Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman (born September 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Bilbao of the Spanish Liga ACB.
As a result, he waited until the late signing period of his senior season in hopes of getting the attention of a major program.
[5] Sources: The 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team had been outright champions of 2013–14 Big Ten Conference[6] and reached the elite eight round of the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament,[7] but lost three players to the 2014 NBA draft: Nik Stauskas, Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III.
[5] He made his NCAA debut for Michigan against Hillsdale on November 15 along with 6 other true freshmen and a redshirt freshman, but was held scoreless.
[11][12] On January 17, 2015, in his first career start (in place of Spike Albrecht), Abdur-Rahkman made the three point shot that provided the margin of victory against Northwestern.
[26][27][28] On March 16 in the First Four rounds of the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Michigan defeated Tulsa, 67–62, behind a team-high 16 points from Abdur-Rahkman, his fifth consecutive double digit performance.
[38][1] On December 2, Michigan defeated Indiana 69–55 in its Big Ten conference opener as Abdur Rahkman posted a career-high 11 rebounds.
[41][42] On January 15, 2018, Abdur-Rahkman scored his 1,000th point on a pair of game-winning free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining in a 68–67 win against Maryland.
[45][46] On February 3 against Minnesota, Abdur-Rahkman posted 17 points, including a three-point play with 3.8 seconds remaining, to give Michigan a 76–73 overtime victory.
[47][48] On his senior day on February 18, Abdur-Rahkman led Michigan (with 17 points) to a 74–62 victory over (#8 AP Poll/#9 Coaches Poll)[49] Ohio State.
[61] Abdur-Rahkman, who posted a game-high 12 points (along with Moritz Wagner), was the main ballhandler on a set play from the defensive baseline with 3.6 seconds left in the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament second-round game against (#21 AP Poll/#19 Coaches Poll) Houston on March 17, 2018, and got the assist by setting up Jordan Poole for a buzzer beater three point shot resulting in a 64–63 win and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen.
[62][63][64][65] Abdur-Rahkman, who averaged 14.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the first four games of the NCAA tournament,[66] was joined by Charles Matthews and Wagner on the West Region All-tournament team.
[72] Prior to the 2018 NBA draft, Abdur-Rahkman was only able to work out with one team due to a broken foot, ultimately going undrafted.