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Ahmaad Rorie

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 183
Hometown:
Tacoma, Wash.
High School:
Lincoln H.S.
Previous School:
Oregon

His stellar career included three All-Big Sky Conference selections, including back-to-back first-team honors… Twice named an NABC District 6 first-team selection… Twice named to the Big Sky Championship all-tournament team, being selected as the Most Outstanding Player in 2019 after leading the Grizzlies to a second consecutive Big Sky tournament title… Finished three-year Griz career ranked sixth for career scoring with 1,654 points… Added 385 rebounds, 364 assists (ninth in career history) and 100 steals… Made 592 shots, including 185 3-pointers… Shot .833 from the free-throw line over his career (fourth in Griz history)... Started all 100 games in which he played… Helped Montana to back-to-back Big Sky Conference regular-season and tournament championships, advancing to the NCAA tournament in both 2018 and 2019 while winning a school-record 52 games over that two-year span.

2018-19 (Senior): All-Big Sky Conference first-team selection for second consecutive season… Big Sky Championship Most Outstanding Player… NABC District 6 first-team honoree... Recipient of the Carl E. Dragstedt Award for the second consecutive season (team’s most valuable player)… Captains’ Award… Was one of 16 active players in 2018-19 with at least 1,5000 career points and 400 assists… Reached 1,500 career points faster than any player in school history, needing less than three seasons to do so… Ranked in the top 10 in Big Sky Conference play for scoring (14.7 per game, ninth), assists (4.4, sixth) and minutes played (35.5, third)… Also ranked 13th for 3-pointers made (2.0 per game)… His 3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio led the Big Sky by a wide margin and ranked 36th nationally… Didn’t post a negative assist-to-turnover ratio once over final 23 games… Had at least four assists in each of final 14 games, recording a 3.8 assist-to-turnover ratio during that span… Led Montana for assists 22 times and scoring on 12 occasions… Scored a season-high 28 points in Montana’s 29-point blowout over Weber State in the Big Sky semifinals (March 15)… Made his first seven shot attempts, also adding six assists to one turnover… Became the only player in UM history to score 1,500 career points in three seasons, doing so at Idaho State (Feb. 16)… Scored 10 during a span of 3:09 late in the first half… Nearly recorded a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds at Montana State (Feb. 2)… Scored 20 points in a road win at Idaho (Jan. 19), scoring 10 of Montana’s first 19 points to help the Griz build a lead… Scored at least 20 points seven times, including the first three games to begin Big Sky play (Dec. 29-Jan. 3)… During that stretch, averaged 22.7 points on .578 shooting, including .480 from deep… In a road win at Southern Utah (Dec. 31), scored a game-high 24 points, including a dozen over the game’s first 8 minutes… Biggest moment came vs. Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 17), when he made three 3-pointers in the final 3 minutes of the game, including one with 13 seconds to play to give Montana a 71-69 lead.

2017-18 (Junior): All-Big Sky Conference first team… Big Sky Championship all-tournament team… Recipient of the Carl E. Dragstedt Award (team’s most valuable player)… Captains’ Award… Legends Classic Malibu Region all-tournament team… Started all 34 contests, leading the team for minutes played (35.8), points (17.2) and assists (125)… Was one of three players to rank in the top 10 in Big Sky play for scoring (ninth), assists (sixth) and minutes played (ninth)… Ranked third in the conference with a 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio… Connected on 50 of 53 free-throw attempts during conference play (.943, second), at one point holding streaks of 24 and 19 makes in a row… Made a team-most 59 three-pointers (.339)... Ranked second on the team with 42 steals, including a career-most four vs. UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 21)... Scored in double figures 30 times, including at least 20 points on 14 occasions… Scored at least 20 points in three consecutive games from Dec. 3-17, and again from Dec. 28-Jan. 4… Led UM for scoring 17 times… Recorded at least four assists in eight of UM’s final 12 games… Was named to the Legends Classic Malibu Region all-tournament team after averaging 18.5 points, 6.0 assists, 3.5 steals and 37.5 minutes played in a pair of contests (Nov. 20-21)… Scored his 1,000^th career UM point at Idaho (Feb. 17), becoming one of three Griz players to ever accomplish the feat in his second season... Averaged 20.67 points per game in the Big Sky Championship, including a career-high 30 in the quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (March 8).

