BLOOMINGTON, Ind. โ The transfer portal has closed to new entrants, but many players already in the portal are still looking for new schools.
Among them are Indiana, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, San Diego State, Utah, FIU, New Mexico, Eastern Michigan, Mercer, Wright State, Southern Indiana, Montana, Appalachian State, That includes UT Martin forward Issa Muhammad, who has received interest from East Carolina.Furthermore, according to portal scoop on sunday.
Muhammad is a 6-foot-9, 245-pound forward with one year of eligibility remaining. He started his career at Daytona State for two seasons, then spent one season at Northwest Florida State University and one season at New Mexico State University before playing the 2023-24 season at UT Martin.
As a senior in the 2023-24 season, Muhammad started 28 games and played 29.6 minutes per game for a UT Martin team that went 21-11 and won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season title. Averaged 11.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game, shooting 51% from the field, 26.7% from 3-point range (4 of 15), and 62% from the free throw line. was recorded.
Among all OVC players last year, Muhammad ranked 3rd in offensive rebound percentage (10.6%), 4th in defensive rebound percentage (22.1%), 11th in effective field goal percentage, and 15th in block percentage (2.62%). %). He was named to the All-OVC second team.
Muhammad spent the 2022-23 season at New Mexico State, starting 18 games and playing 24.3 minutes per game. He averaged 9.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, shooting 58.2 percent from the field, 27.3 percent (3-of-11) from 3-point range and 53.1 percent from the free-throw line. New Mexico State suspended its season in February after the suspicions swirled.
Muhammad played one season at Northwest Florida State University, a junior college program in Niceville, Florida, starting 34 games and averaging 10 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, helping the Raiders advance to the 2021-22 NJCAA Nationals. won the championship.
Muhammad began his career at Daytona State University, a junior college program in Daytona Beach, Florida. During the 2020-21 season, he averaged 15.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game while shooting 42.5% from the field and 34.3% from 3-point range. (23 of 67) and 65.4% from the free throw line. As a true freshman in 2019-20, he averaged 9.1 points and 6.4 rebounds.
Indiana has two open scholarships for the 2024-25 season and is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation in the transfer portal class, according to 247Sports. Coach Mike Woodson has four players, including guard Myles Rice (Washington State), center Omar Baro (Arizona State), guard Kanaan Carlisle (Stanford) and wing Luke Good (Illinois). They added transfer players and added five-star freshman Bryson Tucker. Ranked 20th nationally.
Thanks to these additions and a core group of returning players, Indiana is ranked No. 16 in the nation, according to ESPN's premature Top 25. Baro and Malik Luhnow will likely start at center for the Hoosiers and operate at power forward. But Indiana still needs a player like Muhammad in its frontcourt after losing Ke'el Ware, Anthony Walker and Peyton Sparks from last season's roster.
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