BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana basketball has continued to do its due diligence this offseason with two more scholarships left to fill ahead of the 2024-25 season.
Per a Monday morning report, UT Martin grad transfer forward Issa Muhammad has received interest from the Hoosiers, as Indiana continues to look to add to its already impressive incoming transfer class.
Muhammad has just one year of eligibility remaining.
Joining Indiana in its pursuit of the 6-foot-9, 225 pound forward are schools such as Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, San Diego State, New Mexico and many others.
Entering the transfer portal on April 9, Muhammad is looking for a fifth different school to call home throughout his lengthy collegiate career.
Muhhamad began his career at Daytona (Fl.) State College, spending two years there prior to spending a season at Northwest Florida State College.
The Atlanta, Georgia native then made the jump to Division I, spending the 2022-23 season at New Mexico Sate before transferring to UT-Martin and spending last season with the Skyhawks.
This past year, Muhammad averaged 11.1 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game. He shot 51.0% from the field and 26.7% from three on 0.5 attempts a game. Muhammad is 7-26 from 3-point range over the past two seasons.
For his play during the 2023-24 season at UT-Martin, Muhammad was named second team All-OVC.
Check out some of Muhammad's highlights below.
Per his bio: Muhammad grew up in Atlanta, Georgia playing football, soccer, swimming and basketball until his junior year in high school when he decided to focus exclusively on basketball. Muhammad’s parents were competitive athletes at Stanford University and Clemson University.
Muhammad joined Norcross High School his junior year of high school (2017-’18) where he and teammate Brandon Boston Jr led the team to second place finish in Georgia State Basketball Men’s 7A Championship Game. The following season (2018 – ‘19) the duo led the team to the State’s 7A regional championships’ semi-final game. In high school, Muhammad was widely regarded as one of the most talented big men in the country having received offers from Wake Forest, Iowa State, Ole Miss and Xavier as a junior in high school.
Muhammad competed at Daytona State College for the 2019 – ’20 and 2020 – ’21 seasons and eventually received offers from UGA, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Eastern Carolina University (committed). Muhammad is widely regarded as one of the top players in NJCAA basketball.AAU experience: Game Elite and AOT – notable teammates include Sharife Cooper, Ashton Hagans and Brandon Boston Jr.International experience: NBA Academy Games, TSF (Atlanta, Georgia) ‘19; USA Select Team Albert Schweitzer World Games (Mannheim, Germany) ‘18
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