Bazz is 20 y.o. LOL

ok?? ben mclemore is 20 and is a freshmen… let me put mclemore out of my top 5 then

“Def” doesn’t deserve its own thread as we already have multiple threads covering this topic.

glad i’m not the only one who appreciates etiquette.

This is definitely a red flag. Freshmen in the final quarter/trimester in their first year of college are typically either 18 or 19. Muhammad’s age to go along with the fact he’s a one trick pony (only scores), isn’t a team player whatsoever (doesn’t play defense and disrespected everyone by pouting and not celebrating after their win a few weeks ago), and showed up to camp fat are a testament to the amount of red flags this young man possesses.

I wouldn’t touch him with a lotto pick. Better to take a player with heart rather than a player who will be a cancer on and off the court.

I’m not surprised because I read an article back in 2009 saying that he was a 16 year old freshman.

I coach high school ball and kids are being intentionally held back so that they are more mature. There are kids who are 17 year old Soph’s. Kids who will be 19 when they are done as seniors etc. It’s sad…but the difference in this case is that his father changed his birth certificate to lie about it. But here in AZ kids repeat grades for athletic purposes before they enter high school.

A couple notes also to those comparing him to McClemore at Kansas (however you spell it). Yes he is 20 also; but he is also openly known to be a “redshirt” freshman. Meaning he sat out his first year in college and academically is a sophomore but basketball wise is a freshman.

Shabazz Muhammad has represented himself as a freshman who is 19 years old when he is actually 20.

Does that mean anything? Yes…it says that the evaluations that were previously done that were based upon his age comparative to his peers were done without the real facts. It does not change how good a player he is/was but it does put into perspective his talent vs. his peers who are a year or 2 younger than he is.

I myself was 17 years old when I graduated high school and didn’t turn 18 until a month after I graduated. He turned 19 (more than 2 years older than I was at the same stage) during the beginning of his basketball season his senior year.

i feel like arguing about players ages is a timeless thing, bazz could be born a month later than the rest of his classmates and everyone would be like. ‘OMG bazz is soooo old for his age, theres no way he will ever make it as a basketball player’ he is leaving after this year anyway so if you wanna get technical he will be YOUNG entering the draft. so hes a year older, ok. so lets say hes ‘supposed’ to be a sophmore. guess whatttt? he is still YOUNG entering the draft lol. either way he will not be playing in the ncaa next year anyway so nobody will have anything to complain about.

because it speaks to his character. If he would lie about his age (someone please tell me he didnt know how old he was) he would lie about any other mental/social problems he has. “Any drug problems?” Nope. “Any children out of wedlock?” Nope. How could any team believe anything he said about any character issue?

32 GM’s are licking their chops to draft this kid, if he was a 23 or 24 year old freshman then there would be cause for some concern…As it stands Shabazz is the most NBA ready wing player and could have the most potential to be a star in this class…In fact this looks to be another attempt by Ben Mclemore fan boys to trash talk the better prospect Shabazz Mohamed…