Shabazz Nagee Muhammad was born on November 13,1992 and is an American professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
33 Facts About Shabazz Muhammad
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Shabazz Muhammad played one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before being selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.
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Shabazz Muhammad was one of the top rated college basketball recruits in the class of 2012.
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Shabazz Muhammad was born in Long Beach, California to Ron Holmes and Faye Shabazz Muhammad.
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Shabazz Muhammad played under the names of Ronald Muhammad, Ron Shabazz and Rashad Muhammad but settled on Ron Holmes after never finishing his religious conversion to Islam.
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Shabazz Muhammad's mother, Faye, was a point guard and track star at Long Beach State.
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Shabazz Muhammad's older sister Asia is a professional tennis player, and his younger brother Rashad played basketball in high school.
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When Shabazz Muhammad was six years old, he was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.
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Shabazz 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.
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Shabazz Muhammad became one of the few freshman to make their varsity basketball team.
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Shabazz Muhammad was named the 2011 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Nevada.
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Shabazz Muhammad participated in and won the 2012 Powerade Jam Fest Dunk Contest.
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Shabazz Muhammad was rated as the No 2 player in the class of 2012 in the ESPNU 100, the No 2 player by Scout.
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Shabazz Muhammad received national recognition, earning second-team All-American honors from Sporting News and a Freshman All-American selection by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
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Shabazz Muhammad was named to the All-Pac-12 first team, and was voted the Pac-12 co-Freshman of the Year along with Jahii Carson of Arizona State.
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Shabazz Muhammad finished the season averaging 17.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game.
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Shabazz Muhammad struggled in the postseason, shooting 39.7 percent and averaging 15.3 points in four games.
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Shabazz Muhammad was a weak defensive player, though he did show improvement.
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Shabazz Muhammad was drafted 14th overall by the Utah Jazz; afterwards, his draft rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with the 21st pick, Gorgui Dieng, in exchange for the ninth pick, Trey Burke.
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On January 5,2014, Shabazz Muhammad was assigned to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League.
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Shabazz Muhammad played in the D-League Showcase, and was named to the All-Showcase Team.
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Shabazz Muhammad averaged 3.9 points per game for the season.
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Shabazz Muhammad broke out on December 30,2016, scoring 22 points in 18 minutes off the bench against the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Shabazz Muhammad reportedly requested to leave the franchise a month earlier.
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On March 4,2018, Shabazz Muhammad signed with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Shabazz Muhammad was waived in the preseason on October 11,2018, after playing in two exhibition games.
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On October 12,2018, Shabazz Muhammad signed with the Shanxi Brave Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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In November 2021, Shabazz Muhammad signed with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association.
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On December 19,2021, Shabazz Muhammad signed with the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League.
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In February 2022, Shabazz Muhammad joined the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association for the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup as a replacement for Orlando Johnson.
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On February 25,2023, Shabazz Muhammad signed with Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.
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Shabazz Muhammad's aunt, Robin Holmes, was a four-year starter for Cal State Fullerton.
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On March 22,2013, it was revealed in a report from the Los Angeles Times that Shabazz Muhammad was actually born exactly one year earlier than his thought-to-be birthday of November 13,1993.