Mustapha Jahhad Heron was born on December 12,1997 and is an American professional basketball player for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League.
20 Facts About Mustapha Heron
1.
2.
Mustapha Heron played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and the St John's Red Storm.
3.
Mustapha Heron was born on December 12,1997, in Derby, Connecticut, to parents Thalia Levey and Bryan Heron.
4.
Mustapha Heron started playing basketball at the age of three.
5.
Mustapha Heron has three sisters and one brother: Imani, Zari, Aja, and Raheem.
6.
Mustapha Heron averaged 22.0 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game as a junior at Sacred Heart, and 30.2 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per game during his senior season, including scoring 79 total points in the state semifinals and championship game.
7.
Mustapha Heron was selected as the New Haven Register Connecticut Boys Basketball Player of the Year in both 2015 and 2016, becoming the first player to win the award twice since Kris Dunn.
8.
Mustapha Heron was recognized nationally, earning a spot on the USA Today All-USA Boys Basketball Third team in 2016.
9.
Mustapha Heron was selected to play in the 2016 Ballislife All-American Game, where he was named co-MVP alongside Lonzo Ball.
10.
In doing so, Mustapha Heron became the first five-star men's basketball recruit to play at Auburn in program history.
11.
Mustapha Heron was named to the SEC All-Community Service team for his work in encouraging academics for athletes at his high school, Sacred Heart High School, and in promoting a weapons buy-back program in his hometown of Waterbury, Connecticut.
12.
Mustapha Heron was selected as the SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for weeks 9 and 12 during his second season at Auburn.
13.
Mustapha Heron averaged 16.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
14.
Mustapha Heron announced that he was withdrawing from the draft but will transfer to be closer to his ailing mother in Connecticut.
15.
Mustapha Heron averaged 14.6 points per game as a junior, shooting 40.3 percent from beyond the arc.
16.
Mustapha Heron helped lead St John's to its first NCAA Tournament since 2015.
17.
On February 11,2020, Mustapha Heron was ruled likely out for the season with an ankle injury.
18.
In October 2022, Mustapha Heron joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League.
19.
On March 1,2023, Mustapha Heron signed with the Manawatu Jets for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.
20.
Mustapha Heron then re-joined the Manawatu Jets for the 2024 New Zealand NBL season.