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13 Alhaji Mohammed Class: Senior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Hillcrest Last College: Ventura College Height / Weight: 6-3 / 200 Position: Guard Birthdate: 10/29/1981 Experience: 2L

Junior Year: Earned a scholarship for his senior year after seeing action in 18 games as a junior in a reserve role ... Played an average of nearly 10 minutes an outing over the final six games of the season ... Had eight points, hitting four-of-five shots from the field, and added two assists against Austin Peay in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3-21-03), playing a season-high 13 minutes ... Totalled five points, two assists and two rebounds against Charlotte in the regular season finale (3-8-03) ... Had four points, four rebounds and three assists against Eastern Kentucky in 11 minutes of action (12-17-02) ... Louisville was 8-1 last season when Mohammed scored ... Brother of former Kentucky forward Nazr Mohammed, currenty playing with the NBA Atlanta Hawks.

Sophomore Year: Appeared in 25 games, starting 11 (9 of the last 18) ... Scored six points and equalled a season-best with four rebounds against TCU in the C-USA Tournament ... Had a season-high 11 points with two assists vs. South Florida with a perfect shooting night (4-4 FG, 3-3 3FG) ... Had four steals at Indiana ... Scored the Cardinals' first eight points against DePaul and added three rebounds, an assist and a steal ... Contributed 10 points and two assists at Charlotte ... Totalled 10 points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists without a turnover against TCU ... Scored six points on a pair of three-pointers at UAB ... Had four points, four assists and three steals in a starting role against Murray State.

Before Joining the Cardinals: Non-scholarship player who averaged 13.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists in helping Ventura College to a 24-9 record as a freshman. He shot 52 percent from the field and 70 percent from the free throw line ... His figures improved in conference play to 16.3 points and 4.8 rebounds a game. He was the only Ventura player to start all 33 games ... First-team all-conference selection at Ventura and the team's most improved player ... High school teammate of former Marquette forward Odartey Blankson at Hillcrest High School, where he played one season for coach Tom Cappel.

Personal: Born Oct. 29, 1981 ... Son of Ayisha Ali and Alhaji T. Mohammed, Sr. ... One of 11 children in his family ... Major is sociology with a minor in marketing ... Personal goal at U of L is to gain his "education and become the best basketball player I can be." ... Enjoys "watching movies, walking on the waterfront, chillin' with friends and going out to eat" in his spare time ... Chose to attend U of L because "of the fans and Coach Pitino." ... Best basketball advice given to him was "you can only control how hard you work." ... What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino: "how hard he makes you work and he treats me like a son." ... Most proud of his three brothers ... His brothers and Coach Pitino have had the greatest influence on his athletic career ... When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Magic Johnson.

Favorites: Basketball Player: Nazr Mohammed, Antoine Walker, Derek Anderson ... NBA Team: all teams ... Athlete, Other than a basketball player: Muhammad Ali ... Movies: Scarface, Blow, Harlem Nights ... TV Shows: Making the Band, Sports Center, The Wire ... Book: The Last Shot ... Musical Group/Singer: Jay Z ... Comedian: Martin ... Foods: steak and rice ... Midnight Snack: protein shake, ice cream ... Best Athlete Ever Faced: Antoine Walker, Derek Anderson ... Would most like to Meet: Allah.