UM basketball team officially signs guard Rashad Muhammad

The University of Miami men’s basketball team officially signed San Jose State transfer Rashad Muhammad, younger brother of Minnesota Timberwolves player Shabazz Muhammad.

Muhammad, a 6-6 guard, will sit out this season and have two years of eligibility remaining. He led the Aztecs in scoring as a freshman (13.2 ppg) and sophomore (13.9 ppg).

“Over the last several years we have had great success with transfer student-athletes,” UM coach Jim Larrañaga said. “Rashad extends a long line of outstanding players who have joined our program after two years of college experience, and we’re excited about his addition.’’

As a rookie, he set the Mountain West Conference freshman record for three pointers made in a season (75) and posted the second-highest mark for single-season three-pointers made at San Jose State.

This story was originally published August 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "UM basketball team officially signs guard Rashad Muhammad."