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American basketball player (born 1998)

Ahsan Asadullah
Personal information
Born (1998-12-08) December 8, 1998 (age 26)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Clayton
(College Park, Georgia)
CollegeLipscomb (2018–2023)
NBA draft2023: undrafted
PositionCenter
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-ASUN (2020–2022)
  • ASUN All-Freshman Team (2019)

Ahsan Asadullah (born December 8, 1998) is an American basketball player. He played in college for the Lipscomb Bisons, where he was a three-time First Team All-ASUN Conference selection.

Early life

Asadullah played basketball for North Clayton High School in College Park, Georgia. As a senior, he averaged 15.1 points and 10 rebounds per game, leading his team to a Region 4-3A runner-up finish. He committed to playing college basketball for Lipscomb over offers from Georgia State, Little Rock, James Madison, Bucknell, Brown and Alcorn State.

College career

Asadullah redshirted his first season at Lipscomb because of a knee injury. As a freshman, he averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, receiving ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team honors. On March 3, 2020, at the ASUN tournament quarterfinals, Asadullah posted a career-high 40 points and 14 rebounds in a 68–63 win against Florida Gulf Coast. He set the Allen Arena single-game scoring record. As a sophomore, he averaged 18.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, earning First Team All-ASUN honors. On December 12, 2020, Asadullah recorded a junior season-high 29 points and 11 rebounds in an 81–71 loss to Belmont. As a junior, he averaged 14.1 points, eight rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, repeating as a First Team All-ASUN selection. He led all NCAA Division I centers in assists. Asadullah was named to the First Team All-ASUN for the third season as a senior.

Career statistics

Legend
  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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Lipscomb Redshirt Redshirt
2018–19 Lipscomb 37 2 14.2 .565 – .676 4.6 .8 .6 .6 7.4
2019–20 Lipscomb 31 30 29.8 .520 .200 .519 10.1 3.9 1.2 1.2 18.6
2020–21 Lipscomb 27 27 28.3 .579 .000 .505 8.0 3.4 .9 .6 14.1
2021–22 Lipscomb 25 24 28.6 .506 .321 .635 9.0 4.6 .7 1.0 15.2
2022–23 Lipscomb 33 33 23.0 .465 .091 .359 5.9 3.2 .7 .8 6.8
Career 153 116 24.1 .526 .236 .550 7.3 3.0 .8 .8 12.0

Personal life

Asadullah's father, Jalal, played college basketball for Akron. His oldest brother, Marcus Georges-Hunt, played for Georgia Tech before embarking on a professional career, including in the NBA. Another older brother, Jalal Johnson, competed for Lindenwood.

References

  1. Strickland, Luke (September 27, 2016). "North Clayton's Asadullah commits to Lipscomb". Clayton News Daily. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  2. Strickland, Luke (November 14, 2016). "Morrow's Green, North Clayton's Asadullah sign National Letters of Intent". Clayton News Daily. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  3. Puterman, Ariel (April 27, 2020). "Interview with ASUN All-Conference First Team's Ahsan Asadullah". CBB Review. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  4. ^ McGee, Mark (December 31, 2020). "Spotlight getting brighter for Asadullah". Lipscomb University. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  5. "Bison Basketball Tips off 2019-20 Season Tuesday". Lipscomb University. November 4, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  6. Organ, Mike (March 3, 2020). "Lipscomb's Ahsan Asadullah sets Allen Arena scoring record in A-Sun quarterfinal win". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  7. Heid, Jacob (June 26, 2020). "Ahsan Asadullah- A monster in the Atlantic Sun". Overtime Heroics. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  8. Organ, Mike (March 3, 2020). "Lipscomb's Ahsan Asadulla, K.J. Johnson honored by Atlantic Sun". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  9. "Smith, Hollander lift Belmont past Lipscomb 81-71". ESPN. Associated Press. December 12, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  10. Downs, Kirk (October 6, 2021). "Asadullah tabbed Preseason All-Conference; Bisons picked to finish fifth". Lipscomb University. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  11. "Liberty's McGhee Repeats as Player of the Year; @ASUN_MBB Postseason Awards Announced" (Press release). ASUN Conference. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  12. Burgess, Jason (December 11, 2018). "NCAA Basketball: 3 key storylines for Louisville vs. Lipscomb". Busting Brackets. Retrieved October 28, 2021.

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