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2023-24 Basketball (M) Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Aamer Muhammad
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rio Rancho, New Mexico
- High School:
- Cleveland HS
- Prev School:
- Lubbock Christian
Bio
2023-24 (Senior)
Named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team by Sun Belt coaches… Appeared in all 32 games, while starting 31 of them for an average of 25.1 minutes… Season-high 44 minutes against Oregon State in 2OT game… Tied for third most points per game with 11.3 on 39.3 percent shooting, including 34.5 percent from 3-point range… Scored a season-high 23 points at home against South Alabama on 9-14 shooting while knocking down three three-pointers… Scored in double-figures in 18 games, while scoring 20-plus points three times… Was third on the team in free-throw percentage (min. 30 attempts) at 80.9 percent… Drained a season high nine field goals at home against South Alabama and a season-high four three-pointers against SIUE and Arkansas State… Scored 10 or more points in 10 of the final 12 games of the season… Recorded 36 total steals, fourth on the team, and had a season-high four steals against App State
Junior (2022-23)
Played all 33 games, starting in 27 on 26.3 minutes per game... Put on a 23-point performance to lead the Trojans over Florida State on five made threes – also dished six assists and had two steals... Scored 20-plus points in three games (23 – at Florida State, 21 – at San Diego State, 20 – ULM) and 10-plus in 19... Ranked 10th in the Sun Belt for 3-pointers made with 1.88 and eighth for conference-only stats at two per game – led the Trojans with 62 made... Dished off the second-most assists for Troy with 2.4 – had 3-plus assists in 15 games... Ended the season with a 37.3 / 32.3 / 75.7 shooting percentage split... Converted five made triples over Florida State and ULM for a season-high – combined for 10-of-18 from deep
Lubbock Christian University (2019-2022)
Started 30-of-76 games played... Triumphed in the Lone Star Conference Championship in 2020 and 2021
Junior (2021-22)
A standout for LCU in 2021-2022 for averaging 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists on a 49.5/36.1/81.3 percent shooting split for Lone Star All-Conference Second Team... Set a career-high in points against Western N.M. with 31 points on six 3-pointers... Impressed in Lone Star Conference Tournament, averaging 12 points, four rebounds and three assists on a 52.9/50/50 shooting split... Recorded 22 double-digit scoring games with six at 20 or more and two at 30 or more... Finished season with nine straight double-digit performances from Feb. 10 – March 13
Sophomore (2020-21)
Collected Lone Star Conference Sixth Man of the Year in 2020-21 with 9.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists... Appeared in 19 games with two starts for 21.3 minutes per game... Produced 12 of his 19 points in a five-minute span to lead the Chaps to a victory over UT Permian Basin
Freshman (2019-20)
Bestowed Lone Star All-Conference Freshman Team after putting up seven points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 2019-20... Played in all 29 games for the Chaps... Scored season-high 17 points, including 14 in the second half during a come-from-behind victory over Midwestern State in the opening round of Lone Star Conference Tournament... A lockdown defender, producing 31 steals – second-most for LCU... Shot 39.9 percent from the field and drained 20 3-pointers
High School
Averaged 16.2 points, four assists, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 steals and shot 55 percent in senior season at Cleveland HS... Finished varsity career with 70-25 record at Cleveland HS... Journeyed to the New Mexico State Championship in junior season at Cleveland HS... Named 5A All-District First Team, All-Metro Second Team and All-State Second Team in his junior season with the Storm of Cleveland HS... Awarded 5A All-District, All-Metro and All-State First Team in senior season with Cleveland HS
Personal
Born on May 8, 2001, in Detroit, Mich... Son of Sudan and Asia Muhammad... Competed in long, high and triple jump for track & field in HS, where he won two state championships with Cleveland HS... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
Named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team by Sun Belt coaches… Appeared in all 32 games, while starting 31 of them for an average of 25.1 minutes… Season-high 44 minutes against Oregon State in 2OT game… Tied for third most points per game with 11.3 on 39.3 percent shooting, including 34.5 percent from 3-point range… Scored a season-high 23 points at home against South Alabama on 9-14 shooting while knocking down three three-pointers… Scored in double-figures in 18 games, while scoring 20-plus points three times… Was third on the team in free-throw percentage (min. 30 attempts) at 80.9 percent… Drained a season high nine field goals at home against South Alabama and a season-high four three-pointers against SIUE and Arkansas State… Scored 10 or more points in 10 of the final 12 games of the season… Recorded 36 total steals, fourth on the team, and had a season-high four steals against App State
Junior (2022-23)
Played all 33 games, starting in 27 on 26.3 minutes per game... Put on a 23-point performance to lead the Trojans over Florida State on five made threes – also dished six assists and had two steals... Scored 20-plus points in three games (23 – at Florida State, 21 – at San Diego State, 20 – ULM) and 10-plus in 19... Ranked 10th in the Sun Belt for 3-pointers made with 1.88 and eighth for conference-only stats at two per game – led the Trojans with 62 made... Dished off the second-most assists for Troy with 2.4 – had 3-plus assists in 15 games... Ended the season with a 37.3 / 32.3 / 75.7 shooting percentage split... Converted five made triples over Florida State and ULM for a season-high – combined for 10-of-18 from deep
Lubbock Christian University (2019-2022)
Started 30-of-76 games played... Triumphed in the Lone Star Conference Championship in 2020 and 2021
Junior (2021-22)
A standout for LCU in 2021-2022 for averaging 15.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists on a 49.5/36.1/81.3 percent shooting split for Lone Star All-Conference Second Team... Set a career-high in points against Western N.M. with 31 points on six 3-pointers... Impressed in Lone Star Conference Tournament, averaging 12 points, four rebounds and three assists on a 52.9/50/50 shooting split... Recorded 22 double-digit scoring games with six at 20 or more and two at 30 or more... Finished season with nine straight double-digit performances from Feb. 10 – March 13
Sophomore (2020-21)
Collected Lone Star Conference Sixth Man of the Year in 2020-21 with 9.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists... Appeared in 19 games with two starts for 21.3 minutes per game... Produced 12 of his 19 points in a five-minute span to lead the Chaps to a victory over UT Permian Basin
Freshman (2019-20)
Bestowed Lone Star All-Conference Freshman Team after putting up seven points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 2019-20... Played in all 29 games for the Chaps... Scored season-high 17 points, including 14 in the second half during a come-from-behind victory over Midwestern State in the opening round of Lone Star Conference Tournament... A lockdown defender, producing 31 steals – second-most for LCU... Shot 39.9 percent from the field and drained 20 3-pointers
High School
Averaged 16.2 points, four assists, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 steals and shot 55 percent in senior season at Cleveland HS... Finished varsity career with 70-25 record at Cleveland HS... Journeyed to the New Mexico State Championship in junior season at Cleveland HS... Named 5A All-District First Team, All-Metro Second Team and All-State Second Team in his junior season with the Storm of Cleveland HS... Awarded 5A All-District, All-Metro and All-State First Team in senior season with Cleveland HS
Personal
Born on May 8, 2001, in Detroit, Mich... Son of Sudan and Asia Muhammad... Competed in long, high and triple jump for track & field in HS, where he won two state championships with Cleveland HS... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
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