Esa Ahmad - F (2015) - Bucky's 5th Quarter

Go to Wisconsin Basketball Recruiting Hub >>

Class	Position	Height	Weight
2015	SF/PF	6'7"	215 lb
School			AAU
Shaker Heights (OH) HS			All-Ohio Red

Rankings

Rivals: 5-star recruit (#17 PF / #72 overall)
Scout: (#10 PF / #54 overall) Red_arrowdown_medium
ESPN: 86 (#8 SF / #46 overall)
24/7: 4-star recruit 94 (#21 PF / #74 overall)
Triple Double Prospects: #2 PF in Ohio

Last updated: May 5, 2015
Previous Rankings: 4-star (#17 PF/#71 overall > #16/#69 > #14/#78) by Rivals; 4-star (#9 PF/#51 overall > #8/#48) > 5-star (#11/#65) by Scout; 4-star/88 (#9 PF/#41 overall > #9/#42) by ESPN; 4-star/94 (#21 PF/#71 overall > #17/#65) > 93 (#24/#87) by 24/7
Rankings at time of commitment: 4-star (0.9780) by 247 Composite, #9 PF/#52 overall/#3 in OH; 4-star by Rivals (#69), Scout (#48) & ESPN (#41), #2 PF in Ohio

Honors

2015 Co-Player of the Year - Div. 1 (AP)
2015 First Team All-State - Div. 1 (AP)
2014 Co-Player of the Year - Div. 1 (AP)
2014 Area Player of the Year (Cleveland.com)
2014 First Team All-State - Div. 1 (AP)
2013 Northeast Ohio Conference (Valley Division) Player of the Year

Statistics

Verbally committed to West Virginia

Wisconsin kept tabs on the versatile Ahmad throughout the spring, but seemed willing to concede him to in-state Buckeyes after Ohio State offered in May. However, led by Ohio native Lamont Paris, the Badgers' coaching staff has upped the ante with a full ride offer to the rising senior in July. Frankly, I'm was surprised Ahmad was not even more highly rated -- he has toughness, decent handles, a good-looking shot, and the ability to block shots.

Ahmad has been a prolific producer through his first three seasons at the high school level and appears able to play both forward spots at the next level. He has numerous scholarship offers throughout Big Ten and ACC country, highlighted by Ohio State, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa State, Maryland, Miami, UNLV, West Virginia, and Xavier. Ahmad maintains he will make a decision by August, after making additional visits to Michigan and Michigan State -- so more offers could be coming. He also recently attended the LeBron James Skills Academy.

Ahmad wanted to make a decision by September, but it will be very tight if he's trying to take five official visits before choosing. Fresh on the heels of a big decommitment at Ohio State, Ahmad's father announced he planned to visit Wisconsin on Sept. 20, but later that was switched to a West Virginia visit. Instead, Ahmad announced plans to host in-home visits with his five finalists: Ohio State, West Virginia, Maryland, Wisconsin and Oregon (cutting out Michigan State and Tulane). However, he made the call for Bob Huggins and WVU a day before Wisconsin's staff planned to travel to Ohio for their visit.

Esa Ahmad - F (2015)

Share this story

Share All sharing options for: Esa Ahmad - F (2015)

Rankings

Honors

Statistics

Verbally committed to West Virginia

Recent Press

Audio / Video

Additional Info

All sharing options for: Esa Ahmad - F (2015)