Alhaji Mohammed

Alhaji Mohammed (born October 29, 1981) is an American-born Ghanaian former basketball player. A four-year college basketball player for Louisville, he started his 17-year long professional career in 2004.

Alhaji Mohammed
Personal information
Born (1981-10-29) October 29, 1981
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican / Ghanaian
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolHillcrest (Cook County, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2004: undrafted
Playing career2004–2021
PositionShooting guard
Career history
2004–2005Idaho Stampede
2005–2007Matrixx Magixx
2007Paderborn Baskets
2007–2008Matrixx Magixx
2008–2010Limoges CSP
2010–2011CE Lleida
2011Towzin Electric Kashan
2011–2012Al Kuwait
2012–2013Blancos de Rueda Valladolid
2013–2015CSU Asesoft Ploiești
2015SLUC Nancy
2015Sigal Prishtina
2015–2017Mureș
2017–2018Alba Fehérvár
2018–2019U-BT Cluj-Napoca
Career highlights and awards

Career

From 2008 to 2010, Mohammed played with Limoges CSP of the French LNB Pro A and was inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.[1]

For the 2014–15 season he chose to stay with his Romanian team Asesoft Ploiești.[2] On February 13, he left the club by mutual agreement, making him a free agent.[3] On February 26, 2015, he signed with SLUC Nancy Basket for the rest of the season.[4]

On September 22, 2015, he signed with Sigal Prishtina.[5] On November 17, 2015, he left Prishtina and moved to the Romanian club BC Mureș.[6] On February 3, 2017, he left Mureș and signed with Hungarian club Alba Fehérvár.[7]

In February, Mohammed signed in Tunisia with US Monastir.[8] With Monastir, he was to play in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League. However, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Mohammed never joined Monastir.

In October 2021, he retired from basketball after making the announcement at his 40th birthday.[9]

Personal

Alhaji is one of 11 children born to parents Ayisha Ali and Alhaji T. Mohammed. His brother Nazr Mohammed is a famous player in the NBA for more the 15 years. In 2000 his dad was killed in his auto parts store in Chicago.[10] On Alhaji right arm, he has tattooed the image of his father with the words "Flesh of my flesh/Blood of my blood" as a sign of love, respect and appreciation.

References
  1. Mintah, Yaw (April 18, 2020). "Mohammed regrets not playing more for Limoges". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. CSU Asesoft re-signs Mohammed
  3. Alhaji Mohammed leaves CSU Asesoft Ploiesti
  4. Alhaji Mohammed signs with SLUC Nancy
  5. Alhaji Mohammed inks with Sigal Prishtina
  6. Alhaji Mohammed leaves Sigal Prishtina to sign with BC Mures
  7. Megvan a hatodik légiósunk (in Hungarian)
  8. "Alhaji Mohammed joins US Monastir". February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  9. Mintah, Yaw (November 17, 2021). "Veteran Alhaji Mohammed retires from Basketball". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. "Man Sentenced in Death of Mohammed's Dad". AP NEWS. Retrieved July 11, 2022.


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