Shabazz Muhammad
Shenzhen Aviators | |
2021 | Grand Rapids Gold |
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2022 | San Miguel Beermen |
2023 | Beirut Club |
2023 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
2023 | Beirut Club |
2023 | Al-Muharraq |
2024–present | Stockton Kings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Shabazz Nagee Muhammad (born November 13, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before being selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.
Muhammad went to
Early life
Muhammad was born in
Shabazz Muhammad is the second of three children. His older sister Asia is a professional tennis player, and his younger brother Rashad played basketball in high school.[1][3][4] When Muhammad was six years old, he was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.[5]
High school career
Muhammad attended high school in Las Vegas Valley in Nevada at Bishop Gorman High School, a Catholic high school with a $12,000 annual tuition that possessed a competitive athletics program. He became one of the few freshman to make their varsity basketball team.[1] In his junior year, Muhammad led Bishop Gorman averaging 25.1 points and 7.7 rebounds for the season.[6] Muhammad was also named the 2011 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Nevada.
Muhammad was the 2011–12 high school diary keeper for
Muhammad played in the
College career
Boasting scholarship offers from scores of basketball programs, Muhammad's final list of schools was Duke, Kentucky, and UCLA. On April 11, 2012, Muhammad announced he would attend UCLA.[13][14] Muhammad was declared ineligible to play hours prior to UCLA's 2012–13 season opener against Indiana State due to alleged violations involving the NCAA's amateurism rules surrounding unofficial university visits.[15] The NCAA ruled he had received benefits for travel expenses and lodging from family friend Benjamin Lincoln, who had befriended Muhammad's father when Muhammad was in seventh grade, during unofficial visits to Duke and North Carolina.[16] After missing three games and an appeal by UCLA, he was reinstated, and his family was required to repay approximately $1,600.[17] Days before his reinstatement, several media outlets reported the boyfriend of the NCAA's lead investigator boasted publicly that the NCAA would find him ineligible eight days after the investigation commenced.[18] The NCAA subsequently fired the investigator that was involved in the case.[19]
Muhammad scored 15 points off the bench in his debut in a 78–70 loss to Georgetown in the semifinals of the Legends Classic.[20] He became a starter in the next game against Georgia, and he scored a game-high 21 points in a 60–56 win in the Classic's consolation game.[21] Muhammad would then get a college-high 27 points, including a game-winning three pointer, in a 97–95 overtime victory against No. 7 Missouri.[22] He scored a game-high 23 points in an 84–73 road win over No. 6 Arizona.[23]
Muhammad received national recognition, earning second-team
Professional career
Minnesota Timberwolves (2013–2018)
2013–14 season
On April 16, 2013, Muhammad
On January 5, 2014, Muhammad was
2014–15 season
During the offseason, Muhammad lost weight and tuned his offensive game, and he enjoyed an improved season in
2015–16 season
Muhammad was able to stay healthy throughout 2015–16, playing in all 82 games. He saw his minutes dip slightly, as he managed 20.5 minutes per game compared to 22.8 mpg in 2014–15. As a result, Muhammad's scoring fell by three points per game and his three-point shooting fell almost all the way back to his rookie season level—he was taking threes at a higher rate in 2015–16 than in his first two seasons combined.
2016–17 season
Muhammad continued to struggle on the defensive end in 2016–17, which made it difficult for him to earn the confidence of coach Tom Thibodeau over the first two months of the season.[46] He broke out on December 30, 2016, scoring 22 points in 18 minutes off the bench against the Milwaukee Bucks. He scored 10 first-quarter points against the Bucks and hit his first four three-pointers of the game to help lead the Timberwolves to a 116–99 win.[46]
2017–18 season
On September 15, 2017, Muhammad re-signed with the Timberwolves.[47] On February 23, 2018, he played his final game of the season for Minnesota, logging four points in three minutes during a 120–102 loss to the Houston Rockets.[48] On March 1, he was waived by the Timberwolves.[49] Muhammad reportedly requested to leave the franchise a month earlier.[50][51]
Milwaukee Bucks (2018)
On March 4, 2018, Muhammad signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.[52] On April 9, he scored a season-high 22 points in a 102–86 win over the Orlando Magic.[53] During the offseason, he re-signed with the Bucks on a training-camp deal.[54][55] He was waived in the preseason on October 11, 2018, after playing in two exhibition games.[54][56]
Shanxi Brave Dragons (2018–2019)
On October 12, 2018, Muhammad signed with the
Shenzhen Aviators (2019)
On August 15, 2019, Muhammad signed with the
Grand Rapids Gold (2021)
In November 2021, Muhammad signed with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association.[61] However, he canceled his trip to the Philippines because of a 'family emergency'.[62]
On December 19, 2021, Muhammad signed with the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League.[63] However, he was waived on December 22.
