Aminu Mohammed (born December 15, 2001) is a Nigerian professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life

Mohammed grew up in

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, Nigeria. At age 14, he moved to the United States to attend Archbishop Carroll High School in

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In his freshman season, Mohammed earned First Team All-

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honors, before transferring to

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. 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

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. As a junior, Mohammed averaged 34.8 points and 15.7 rebounds per game. In his senior season, he earned Mr. Show-Me Basketball,

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, and

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honors. Mohammed scored 2,709 points at Greenwood, the most in Springfield history. Mohammed was rated a five-star recruit by

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and

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, and a four-star recruit by

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. On December 21, 2020, he committed to playing college basketball for Georgetown over offers from

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, SMU and DePaul. He became the highest-ranked player to commit to Georgetown since

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in 2014. Mohammed was the first five-star recruit during the tenure of head coach

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College career

Prior to the beginning of his freshman season, Mohammed was selected as the

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Preseason Freshman of the Year. In his debut, he scored 17 points and had six rebounds in a 69–60 loss to Dartmouth. Mohammed scored a season-high 27 points and had 10 rebounds in an 88–77 loss to Creighton on February 14, 2022. 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

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while maintaining his college eligibility. He later decided to remain in the draft.

Professional career

On November 4, 2022, Mohammed was named to the opening-night roster for the

and eventually helped the team win the

title.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Mohammed's older brother, Kabir, played college basketball for

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before transferring to Missouri State. His former high school coach, Shawn Harmon, became his

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in 2015 after taking in his brother two years earlier.

References

External links

Georgetown Hoyas bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohammed, Aminu 2001 births Living people 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen Delaware Blue Coats players Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Nigerian expatriate basketball people in the United States Nigerian men's basketball players Shooting guards