SG Luther Muhammad (transfer to Arizona St.)

[MaxBuck]

Luther is a terrific Buckeye. Rooting hard for him no matter how he develops on the court (though I'm very optimistic about that, too).

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[LitlBuck]

The coaches, Muhammad said, had warned him months before the season began about the wall that freshmen sometimes hit. That didn’t stop him from running into it.

“I feel like most of it was just being young, being a freshman,” Muhammad said. “But I don't really make excuses for myself. I just have to work even harder, be more consistent and put more hours in the gym.”

With a team once again built around Kaleb Wesson that now has Carton and Walker running the offense, Muhammad could find himself freed up more often on the outside. That might open him up for more uncontested 3-point attempts and allow him to be more choosy with when to drive to the basket.

“I've really been focusing on most importantly my shooting, my outside shooting,” Muhammad said. “But I've been working on pretty much my whole offense. Trying to be a three-level scorer at all times and making sure I don't go through any slumps or hiccups like I did my freshman year.”

Muhammad said last season’s slump shaped him for a better sophomore season. Similarly, Washington has his eyes on a second-year leap, which also could happen with a step up in his offensive efficiency.

more about Washington and Muhammad at https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...er-muhammad-duane-washington-jr-at-ohio-state

 

[Bestbuck36]

There's plenty of scorers on this team now for the first time in ages. I really want to see Muhammad become the David Lighty of this team. Lockdown defender, hustler and leader. He can do it

 

[nomatta]

Plenty of scorers? We lost two of our top scorers from last year's offensively challenged team and none of our frosh have well-rounded, consistent offensive skill packages just yet.

We need whatever scoring we can get, wherever we can get it.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Plenty of scorers? We lost two of our top scorers from last year's offensively challenged team and none of our frosh have well-rounded, consistent offensive skill packages just yet.

We need whatever scoring we can get, wherever we can get it.

No doubt, but the three blue chips coming in are all capable of filling it up. We get Duane back on his shot and Ahrens off the bench, we'll have a hell of a year. Having that defensive stopper though can put a team over the top.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

 

[wigmon]

Plenty of scorers? We lost two of our top scorers from last year's offensively challenged team and none of our frosh have well-rounded, consistent offensive skill packages just yet.

We need whatever scoring we can get, wherever we can get it.

Agree on the need scoring part. I think the offense goes through Kaleb or with Carton creating, so I don't know that we need a bunch of "scorers" (shot makers) per say, but we do need guys to be able to hit open shots and drive when the opportunity presents itself.

 

[brodybuck21]

Season bump

 

[ScriptOhio]

LUTHER MUHAMMAD SHOULD BE MORE CONSISTENT AS A SOPHOMORE AFTER HITTING A WALL IN THE BACK HALF OF LAST SEASON

Much as Ohio State's 2018-19 basketball season saw the Buckeyes start strong before running into problems in the heart of the conference slate, guard Luther Muhammad experienced the same slide.

An up-and-down season from a true freshman certainly isn't some kind of rare phenomenon. That said, Muhammad's drastic change in production from the first 21 games compared to his final 13 looked to be a little more complicated than just a young man hitting a wall amid the grind of his first collegiate experience.

The 6-foot-3, 185 pound four-star talent from Jersey City, NJ was at times sensational for the Buckeyes over the first ~60% of last season at both ends of the floor.

Muhammad scored 11 points in his collegiate debut in a 64-56 win at Cincinnati but more importantly, showed his willingness and competitiveness as an on-ball defender. He used his length to guard three different positions and helped give the team a level of toughness and swagger that had been missing in recent years. He was so tough, in fact, Muhammad missed just one game after dislocating his shoulder in the closing minutes of a loss to Syracuse in late November.

Playing dogged defense – oftentimes against the opponent's best perimeter player – and taking on the role of emotional leader came natural to Muhammad, but the offensive spark he provided over those first 21 games took some fans by surprise.

Muhammad reached double figures in 12 of the first 21 games on a solid 45% from the floor and even more impressive 45% from beyond the arc. Key outings included a 24-point effort on 7-of-12 shooting with six boards and three steals in a win at Nebraska and a 20-point outburst with five rebounds, four assists and zero turnovers in a 74-70 win over Penn State.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...n-season-luther-muhammad-is-poised-to-respond

 

[OhioState001]

LUTHER MUHAMMAD SHOULD BE MORE CONSISTENT AS A SOPHOMORE AFTER HITTING A WALL IN THE BACK HALF OF LAST SEASON

Much as Ohio State's 2018-19 basketball season saw the Buckeyes start strong before running into problems in the heart of the conference slate, guard Luther Muhammad experienced the same slide.

An up-and-down season from a true freshman certainly isn't some kind of rare phenomenon. That said, Muhammad's drastic change in production from the first 21 games compared to his final 13 looked to be a little more complicated than just a young man hitting a wall amid the grind of his first collegiate experience.

The 6-foot-3, 185 pound four-star talent from Jersey City, NJ was at times sensational for the Buckeyes over the first ~60% of last season at both ends of the floor.

Muhammad scored 11 points in his collegiate debut in a 64-56 win at Cincinnati but more importantly, showed his willingness and competitiveness as an on-ball defender. He used his length to guard three different positions and helped give the team a level of toughness and swagger that had been missing in recent years. He was so tough, in fact, Muhammad missed just one game after dislocating his shoulder in the closing minutes of a loss to Syracuse in late November.

Playing dogged defense – oftentimes against the opponent's best perimeter player – and taking on the role of emotional leader came natural to Muhammad, but the offensive spark he provided over those first 21 games took some fans by surprise.

Muhammad reached double figures in 12 of the first 21 games on a solid 45% from the floor and even more impressive 45% from beyond the arc. Key outings included a 24-point effort on 7-of-12 shooting with six boards and three steals in a win at Nebraska and a 20-point outburst with five rebounds, four assists and zero turnovers in a 74-70 win over Penn State.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...n-season-luther-muhammad-is-poised-to-respond

Why does it look like he's pulling that guys pants off?

 

[ScriptOhio]

Why does it look like he's pulling that guys pants off?

Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 23, 2019; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes guard Luther Muhammad (1) saves the ball as Purdue Boilermakers center Matt Haarms (32) defends during the first half at Value City Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
JOSEPH MAIORANA, JOE MAIORANA-USA TODAY SPORTS

Does the referee see it and is blowing his whistle, or does the referee have his eyes closed?

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

ref is clearly and obviously looking down to see if muhammad steps out of bounds.

 

[ScriptOhio]

LUTHER MUHAMMAD'S WORK ETHIC, TOUGHNESS FORGED BY FAMILY, INCLUDING BROTHER WHO PLAYS IN NFL

When Luther Muhammad and his older brother Al-Quadin play a game of one-on-one against each other, there’s only one rule.

“He can’t back me down,” Luther says.

That’s because Al-Quadin Muhammad, a defensive end for the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, is 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds, while Luther’s 6-foot-3 frame carries just 185 pounds.

Don’t think that Al-Quadin takes it easy on his younger brother, though.

“I don’t even play no basketball no more, but I lace up my sneaks for him,” Al-Quadin said. “Because I humble him. I play in the NFL, I don’t play basketball no more but I still get after him, I beat him. He has beat me before, but I still beat him to this day.

“I’m not allowed to back him down anymore, because he says it’s cheating because I’m huge and I’m big and all that type stuff, but I do be very aggressive with him. Very aggressive with him.”

Playing one-on-one against an NFL player with a 65-pound size advantage would be a tough matchup for anyone, but those games have helped Luther get to where he is now.

Ranked as the No. 79 overall prospect in the high school class of 2018, Luther Muhammad is now entering his second season at Ohio State, where he is set to be among the Buckeyes’ key players this year. The shooting guard started 28 of Ohio State’s 34 games in 2018-19, led the Buckeyes’ freshman class with 7.6 points per game and is regarded as the team’s best perimeter defender.

Luther says he first realized he had the potential to play basketball at a high level when he was in fifth grade and started receiving attention from Bball Spotlight, a website based in his home state of New Jersey that covers youth and middle school basketball.

“Fifth grade year was like my first year ever being on a traveling team and like going to AAU tournaments. I didn’t even really know what AAU was at the very moment. I was just honestly just traveling and playing,” Luther told Eleven Warriors during Ohio State’s preseason media day in September. “But I started getting like nice little writeups on this website Bball Spotlight and stuff, and I just felt as though like ‘Wow, if I just started and I’m already getting writeups, I can probably pursue it and probably be good, and I can probably have a future in it.’”

Al-Quadin, who is four years older than Luther, started to realize around the same time that his younger brother had potential on the basketball court.

“When he was younger, I didn’t think he was good or whatever, and then he would just keep playing basketball in the parks and he played AAU basketball and all that good stuff and I thought he was alright, I didn’t think he was all that,” Al-Quadin told Eleven Warriors in a recent phone interview. “As he got older, I just drastically started seeing change, and I watched him score – it might have been eighth grade, somewhere in there – I watched him score 50-something points in an elementary game. I watched him score 21 or 22 points at the free-throw line. I just watched him do unbelievable stuff where I knew he would be successful, I knew he would be great and all that came from hard work and just not doing what the average young kid is doing.”

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-by-family-including-brother-who-plays-in-nfl

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

except off of switches, muhammad spent all of his 35 minutes guarding saddiq bey, who also played 35 minutes. bey scored only 2 points on 1/8 shooting after 22 points in nova's first game.

muhammad is 6'3". bey is 6'8" with a 7-foot wingspan.