Former Greenwood star Aminu Mohammed signs with Philadelphia 76ers after going undrafted

Aminu Mohammed, one of the great high school basketball players to come through southwest Missouri, has signed with the Philadelphia 76ers after going undrafted in Thursday night's NBA Draft.

Yahoo! NBA insider Chris Haynes reported Mohammed signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Sixers while citing league sources.

An Exhibit 10 contract gives Mohammed a Summer League invite and gives the franchise the flexibility to convert the deal into a two-way contract — which would need to happen before the regular season. The deals are typically non-guaranteed while the team controls the player's G League rights. Mohammed will be eligible for a $50,000 bonus if he spends 60-plus days with the 76ers' G League affiliate. 

The 6-foot-5 guard played one season at Georgetown after three historic years at Greenwood Laboratory School in Springfield.

He led the Hoyas with 13.7 points and 8.7 rebounds and was the only player to start all 31 games for a team that went 6-25 overall and 0-19 in the Big East. He scored a season-high 27 points at Creighton in February and was named to the Big East All-Freshman team.

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Mohammed has been lauded for his size, athleticism and defensive abilities. Evaluators say the former Springfield standout will need to develop a better offensive game to have a future in the league.

Offense wasn't a problem for Mohammed in Springfield as he dominated the basketball scene in the Ozarks during his three seasons in the area. He concluded his prep career with 3,219 points and 1,478 rebounds which both rank near the top in state history.

With a resume that has him in the conversation as one of the best talents to come out of the area, Mohammed led Greenwood to a state championship as a sophomore. He helped the Blue Jays win a pair of Blue and Gold Tournament titles and was named a McDonald's All-American and Missouri's Gatorade Player of the Year his senior season.

Other standouts who have played in the NBA from the region include Anthony Tolliver and Juwan Morgan.

Wyatt D. Wheeler is a reporter and columnist with the Springfield News-Leader. You can contact him at 417-371-6987, by email at wwheeler@news-leader.com or Twitter at @WyattWheeler_NL. He's also the co-host of Sports Talk on Jock Radio weekdays from 4-6 p.m.