Aminu Mohammed (basketball)

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Aminu Mohammed
Aminu Mohammed.jpg
Mohammed with Georgetown in 2021
No. 8–Delaware Blue Coats
Position Shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (2001-12-15) December 15, 2001 (age 22)
Lagos, Nigeria
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College Georgetown (2021–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–present Delaware Blue Coats
Career highlights and awards

Aminu Mohammed (born December 15, 2001) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas.

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Early life and high school career

Mohammed grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. At age 14, he moved to the United States to attend Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. [1] In his freshman season, Mohammed earned First Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honors, before transferring to Greenwood Laboratory School in Springfield, Missouri. [2] As a sophomore, he averaged 34.2 points and 17.5 rebounds, leading his team to a Missouri Class 2 state title, its first state title since 1942. He was named Class 2 District 10 Player of the Year and Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year. [3] As a junior, Mohammed averaged 34.8 points and 15.7 rebounds per game. [1] In his senior season, he earned Mr. Show-Me Basketball, McDonald's All-American, and Jordan Brand Classic honors. [4] Mohammed scored 2,709 points at Greenwood, the most in Springfield history. [5]

Recruiting

Mohammed was rated a five-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals, and a four-star recruit by ESPN. On December 21, 2020, he committed to playing college basketball for Georgetown over offers from Georgia, Indiana, Kansas State, Texas, SMU and DePaul. He became the highest-ranked player to commit to Georgetown since Isaac Copeland in 2014. [6] Mohammed was the first five-star recruit during the tenure of head coach Patrick Ewing. [2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Aminu Mohammed
SG 		Lagos, Nigeria Greenwood Laboratory School (MO)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)Dec 21, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 5 stars.svg     247Sports: 5 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 19   247Sports: 24   ESPN: 27
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Georgetown 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  • "2021 Georgetown Hoyas Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2021.

College career

Prior to the beginning of his freshman season, Mohammed was selected as the Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year. [7] In his debut, he scored 17 points and had six rebounds in a 69–60 loss to Dartmouth. [8] Mohammed scored a season-high 27 points and had 10 rebounds in an 88–77 loss to Creighton on February 14, 2022. [9] As a freshman, he averaged 13.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. On March 31, 2022, Mohammed declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. He later decided to remain in the draft.

Professional career

Delaware Blue Coats (2022–present)

On November 4, 2022, Mohammed was named to the opening-night roster for the Delaware Blue Coats [10] and eventually helped the team win the NBA G League title. [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
2021–22 Georgetown 313132.2.379.310.7228.21.81.6.613.7

Personal life

Mohammed's older brother, Kabir, played college basketball for San Jacinto College before transferring to Missouri State. [12] His former high school coach, Shawn Harmon, became his legal guardian in 2015 after taking in his brother two years earlier. [13] [14]

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  2. 1 2 Melnick, Kyle (December 22, 2020). "Georgetown Coach Patrick Ewing lands first five-star recruit in Aminu Mohammed". The Washington Post . Retrieved April 9, 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Aminu Mohammed Named BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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