Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman

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Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman

Abdur-Rahkman in March 2015 for the 2014–15 Wolverines
No. 12 – Michigan Wolverines
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1994-09-01) September 1, 1994
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Allentown Central Catholic
(Allentown, Pennsylvania)
College Michigan (2014–present)

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (born September 1, 1994) is a college basketball point guard for Michigan Wolverines men's basketball. He has completed his sophomore season for the 2015–16 team. Muhammad-Ali played high school basketball in his hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he was a four-time Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAA All-State selection.[1]

Early life

Abdur-Rahkman was born on September 1, 1994 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Dawud and Tammy Abdur-Rahkman. He has a sister, Nailah, and a brother, Shahad. Dawud is an assistant men's basketball coach at Muhlenberg College and Shahad played college basketball at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Abdur-Rahkman was a four-time PIAA Class AAA All-State selection—first team (2013, 2014), second team (2011, 2012)—for Allentown Central Catholic High School.[1]

Abdur-Rahkman received over 30 scholarship offers, but mostly from second tier programs. As a result, he waited until the late signing period of his senior season in hopes of getting the attention of a major program. Former college basketball coach Dave Rooney had been a friend of John Beilein when the two were both young coaches and recommended that Beilein consider Rahkman.[2][3] In addition to his scholarship offers, Abdur-Rahkman also had serious interest from Boston College, Pitt and Penn State and was expected to land at one of those schools had Michigan not made him an offer.[4]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Muhammad Ali Abdur Rahkman
SG		 Allentown, PA Central Catholic (PA) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 19, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 64
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 102 (SG), 9 (PA)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Abdur Rahkman for the 2014–15 Wolverines

The 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team had been outright champions of 2013–14 Big Ten Conference[5] and reached the elite eight round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament,[6] but lost three players to the 2014 NBA draft: Nik Stauskas, Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III.[7]

Freshman season

Abdur-Rahkman matriculated to the University of Michigan where he became roommates with Aubrey Dawkins.[4] He made his NCAA debut for Michigan against Hillsdale on November 15 along with 6 other true freshmen and a redshirt freshman, but was held scoreless.[8][9] He scored his first points on December 9 in a loss to Eastern Michigan.[10][11] On January 17, 2015 in his first career start (in place of Spike Albrecht), Abdur-Rahkman made the three point shot that provided the margin of victory against Northwestern.[12][13] On January 27 against Nebraska, Abdur Rahkman moved into the starting lineup when Derrick Walton went down with an injury.[14][15] Walton remained sidelined the rest of the season. On February 1, Abdur Rahkman posted a career-high 18 points in the rivalry game against Michigan State, but Michigan lost in overtime.[16][17] On March 12, Abdur-Rahkman tallied 15 points and a career-high 8 rebounds against Illinois in the second round of the 2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to help Michigan extend its streak of opening round wins in the tournament to 9.[18][19][20]

Sophomore season

On January 7, 2016, Abdur-Rahkman scored a career-high 25 points against Purdue.[21][22] On January 12 with leading scorer Caris LeVert sidelined, Abdur-Rahkman started as Michigan defeated (#3/#3)[23] Maryland 70–67. Abdur Rahkman posted a game-high 4 assists.[24][25][26] On February 10, Michigan defeated Minnesota behind a perfect shooting night from Abdur-Rakman (5-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line) for 16 points.[27][28] In the February 21, rematch against (#5/6)[29] Maryland, Michigan lost 82–86, despite a 16 points, 9 assists and 3 steals from Abdur-Rahkman.[30][31][32] On March 16 in the First Four round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan defeated Tulsa, 67–62, behind a team-high 16 points from Abdur-Rahkman, his fifth consecutive double digit performance.[33][34]

References

  1. 1 2 "MGOBLUE.COM Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman Bio - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Quinn, Brendan F. (2014-04-23). "The peculiar story of Michigan recruit Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Dave Rooney and the phone call that changed everything". MLive.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  3. ↑ Snyder, Mark (2014-04-30). "Michigan 'very excited' to add basketball recruit Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  4. 1 2 Kornacki, Steve (2015-02-27). "Kornacki: Dawkins, Rahk Provide Story of Hoops Serendipity". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  5. ↑ "Michigan Men's Basketball Wins Outright Big Ten Championship: Wolverines claim first outright title since 1986". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  6. ↑ "Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Release: Wisconsin advances to third Final Four". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  7. ↑ "Seven Big Ten Student-Athletes Selected in Annual NBA Draft: Five conference players chosen in first round for first time since 1990". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  8. ↑ "Hillsdale 68 (24) Michigan 92; (1-0, 1-0 home)". ESPN. 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  9. ↑ "Postgame Notes: #24 Michigan 92, Hillsdale College 68". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  10. ↑ "E Michigan 45 (8-1, 1-1 away); Michigan 42 (6-3, 5-2 home)". ESPN. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  11. ↑ "Postgame Notes: Eastern Michigan 45, Michigan 42". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  12. ↑ "Michigan escapes wild finish 56-54 over Northwestern". ESPN. Associated Press. 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  13. ↑ "Postgame Notes: Michigan 56, Northwestern 54". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  14. ↑ "Postgame Notes: Michigan 58, Nebraska 44". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  15. ↑ "Michigan beats Nebraska 58-44". ESPN. Associated Press. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  16. ↑ "Postgame Notes: Michigan State 76, Michigan 66 (OT)". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  17. ↑ "Michigan St shuts out Michigan in OT, beats Wolverines 76-66". ESPN. Associated Press. 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  18. ↑ "NCAA tourney hopes fade for Illinois as Michigan cruises to win". ESPN. Associated Press. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  19. ↑ "Michigan-Illinois Postgame Notes". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  20. ↑ "Postgame Notes: Michigan 73, Illinois 55". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  21. ↑ "U-M Has Win Streak Halted at No. 20 Purdue". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  22. ↑ "No. 20 Purdue dominates middle in 87-70 win over Michigan". ESPN. Associated Press. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  23. ↑ "Men's Basketball Score Central: Track the scores and schedules for all 14 Big Ten men's basketball teams for the week of Jan. 11-17, 2016". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  24. ↑ "Wolverines Stave Off No. 3 Terrapins". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  25. ↑ "Michigan holds on for 70-67 upset over No. 3 Maryland". ESPN. Associated Press. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  26. ↑ "(3) Maryland 67 (15-2, 4-1 Big Ten); Michigan 70 (13-4, 3-1 Big Ten)". ESPN. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  27. ↑ "U-M Holds Off Minnesota's Late Rally for Road Victory". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  28. ↑ "Walton, Michigan hang on to beat Minnesota 82-74". ESPN. Associated Press. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  29. ↑ "Track the scores and schedules for all 14 Big Ten men's basketball teams for the week of Feb. 15-21, 2016". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  30. ↑ "Michigan Comeback Bid Falls Just Short at No. 6 Maryland". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  31. ↑ "No. 6 Maryland holds off Michigan, 86-82". ESPN. Associated Press. 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  32. ↑ "Michigan Wolverines: 19-9, 9-6 Conf: 82; 86: 6 Maryland Terrapins: 23-5, 11-4 Conf". ESPN. 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  33. ↑ "Balanced Attack, Robinson Double-Double Lead U-M Past Tulsa". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  34. ↑ "Zak Irvin leads another late rally as Michigan beats Tulsa". ESPN. Associated Press. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-17.


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