BYU Scores Commitment from G-League's Abdullah Ahmed

Abdullah Ahmed became the 3rd former G-League player to commit to play college basketball when he committed to BYU Tuesday. Ahmed has played with the Westchester Knicks the last two seasons as well as playing overseas in Lithuania. BYU won out over Houston in the final decision.

Ahmed is 6’10” and likely projects as the starter next year at the Center position. Ahmed plays very similarly to current BYU big man Keba Keita. Ahmed blocks a lot of shots. He’s a rim runner and finishes at a high level out of the pick and roll. He doesn’t handle the ball and isn’t know for shooting from range. Barring transfers, the big men returning for BYU are Brody Kozlowski, Khadim Mboup and Xavion Staton. Kozlowski has perimeter shooting range and Mboup has shown an ability to defend smaller players and be aggressive on the wings. Both could play either the 4 or 5 position. Staton has unique physical gifts, but is probably limited to playing Center. Ahmed is likely to have two years of eligibility, if Ahmed wins the starting job, it will be worth watching if the former #32 ranked player in the country (Staton) is willing to wait until his senior year to start.

Most American players are able to bring their parents along on their official visits. Ahmed visited Provo over the weekend and brought Luca Desta and Ahmed Awadallah. The two are high ranking in the Basketball Africa League. Desta has been an NBA scout and executive at three different NBA teams, including most recently the Utah Jazz. Awadallah has worked as a scout and agent and has ties to former Cougar Aly Khalifa as well as local high school star Omar Mowafak. Assistant BYU Coach Will Voight has vast ties in Africa, including coaching the Egyptian professional team Zamalek in 2022.'