Qudus Wahab

Qudus Wahab

Wahab with Maryland in 2021
No. 22–Cholet Basket
Position	Center
League	Pro A Champions League
Personal information
Born	(2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 (age 25) Lagos, Nigeria
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Virginia Academy (Ashburn, Virginia) Flint Hill (Oakton, Virginia)
College	Georgetown (2019–2021) Maryland (2021–2022) Georgetown (2022–2023) Penn State (2023–2024)
NBA draft	2024: undrafted
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–2025	Lavrio
2025–present	Cholet Basket
Career highlights
Greek League blocks leader (2025)

Qudus Abolaji Wahab (born 30 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of LNB Pro A. He has played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Maryland Terrapins, both of the Big Ten Conference, and Georgetown Hoyas of the Big East Conference.

Early life

Wahab was raised in Lagos, Nigeria, spending the first 15 years of his life there before moving to the United States. ^[1] He spent his freshman and sophomore years of high school at the Virginia Academy ^[2] before transferring to the Flint Hill School for the rest of his high school career. ^[3]

Wahab committed to Georgetown under head coach Patrick Ewing on January 30, 2019, his 19th birthday, over UConn, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Qudus Wahab C	Lagos, Nigeria	Flint Hill School (VA)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 30, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:      247Sports:      ESPN:     (82)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 123    247Sports: 124    ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2019 Basketball Commits". Rivals. Retrieved August 5, 2021. "2019 Georgetown Hoyas Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved August 5, 2021. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

College career

Georgetown (first stint)

Wahab played in 32 games, starting 7, and averaged 5.5 points and 14.7 minutes per game, along with 30 blocks. ^{[7] [8]} He recorded a double-double against Creighton on March 4, 2020, scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds. ^[9]

Wahab broke out during his sophomore season, starting 25 games and averaging 12.7 points, 27.7 minutes, and 1.6 blocks per game. ^[7] He averaged 14.3 points and 8.3 rebounds during the 2021 Big East men's basketball tournament, ^[10] where Georgetown won the tournament and advanced to the 2021 NCAA tournament. ^[11] He scored a career–high 20 points in Georgetown's first round loss against Colorado. ^[12] Following the 2020–21 season, he elected to transfer from Georgetown. ^[13]

Maryland

On April 3, 2021, Wahab transferred to Maryland to play under head coach Mark Turgeon. ^[14] In his only season there, he averaged 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in 31 starts. ^[7]

Georgetown (second stint)

Wahab decided to return to Georgetown after the 2021–22 season, possibly due to a coaching change at Maryland. ^[15]

Penn State

On April 28, 2023, Wahab transferred to Penn State following the dismissal of Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing. ^[16]

Professional career

On July 10, 2025, Wahab signed with Cholet Basket of LNB Pro A. ^[17]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Georgetown	32	7	14.7	.583	–	.632	4.3	.3	.3	.9	5.5
2020–21	Georgetown	26	25	27.7	.591	–	.673	8.2	.2	.4	1.6	12.7
2021–22	Maryland	32	31	19.3	.559	.000	.667	5.6	.4	.2	.8	7.7
2022–23	Georgetown	29	25	23.4	.511	.000	.712	7.1	.4	.6	.7	9.6
2023–24	Penn State	33	33	25.6	.594	.000	.710	7.8	.5	.8	1.5	9.8
Career		152	121	21.9	.568	.000	.685	6.5	.4	.5	1.1	8.9

References

1. Abraham, Scott. "College athlete leaves Nigeria to pursue his basketball dreams". ABC7.
2. "Qudus Wahab, Virginia Academy". The Washington Post.
3. "Qudus Wahab, Flint Hill School". The Washington Post.
4. "Qudus Wahab 247". 247Sports.com.
5. "4-Star Class of '19 Center Qudus Wahab Commits to Georgetown". Casual Hoya.
6. "Qudus Wahab Recruiting Profile". 247Sports.com.
7. "Qudus Wahab College Stats". Sports Reference.
8. "Qudus Wahab Georgetown". Georgetown Athletics.
9. "No. 11 Creighton lets 3s fly in 91-76 win over Georgetown". CBSSports.com.
10. "Georgetown beats Marquette in opener of Big East tournament". USA Today.
11. "Qudus Wahab Maryland". Maryland Athletics.
12. Culpepper, Chuck. "Georgetown's March Madness run comes to an abrupt end as Colorado routs the Hoyas". The Washington Post.
13. Copeland, Kareem. "Georgetown center Qudus Wahab enters transfer portal". The Washington Post.
14. Oyefusi, Daniel. "Former Georgetown center Qudus Wahab transferring to Maryland men's basketball". The Baltimore Sun.
15. "Qudus Wahab transfers back to Hoyas after year at Maryland". NBCSports.com.
16. "Men's Basketball Signs Georgetown Transfer Qudus Wahab". GoPSUSports.com.
17. Skerletic, Dario (2025-07-10). "Cholet adds size with the signing of Qudus Wahab - Sportando". Sportando. Retrieved 2025-07-13.

External links

• Maryland Terrapins bio
• Georgetown Hoyas bio