Shabazz Muhammad

Who is Shabazz Muhammad?

Shabazz Nagee Muhammad is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. He played his college basketball at UCLA. In his first season in the Pacific-12 Conference, he was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and voted co-Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.

Muhammad went to Bishop Gorman High School, where he was named Mr. Basketball USA and Naismith Prep Player of the Year in his senior year. He was one of the top rated college basketball recruits in the class of 2012. CBS college basketball analyst Greg Anthony called Muhammad a "once-in-a-generation talent." After one season at UCLA, he was selected in the first round with the 14th overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft.