Still, as a freshman for West Virginia, Ahmad is improving every day according to his head coach.
“I think he’s gotten a lot better in every area,” Bob Huggins said in his weekly teleconference. “He’s getting much better defensively. He’s been much better in the press. He’s starting to rebound the ball the way we thought he would rebound the ball. Offensively, he’s doing a good job moving the ball. He made a three in the Oklahoma game so we’re happy with him.”
Though he has been thrust into the Mountaineers’ starting lineup, Ahmad is averaging just 4.