MGB: breaking news -- UNT lands JUCO forward Mohammed Ahmed

[Brett Vito]

MGB:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2014/04/breaking-news-unt-lands-juco-forward.html/

[BillySee58]

http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2013-14/div1/players/muhammadahmedub68

http://www.lccc.wy.edu/newsEvents/newsDetails.aspx?Channel=%2FChannels%2FCampus+Wide&WorkflowItemID=fad27e6d-0e56-4188-aba6-7cc55e1d0ba9

Edited April 1, 2014 by BillySee58

[Andrew]

I'm guessing this is the guy from Wyoming NT03....

[Andrew]

What is his height and who does he replace? Colman I am assuming.

Edited... Gaines I am assuming since I started at the first post and worked my way down.

Edited April 1, 2014 by Andrew

[Mean_Green09]

Replaces Gaines

[Harry]

[Harry]

Mohammed Ahmed (Gillette College (WY), SO.): A Junior College prospect, Ahmed’s strength overpowered opponents on both ends of the floor throughout the Elite Camp. On offense, the rising sophomore exhibited terrific footwork in the low-post, escaping defenders with elusive ball-fakes and spin-moves. Around the rim, the 6-8 forward finished with both hands while displaying a capable mid-range jumper. On the defensive end, Ahmed’s quick feet allowed for the forward to pressure ball-handlers on the perimeter while Ahmed’s size contained opposing big men in the paint.

Read more: http://www.gothamhoops.com/top-performers-iona-college-elite-camp/

[Andrew]

Definitely loosing some height but hopefully gaining some hustle

[Harry]

Interesting -- he is from the Bronx (like the other guy Benford was looking at) but played one year at Gillette and his first Juco year at Miami Dade.

http://www.asdb.com/profile/muhammed-ahmed

Here are his stats from Miami Dade:

http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2012-13/div1/players/muhammedahmedxznm?view=gamelog

[BillySee58]

Definitely loosing some height but hopefully gaining some hustle

Honestly, our best bet is just to go small at this point anyways. Especially if you're going after guys with no other offers. 6'9" guys with no other offers are very rarely the players who will help a team turn around a team with among the most unproductive posts in the conference.

[Andrew]

Honestly, our best bet is just to go small at this point anyways. Especially if you're going after guys with no other offers. 6'9" guys with no other offers are very rarely the players who will help a team turn around a team with among the most unproductive posts in the conference.

Definitely smaller. Especially if we do lose Colman and bring in the other post player mentioned.

Jones, Taylor, Anefiok, Williams, and Voss would be interesting. Very short but they are the top 5 guys. Run a 4-1 motion and protect the paint with a inside 2-3 zone without spreading it out to the perimeter to much.

[GangGreen]

1st Flash, now Ahmed. We've really opened up the Wyoming JUCO pipeline.

[TheTastyGreek]

1st Flash, now Ahmed. We've really opened up the Wyoming JUCO pipeline.

Hey, the Idaho JUCO pipeline slammed shut after things went sour with Casimiro. Gotta salute the staff for making desolate, rural lemonade here.

Hooray for the Equality State!

[BillySee58]

Interesting -- he is from the Bronx (like the other guy Benford was looking at) but played one year at Gillette and his first Juco year at Miami Dade.

http://www.asdb.com/profile/muhammed-ahmed

Here are his stats from Miami Dade:

http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2012-13/div1/players/muhammedahmedxznm?view=gamelog

Pretty impressive progress as a 3-point shooter. Went from not attempting any 3s as a freshman to going 22-46 from deep as a sophomore.

[foutsrouts]

Pretty impressive progress as a 3-point shooter. Went from not attempting any 3s as a freshman to going 22-46 from deep as a sophomore.

Yes, other than his FT's his numbers are pretty impressive. Sure hope he's the kind of guy who can mesh quickly with the team. We need some firepower among other things.

[meangreenacct]

Yes, other than his FT's his numbers are pretty impressive. Sure hope he's the kind of guy who can mesh quickly with the team. We need some firepower among other things.

FT's look amazing compared to the other Wyoming Juco...

[UNTLifer]

Armani put up good numbers at a Wyoming JUCO. Just sayin'

[NT03]

This is so confusing here. Also a player from same HS (JFK , Bronx) who is class of 2014 & goes by Muhammed Bashir Ahmed. Talented player about the same height who committed to Iona

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/188799/bashir-ahmed

Edited April 2, 2014 by NT03

[greeninok]

1st Flash, now Ahmed. We've really opened up the Wyoming JUCO pipeline.

Flash averaged 3 pts a game, this guy has to be better than Flash. You don't recruit JUCO guys that played like Flash, you recruit JUCO guys to make an immediate impact.

[NT03]

I'm not 100% this is the guy we got. It was from HS in 2013 , our guy was in JUCO at that time

[Harry]

NT03 good find -- that's him, he played for JFK and signed with Miami Dade out of high school. I found this Miami Dade article indicating he was from JFK in the Bronx:

forward Muhammed Ahmed from John F. Kennedy High School (Bronx, N.Y.),

link: http://www.mdc.edu/main/thereporter/archive/vol03-05/sports/shooting_for_success.aspx

[NT03]

NT03 good find -- that's him, he played for JFK and signed with Miami Dade out of high school. I found this Miami Dade article indicating he was from JFK in the Bronx:

link: http://www.mdc.edu/main/thereporter/archive/vol03-05/sports/shooting_for_success.aspx

It's not it him. That's Bashir Ahmed

[Cooley]

Looks like they are brothers

http://www.msgvarsity.com/brooklyn-bronx/preseason-boys-hoops-no-15-jfk-1.1269690

http://ionahoops.proboards.com/thread/2094/bashir-ahmed-decommits?page=2

Edited April 2, 2014 by Cooley

[NT03]

Looks like they are brothers

http://ionahoops.proboards.com/thread/2094/bashir-ahmed-decommits?page=2

Thanks. Clears up some of the confusion

[UNTFan23]

I just hope he is a decent rebounder in the paint, which is something we sorely needed this year.