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14 Zaid Ashmawy
Zaid Ashmawy
  • Height:
    6'6
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Cairo, Egypt
  • High School:
    American City College
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Major:
    Economics

Bio

Season: 4th

2012-13: Appeared in eight games and started seven before suffering a season-ending leg injury...averaged 6.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per-game...scored a season-high 13 points in his final game of the season vs. Bowie State (12/12).

2011-12: Played in all 28 games and made 26 starts...averaged 20.2 minutes per-contest...fourth on the team in scoring at 6.5 ppg (183 pts) and third in rebounding at 5.6 rpg (158 rebounds)...shot .483 from the field and registered 22 blocks, 27 steals and 23 assists...collected six double-figure scoring performances and four double-figure rebounding efforts...scored a season-high 15 points twice: at Molloy (1/25) and at NYIT (2/8)...pulled down a career-high 12 boards vs. Flagler (11/25)...notched one double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (1/28)...had a season-high three blocks vs. Elizabeth City State (11/15) and seaon-high four steals at Fairmont State (12/7).

2010-11:Appeared in 25 games and started in 22...averaged 18.6 minutes per-game...averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per-game...2nd on the team with 22 blocks, also added 22 assists and 21 steals...2nd on the team with a .486 field goal percentage...posted six double-figure scoring games including a career-high 19 points in the season-opener vs. St. Augustine's (11/12)...pulled down a season-best 10 rebounds  and  dished a career-high six assists at Apprentice School (2/2)...had a career-high four blocks vs. Washington Adventist (1/5).

 High School: 2009 graduate of American City College...played basketball and soccer.

Personal: Son of Wessam Moussa...has one brother, Mohamed...economics major...career goals are to become a business professional and professional basketball player...hobbies are reading and listening to music...also enjoys watching/playing soccer and football...favorite athlete is LeBron James...favorite food is Egyptian food...favorite movies are More Than a Game and Safehouse...favorite TV show is Martin...chose UDC because of it's location in Washington, DC and because the people on campus are friendly...favorite thing about the District of Columbia is that it's a diverse city...greatest athletic experiences are the World Cup 2009, World Cup 2011, and the African Cup of Nations 2008...dream as a college athlete is to win a championship...chose #14 because that was his cousin's soccer number before he passed away...susperstitions on game day are to wear the same socks, listen to same playlist on iPod, and call his mother.

Career Stats
  Total Field Goals 3-Pt Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points Turnovers
Name Class Year Pos Ht G Made Atts Pct Made Atts Pct Made Atts Pct No Avg No Avg No Avg No Avg No Avg TO
Ashmawy, Ziad Fr. 2010-11 F 6-5 25 70 144 0.486 2 9 0.222 43 62 0.694 115 4.600 22 0.880 22 0.880 21 0.840 185 7.400 32
Ashmawy, Ziad So. 2011-12 F 6-5 28 69 143 0.483 0 1 0.000 45 71 0.634 158 5.643 23 0.821 22 0.786 27 0.964 183 6.536 34
Ashmawy, Ziad Jr. 2012-13 F 6-5 8 18 44 0.409 - - - 18 24 0.750 38 4.750 3 0.375 4 0.500 7 0.875 - 6.750 4
Career Totals - - - - 61 157 331 0.474 2 10 0.200 106 157 0.675 311 5.098 48 0.787 48 0.787 55 0.902 422 6.033 70