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.

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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alhaji_Mohammed
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