Malik Abdullahi

Photo by: Caean Couto

Photo by: DEENA GHAZZI

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-7
Weight:
207
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Christopher Columbus

Honors
Ivy League Rookie Of The Week (Nov. 18, 2024)

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2025-26: Played in 27 games and started 25 … averaged 9.7 points-per-game … ranked second in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (56.1%) and eighth in rebounds-per-game (5.7) … recorded two double-doubles … scored in double figures in 14 games … scored a season-high 21 pints on 9-for-11 shooting from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line while recording seven rebounds and two steals at Temple on Dec. 22 … tallied 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field and 10 rebounds on Jan. 17 at Harvard … compiled 15 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the field and 5-for-6 from the free throw line in addition to five rebounds and three steals against Vermont on Dec. 30 … scored 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field and 3-for-3 from the free throw line and pulled down seven rebounds at Columbia on Jan 31 … recorded 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the field and seven rebounds against Columbia on Feb. 14 … scored 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field and six rebounds along with four assists on Nov. 26 against Vermont … had 14 points and six rebounds against Cornell on Feb. 13 … tallied 13 points on 4-for-6 shooting from the field and 4-for-5 from the free throw line on Feb. 20 against Brown

2024-25: Appeared in 27 games and started 18 … scored 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting and had four rebounds and one block on Nov. 15 against Loyola-Chicago … recorded 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting and four rebounds in Princeton’s win over Portland on Nov. 24 … had eight points on 3-for-3 shooting from the field, including the game-winning basket, and 2-for-3 shooting from the free throw line at Northeastern on Nov. 10 … tallied eight points on 4-for-5 shooting and four rebounds in the Tigers’ victory over Rutgers on Dec. 21 in the Never Forget Tribute Classic … contributed eight points on 4-for-6 shooting and three rebounds in Princeton’s triumph at Merrimack on Nov. 17 … recorded four points and seven rebounds, including five offensive, in the Tigers’ win over Penn at the Palestra on Feb. 7 … had seven points on 3-for-4 shooting at Harvard on Jan. 11

Before Princeton: 3x State Champion … 1x National Champion … Honor Roll Student

Personal: Son of Claudine Abdullahi and Sadiq Abdullahi … his father Sadiq represented Nigeria in tennis at the 1992 Olympics … has an older brother, Sadiq Abdullahi Jr., who is a junior on the basketball team at Colby-Sawyer … has three older sisters, Monique Ricketts, Fatimah Abudullahi and Rasheeda Abdullahi … intended major is sociology … loves listening to music and favorite artist is Rod Wave … favorite basketball player is LeBron James … loves fashion and how you can express yourself through clothes