Madinah Muhammad

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Whitney Young
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

Sophomore Season (2016-17):
Ole Miss’ leading scorer, averaged 13.0 points per game and 2.8 rebounds per game in 28 appearances with 27 starts … Averaged 12.9 points per game against SEC opponents … Career best five assists vs. Grambling … Five points vs. Grambling was just her third game in single digits in the last 12 outings … Career night vs. Missouri with 26 points, seven rebounds and five 3-PT FG’s … 18th game in double figures vs. LSU at the SEC Tournament and ninth game in double figures in the last 10 outings … Career-best five 3-PT FG’s at Missouri … Posted 14 games of multiple 3-PT FGs this season, including in eight of the last 11 outings … Seven games of 20+ is the most for an Ole Miss player this season … Averaged 12.9 points per game in SEC play and leading Ole Miss in scoring with 13.0 points per game … Career high in steals with a game-high seven vs. Southeastern La. … Increased offensive production by 6.6 points per game from freshman to sophomore season.

Freshman Season (2015-16):
Averaged 7.5 points 1.4 rebounds in 30 appearances as a freshman … Made 21 starts – the most of any Ole Miss freshman … Third leading scorer on the team and the top freshman scorer … Averaged 8.4 points per game against SEC foes, which trailed just Shandricka Sessom’s 13.4 points … Posted double figure points on 11 occasions and led the team in scoring in four games … Closed season with three-point FG in each of the last three games, longest streak of the season was five consecutive games with a three-pointer … Career-best four assists at Arkansas … Topped 20 points for the second time with 20 points vs. South Carolina (4-of-7 from 3-PT FG) … 10 free throws vs. Mississippi State are the most by an Ole Miss player this season … Leads Rebels in FT shooting in last five minutes going 17-of-19 in late game situations … Career-best 4 3-PT FGs on two occasions (at Georgia, vs. South Carolina); 10 games of multiple three-pointers … Averaging 8.2 ppg in games started with nine of 11 games in double figures coming in games she’s started … Career-high in points (21) at Texas A&M; had reached double figures 11 times … Third leading scorer with 7.5 ppg and averaging 8.4 ppg in SEC games (2nd best on the team) … Earned first career start at Middle Tennessee.

High School:
Prepped at Whitney Young in Chicago, Illinois, one of the top basketball programs in the country … Led her prep squad to the Illinois 4A championship last season, dropping just one game all season to an in-state school … Also led her squad to state championship as a sophomore … Closed the year winning 16 consecutive games en route to its third straight state title … Earned all-tournament honors at the 2013 Sandra Meadows Classic … Four-time city champion … Ranked No. 7 in her position in the state of Illinois and No.22 nationally … Ranked No. 67 nationally according to Prospects Nation. Muhammad chose Ole Miss over LSU.

Personal:
Full name is Madinah Muhammad … Daughter of Rasheda Muhammad and James Cotton … Born on September 18, 1996 … Recognized by the Mayor of Chicago and Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH organization … Majoring in sport and recreation administration.