KANSAS CITY — The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, recognizing more than 1,350 men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. Missouri State’s Kabir Mohammed represented the Bears on this year’s Honors Court announcement.
Mohammed graduated in May with a degree in Supply Chain Management after playing two seasons at Missouri State. He played in 22 games his senior season for coach Dana Ford, racking up 58 points and 44 rebounds in 222 minutes of action. Mohammed, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, scored a career scoring high in his final appearance at JQH Arena, scoring 15 points and snagging seven rebounds in the Bears’ senior day win over Southern Illinois on Feb. 29.
During his two-year stint in Springfield, Mohammed played 53 games with 10 starts and tallied 222 points, 165 rebounds and 28 assists in 686 minutes of action. He spent his first two collegiate seasons at San Jacinto College in Texas.
The NABC Honors Court highlights the talents and gifts that these men possess on the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. To be considered for the NABC the Honors Court, a student-athlete must be a junior or senior varsity player; hold a 3.2 GPA or higher at the conclusion of the 2019-20 academic year; must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution; and be a member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.
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