247 Profile
Rivals Profile
Twitter: @simofafan
Class: 2024 (high school)
Position: Small Forward
School: Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy
Height: 6-foot-8
Weight: 190 lbs
Amier Ali plays high school basketball in Florida. If you go to the roster page for Montverde Academy, the 6-foot-7, 175-pound forward is listed as a Philadelphia native.
Yes, Ali was born in the City of Brotherly Love. But make no mistake about it: Ali is a Columbus kid. More specifically, a Gahanna native, one who moved to town when he was 5 years old and remained until prep schools started calling about high school.
Now, he’s an ascending member of the 2024 recruiting class who holds an Ohio State scholarship offer. “The whole community is behind him,” his father, Mohamed Ali, said. “We’re immigrants. I’m first generation. We’ve got over 100,000 Somalis in Columbus and the whole community is behind him.”
What lies in front of him is an ascent in the national recruiting rankings following his sophomore season at Montverde. After eighth grade, Ali began his high school career at the Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas, where he started to catch the attention of college coaches. Among them was Tony Skinn, who convinced the Buckeyes to offer Ali during his freshman season.
His father, founder of the Columbus-based Ohio Transit Company, relocated to the Dallas area for what would be a temporary stop. After one season, Ali received interest from the school he told his dad was special: Montverde.
“He’s like, ‘Dad, this is my dream school. There’s no way we can turn this down,’ ” Mohamed said.
Ali was one of two sophomores on an 11-person roster featuring six seniors and three juniors. Five of those seniors were ranked among the top 30 national recruits according to 247Sports.com, which left playing time hard to come by for the younger end of the roster.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/spor...ali-recruit-has-central-ohio-ties/7394456001/
Rivals Profile
Twitter: @simofafan
Class: 2024 (high school)
Position: Small Forward
School: Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy
Height: 6-foot-8
Weight: 190 lbs
Amier Ali plays high school basketball in Florida. If you go to the roster page for Montverde Academy, the 6-foot-7, 175-pound forward is listed as a Philadelphia native.
Yes, Ali was born in the City of Brotherly Love. But make no mistake about it: Ali is a Columbus kid. More specifically, a Gahanna native, one who moved to town when he was 5 years old and remained until prep schools started calling about high school.
Now, he’s an ascending member of the 2024 recruiting class who holds an Ohio State scholarship offer. “The whole community is behind him,” his father, Mohamed Ali, said. “We’re immigrants. I’m first generation. We’ve got over 100,000 Somalis in Columbus and the whole community is behind him.”
What lies in front of him is an ascent in the national recruiting rankings following his sophomore season at Montverde. After eighth grade, Ali began his high school career at the Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas, where he started to catch the attention of college coaches. Among them was Tony Skinn, who convinced the Buckeyes to offer Ali during his freshman season.
His father, founder of the Columbus-based Ohio Transit Company, relocated to the Dallas area for what would be a temporary stop. After one season, Ali received interest from the school he told his dad was special: Montverde.
“He’s like, ‘Dad, this is my dream school. There’s no way we can turn this down,’ ” Mohamed said.
Ali was one of two sophomores on an 11-person roster featuring six seniors and three juniors. Five of those seniors were ranked among the top 30 national recruits according to 247Sports.com, which left playing time hard to come by for the younger end of the roster.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/spor...ali-recruit-has-central-ohio-ties/7394456001/