Mustapha Heron

Mustapha Jahhad Heron (born December 12, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Þór Þorlákshöfn of the Úrvalsdeild karla.

Heron gained notoriety as an eighth grader after a video of him guarding NBA all-star Chris Paul one-on-one at the Five-Star Skills Clinic was posted to YouTube in 2011.

[3] He was also recognized nationally, earning a spot on the USA Today All-USA Boys Basketball Third team in 2016.

[4] Heron was selected to play in the 2016 Ballislife All-American Game, where he was named co-MVP alongside Lonzo Ball.

On April 4, 2018, Heron declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent in order to maintain his amateur status.

[17] On February 26, 2021, Heron signed with the Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League for the rest of the 2020–21 season.

[21] Heron started the 2023–24 season with Al-Rayyan of the Qatari Basketball League before joining Club Atlético Goes of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol in January 2024.

[22] In the summer of 2019, Heron was a part of the United States National team who competed at the Pan American Games in Peru.