record. [6] As a sophomore, he averaged 18.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, earning First Team All-ASUN honors. [7] [8] On December 12, 2020, Asadullah recorded a junior season-high 29 points and 11 rebounds in an 81–71 loss to Belmont. [9] As a junior, he averaged 14.1 points, eight rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, repeating as a First Team All-ASUN selection. He led all NCAA Division I centers in assists. [10] Asadullah was named to the First Team All-ASUN for the third season as a senior. [11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Lipscomb Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2018–19 Lipscomb 37214.2.565–.6764.6.8.6.67.4
2019–20 Lipscomb 313029.8.520.200.51910.13.91.21.218.6
2020–21 Lipscomb 272728.3.579.000.5058.03.4.9.614.1
2021–22 Lipscomb 252428.6.506.321.6359.04.6.71.015.2
2022–23 Lipscomb 333323.0.465.091.3595.93.2.7.86.8
Career15311624.1.526.236.5507.33.0.8.812.0

Personal life

Asadullah's father, Jalal, played college basketball for Akron. [4] His oldest brother, Marcus Georges-Hunt, played for Georgia Tech before embarking on a professional career, including in the NBA. [12] Another older brother, Jalal Johnson, competed for Lindenwood. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Strickland, Luke (September 27, 2016). "North Clayton's Asadullah commits to Lipscomb". Clayton News Daily. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ Strickland, Luke (November 14, 2016). "Morrow's Green, North Clayton's Asadullah sign National Letters of Intent". Clayton News Daily. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ Puterman, Ariel (April 27, 2020). "Interview with ASUN All-Conference First Team's Ahsan Asadullah". CBB Review. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 McGee, Mark (December 31, 2020). "Spotlight getting brighter for Asadullah". Lipscomb University . Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bison Basketball Tips off 2019-20 Season Tuesday". Lipscomb University. November 4, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ Organ, Mike (March 3, 2020). "Lipscomb's Ahsan Asadullah sets Allen Arena scoring record in A-Sun quarterfinal win". The Tennessean . Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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  8. ↑ Organ, Mike (March 3, 2020). "Lipscomb's Ahsan Asadulla, K.J. Johnson honored by Atlantic Sun". The Tennessean . Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Smith, Hollander lift Belmont past Lipscomb 81-71". ESPN . Associated Press. December 12, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  10. ↑ Downs, Kirk (October 6, 2021). "Asadullah tabbed Preseason All-Conference; Bisons picked to finish fifth". Lipscomb University . Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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