Reinforcements are coming to the BYU frontcourt. Over the weekend, former G-League big man Abdullah Ahmed announced that he will make his BYU debut on Monday against Eastern Washington.
BYU’s Abdullah Ahmed, a former G League center, will make his debut with the Cougars on Monday, he told @On3sports. The 6-foot-10 big man says he’s been given three years of eligibility from the NCAA. https://t.co/W43nqQ8N0Khttps://t.co/ielsmUI4NRpic.twitter.com/bYcQyUkHga
— Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) December 20, 2025
Ahmed committed to BYU in December over Big 12 rival Houston. Ahmed brings a very unique background to the BYU basketball program: a G-League background. Given the new landscape of college athleteics, he was granted NCAA eligibility after playing for the New York Knicks G-League affiliate. According to On3’s Joe Tipton, Ahmed was granted three years of eligibility by the NCAA.
Ahmed’s experience and size could prove critical for the second half of BYU’s season. The Cougars have all the tools to make a Final Four run. The one thing they have lacked at times? Size in the post. For as good as Keba Keita is for BYU, he is just 6’8. That has created some matchup problems for BYU against teams with a lot of size in the post…