University of Portland Athletics

HAWAII 2019-20: Sat out the season.

WASHINGTON STATE 2018-19: Started 24 games and appeared in 32 overall games… averaged 7.3 points and 2.9 assists per game… posted a 2.4 assist/turnover ratio, scored in double figures in ten games… knocked down 45 three-pointers and shot 83 percent from the foul line… recorded a career-high 18 points, seven assists and three steals with no turnovers against USC.

EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE 2016-18: Standout JUCO career for EFSC where he set a school record with 230 career three-pointers during his two-year stint… named to the NJCAA Division I All-America second team as a sophomore and was the Mid-Florida Conference Player of the Year after leading the Titans to a 30-5 record and third-place finish in the NJCAA Division I National Championships... averaged 17.9 points and 4.7 assists that season, while shooting 40.1 percent from three-point range… his 113 made three-pointers ranked fourth nationally at the NJCAA Division I level…  made 117 three-pointers his freshman year (2016-17) while shooting a remarkable 44.5 percent from beyond the arc… averaged 15.9 points, 4.9 assists and 4.0 rebounds, while posting a 2.4 assist/turnover ratio to earn all-conference first team honors… the Titans won 31 games and were the runners-up at the NJCAA DI National Championships.

PREVIOUSLY: Played prep basketball at John Polanyi Collegiate Institute and BTB Prep, both in Toronto… became just the second Canadian player ever to score 100 or more points in a game when he drilled 23 three-pointers and finished with 103 points for JPCI against C.W. Jefferson in December of 2015.

PERSONAL: Born April of 1997 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada…son of mother Fowzia Mohammed and father Abdibarik Ali.

COACH PORTER ON ALI: "Ahmed brings a lot of experience having played a whole year in the Pac-12 and putting up good numbers. He has the ability to score the basketball and is a good three-point shooter. Ahmed also takes good care of the basketball and makes plays for his teammates. He will bring maturity and leadership to our team."

ALI ON PICKING PORTLAND: ""I chose Portland because I like the style of play and I am a big fan of Coach Porter. I would love to learn from him and then continue to play professionally. To learn from someone who played 17 years in the NBA, it doesn't get much better. I am going to bring energy, leadership, shooting ability and just a spark. Portland just needs a spark and I think I can help energize the team and the fan base."