Aminu_Mohammed_(basketball)
Aminu Mohammed (basketball)
Nigerian basketball player
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.
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 height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | Georgetown (2021–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–present | Delaware Blue Coats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit 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: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 19 247Sports: 24 ESPN: 27 | ||||||
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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.
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]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Georgetown | 31 | 31 | 32.2 | .379 | .310 | .722 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .6 | 13.7 |
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]
- Tachman, Tyler (September 21, 2020). "Aminu Mohammed's journey and the destination he's chasing". Inside the Hall. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- Melnick, Kyle (December 22, 2020). "Georgetown Coach Patrick Ewing lands first five-star recruit in Aminu Mohammed". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- "Greenwood Laboratory School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade® Missouri Boys Basketball Player of the Year" (PDF). Gatorade Player of the Year. March 15, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- Wheeler, Wyatt D. (February 23, 2021). "Greenwood senior Aminu Mohammed named to 2021 McDonald's All American team". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- Lucy, Dan (March 25, 2021). "Greenwood's Aminu Mohammed 2021 Mr. Show-Me Basketball". KOLR. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- Borzello, Jeff (December 21, 2020). "Georgetown men's basketball lands Aminu Mohammed, first five-star recruit since 2014". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- "Aminu Mohammed Named BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- "Samuels scores 23 to carry Dartmouth past Georgetown 69-60". ESPN. November 13, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- "O'Connell lifts Creighton past Georgetown 88-77". ESPN. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- "Blue Coats Announce Opening Night Roster". oursportscentral.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- Levick, Noah (April 7, 2023). "Delaware Blue Coats win G League championship; Jaden Springer named Finals MVP". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- Schiffer, Alex (January 28, 2019). "Aminu Mohammed is averaging 35 points. He's about to start hearing from Missouri". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- Burton, Jordan (October 11, 2018). "Nationally ranked Greenwood sophomore Aminu Mohammed has NBA dreams". Ozarks Sports Zone. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- Wheeler, Wyatt D. (January 2, 2019). "How Nigeria native Aminu Mohammed became Springfield's next basketball phenom". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved April 10, 2021.