San Miguel Beermen (2022)
In February 2022, Muhammad joined the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup as a replacement for Orlando Johnson.[64][65] On March 5, 2022, Muhammad recorded 57 points and 19 rebounds as he helped the Beermen come back from 26 points down in a 115–110 win against the Meralco Bolts.[66][67]
Beirut Club (2023)
On February 25, 2023, Muhammad signed with Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL).[68]
Guangdong Southern Tigers (2023)
On April 5, 2023, Muhammad signed with the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[69]
Stockton Kings (2024–present)
On January 15, 2024, Muhammad joined the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League,[70] but was waived on February 3.[71] Two days later, he was reacquired by the Kings.[71]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–14 | Minnesota | 37 | 0 | 7.8 | .460 | .273 | .650 | 1.4 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 3.9 |
2014–15 | Minnesota | 38 | 13 | 22.8 | .489 | .392 | .717 | 4.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | 13.5 |
2015–16 | Minnesota | 82* | 0 | 20.5 | .465 | .289 | .764 | 3.3 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 10.5 |
2016–17 | Minnesota | 78 | 1 | 19.4 | .482 | .338 | .774 | 2.8 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 9.9 |
2017–18 | Minnesota | 32 | 2 | 9.4 | .388 | .211 | .710 | 1.4 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 3.8 |
2017–18 | Milwaukee | 11 | 0 | 10.6 | .552 | .375 | .895 | 2.8 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 8.5 |
Career | 278 | 16 | 17.2 | .473 | .319 | .751 | 2.8 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 9.0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018
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Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 7.3 | .450 | .800 | .600 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | .3 | 6.3 |
Career | 4 | 0 | 7.3 | .450 | .800 | .600 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | .3 | 6.3 |
International
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league |
Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018–19 | Shanxi Loongs | CBA | 41 | 31.9 | .518 | .311 | .811 | 11.2 | 2.8 | .6 | .8 | 29.8 |
2019–20 | Shenzhen Aviators | CBA | 10 | 29.9 | .561 | .419 | .759 | 9.3 | 1.5 | .8 | .5 | 23.5 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012–13 | UCLA | 32 | 30 | 30.8 | .443 | .377 | .711 | 5.2 | .8 | .7 | .1 | 17.9 |
Personal life
Muhammad's uncle,
On March 22, 2013, it was revealed in a report from the Los Angeles Times that Muhammad was actually born exactly one year earlier than his thought-to-be birthday of November 13, 1993.[72] A copy of his birth certificate on file with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health shows that he was born at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center exactly one year earlier, which made him 20 years old at the time. Los Angeles Times assumes that this was to make Muhammad look better "competing against younger, smaller athletes, particularly in the fast-growing years of early adolescence", and compared the case to that of baseball's Danny Almonte.[73] Although Muhammad's father said the younger age in UCLA's media guide was "a mistake", numerous sources online show that Muhammad had been passing himself off as younger for years.[73][74]
Awards and honors
High school
- Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year (2011)
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year(2012)
- Mr. Basketball USA (2012)
- Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award winner (2012)
- McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2012)
- McDonald's All-American team selection (2012)
- Jordan Brand Classic High School All-American team selection (2012)
- First-team Parade All-American (2012)
- Nike Hoop Summit (2012)
- Nike Hoop Summit all-time leading scorer (2012)
- Powerade Slam Dunk Contest winner (2012)
College
- Second-team TSN (2013)
- First-team 2013)
- Freshman All-American(2013)
- Pac-12 co-Freshman of the Year (2013)
NBA
- Rising Stars Challenge (2015)
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- UCLA Bruins bio