North Texas Graduate Transfer Joins Bobcat Hoops
4/18/2020 2:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Montana State men’s basketball head coach Danny Sprinkle announced on Saturday, April 18, that Abdul Mohamed signed a financial aid agreement to join the program for the 2020-21 season
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana State men's basketball head coach Danny Sprinkle announced on Saturday, April 18, that Abdul Mohamed signed a financial aid agreement to join the program for the 2020-21 season.
Mohamed attended North Texas for two years, suiting up this previous season after redshirting during the 2018-19 slate. He spent his first two years of college eligibility at Gillette College. He will be eligible for Montana State this upcoming season.
"Abdul is close to 6-foot-8, super long, athletic and he's a really skilled player," Sprinkle said. "He brings tremendous versatility to our team. There's not a lot of guys like him in our league with his size and length that can kind of do the things he does. He can rebound the ball, he can pass it, he's got a really good feel for the game."
Mohamed was named an NJCAA third team All-American and was selected to the All-Region IX Team during his sophomore season at Gillette College. He averaged 15.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for a team that finished 27-5 overall. During that season, he scored a career-high 32 points in a game against Little Big Horn. He finished the year with 63 3-pointers made while scoring 20 points or more seven times.
The Ottawa, Ontario, native was a contributor the season prior as a freshman. He averaged nearly 13 points and 6 rebounds per game. He also shot 47.1% from the field and 39.5% from the 3-point line to help Gillette College finish 32-4 overall.
Mohamed played in 15 games as a junior at North Texas which won the Conference USA 2019-20 regular season title.
"There's a reason why he was a Junior College All-American at Gillette under Shawn Neary who did a tremendous job with him," Sprinkle said. "He went to North Texas and got injured his first year and was on a tremendously talented team this year. They had some great players at his position, but I spoke with their coaches and they raved about how good of a player and person he is.
"I recruited him when I was at CSU Fullerton out of Gillette, Chris Haslam knew him from recruiting him from Gillette and Dan Russell coached against him (at Casper College). We were very comfortable with Abdul and he was comfortable with us before he even decided to come here."
The Bobcats are currently set to have six newcomers join the program heading into the 2020-21 season. Mike Hood and Tyler Patterson previously signed with the Montana State men's basketball team during the early period that ran from Nov. 13-20, 2019. Incoming junior Bilal Shabazz and sophomore Nick Gazelas signed with Montana State on Wednesday, while freshman Kellen Tynes signed with MSU Friday.
Mohamed attended North Texas for two years, suiting up this previous season after redshirting during the 2018-19 slate. He spent his first two years of college eligibility at Gillette College. He will be eligible for Montana State this upcoming season.
"Abdul is close to 6-foot-8, super long, athletic and he's a really skilled player," Sprinkle said. "He brings tremendous versatility to our team. There's not a lot of guys like him in our league with his size and length that can kind of do the things he does. He can rebound the ball, he can pass it, he's got a really good feel for the game."
Mohamed was named an NJCAA third team All-American and was selected to the All-Region IX Team during his sophomore season at Gillette College. He averaged 15.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for a team that finished 27-5 overall. During that season, he scored a career-high 32 points in a game against Little Big Horn. He finished the year with 63 3-pointers made while scoring 20 points or more seven times.
The Ottawa, Ontario, native was a contributor the season prior as a freshman. He averaged nearly 13 points and 6 rebounds per game. He also shot 47.1% from the field and 39.5% from the 3-point line to help Gillette College finish 32-4 overall.
Mohamed played in 15 games as a junior at North Texas which won the Conference USA 2019-20 regular season title.
"There's a reason why he was a Junior College All-American at Gillette under Shawn Neary who did a tremendous job with him," Sprinkle said. "He went to North Texas and got injured his first year and was on a tremendously talented team this year. They had some great players at his position, but I spoke with their coaches and they raved about how good of a player and person he is.
"I recruited him when I was at CSU Fullerton out of Gillette, Chris Haslam knew him from recruiting him from Gillette and Dan Russell coached against him (at Casper College). We were very comfortable with Abdul and he was comfortable with us before he even decided to come here."
The Bobcats are currently set to have six newcomers join the program heading into the 2020-21 season. Mike Hood and Tyler Patterson previously signed with the Montana State men's basketball team during the early period that ran from Nov. 13-20, 2019. Incoming junior Bilal Shabazz and sophomore Nick Gazelas signed with Montana State on Wednesday, while freshman Kellen Tynes signed with MSU Friday.
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