2016-17 (Sophomore): Named to the All-Big Sky Conference second team… Recipient of the Carl E. Dragstedt Award (team’s most valuable player)… Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week on March 4… Started 31 contests for the Grizzlies, leading UM in minutes played (32.5 per game), points (547, 17.6 average) and assists (97)… Totaled 192 made field goals, nearly double the next-highest on the team (.449 percentage; 192-of-428)… Ranked first in the conference with a 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio (97:47)… As a team, UM had the 12^th-fewest turnovers in Division I in 2016-17… Led UM in scoring 15 times, with the Griz going 11-4 in those contests… Totaled 63 three-pointers, a team best (63-of-164; .384)… Was highly effective at the free-throw line, knocking down 100-of-120 attempts (.833)… Ranked fourth on the team with 109 rebounds (3.5 average)… Ranked third with 26 steals… Was even better during 17 conference games, averaging 19.4 points (eighth in Big Sky)… Also ranked eighth in the Big Sky for assists and fifth for free-throw percentage… Was in doubles figures in 27 of 30 contests, including the first seven and 12 in a row from Dec. 13-Feb. 4… Eight of those contests were 20-plus scoring affairs… Averaged 22.58 points per game during that stretch, including a career-most 29 at Portland State (Jan. 19)… That night, he also had career highs for field goals (11-of-19), rebounds (seven) and minutes played (38)… Named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week on March 4 after combining for 50 points in wins at Weber State (March 2) and Idaho State (March 4) and assuring UM of a first-round bye in the Big Sky tournament… Led UM in assists a team-most 15 times, including three of the final five regular-season contests… Had a career-most eight dimes in a win over Pepperdine (Dec. 22)… Also recorded 21 points and three steals vs. the Waves… Led UM in scoring in four consecutive games, including back-to-back contests vs. Eastern Washington (Jan. 26) and Idaho (Jan. 28)… Led UM in steals four times, including five in a win over Idaho State to close the regular season (March 4).

2015-16 (Redshirt): Redshirted during his first season in Missoula after transferring to UM from Oregon.

2014-15 (Oregon): Spent his freshman season at Oregon… Made 15 starts and appeared in all 36 games for the Ducks, who went 26-10 and advanced to the Pac-12 finals and second round of the NCAA tournament... Ranked third on the team in assists with 66, and finished the season shooting 74.4 percent from the free throw line... Totaled 149 points and 79 rebounds… Reached double digits in points scored six times, including 10 in a home win over UCLA (Jan. 24), going a perfect 4-of-4 from the field… Enjoyed a career-high 11 points against Illinois (Dec. 13)... Logged career highs for assists (eight), rebounds (six) and minutes (41) at Washington State (Jan. 15)... Had a well-rounded game in a home win over Oregon State (March 4), scoring five points, grabbing four rebounds and recording three assists... Had three blocks in a win over Portland State (Nov. 30), helping the Ducks set UO’s single-game blocks record with 12... Was a perfect 4-of-4 from the line in a win against Toledo (Nov. 21) ... Dished out four assists against Detroit (Nov. 17), tying for the team high ... Made his collegiate debut vs. Coppin State (Nov. 15), scoring 10 points with two made three-pointers.

High School: Is a 2014 graduate of Lincoln High School in Washington… Rated as the No. 3 prep prospect in the state of Washington (ESPN)… Scored more than 2,000 career points… As a senior in 2013-14, averaged 15 points per game to go along with six assists and six rebounds… As a junior, put up 21 points per game, in addition to five assists and five rebounds per game… Shot 54 percent from the field and 42 percent from three-point range… While attending Clover Park High School as a freshman (2010-11), helped his team win the Washington 2A state title, averaging 33 points per game in the state tournament… Was rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, given a grade of 79.

Personal: Name is pronounced: uh-MOD ROAR-ee… Born in Tacoma, Wash. … Parents are Amiri Rorie and Rhonetta Thomas… Graduated in December 2018 with a degree in communication studies.