Ahsan Asadullah

Ahsan Asadullah
Personal information
Born	December 8, 1998 (age 26)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school	North Clayton; (College Park, Georgia)
College	Lipscomb (2018–2023)
NBA draft	2023: undrafted
Position	Center
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.^[1] He committed to playing college basketball for Lipscomb over offers from Georgia State, Little Rock, James Madison, Bucknell, Brown and Alcorn State.^[2]^[3]

College career

Asadullah redshirted his first season at Lipscomb because of a knee injury.^[4] As a freshman, he averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, receiving ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team honors.^[5] 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.^[6] As a sophomore, he averaged 18.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, earning First Team All-ASUN honors.^[7]^[8] On December 12, 2020, Asadullah recorded a junior season-high 29 points and 11 rebounds in an 81–71 loss to Belmont.^[9] 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.^[10] Asadullah was named to the First Team All-ASUN for the third season as a senior.^[11]

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
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.^[4] His oldest brother, Marcus Georges-Hunt, played for Georgia Tech before embarking on a professional career, including in the NBA.^[12] Another older brother, Jalal Johnson, competed for Lindenwood.^[4]

References

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

External links

Lipscomb Bisons bio

[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.

[mcgee-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.

[ASUNAwards-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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