Ismail Ali

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Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
South Hayward, Calif.
High School:
San Leandro
Prev School:
Antelope Valley College

2015-16
Played in all 34 games on the season, starting the road contest at Akron … Totaled 718 minutes on the year … Led the team with 130 assists, 3.8 assists per game … Also ranked seventh in the MAC on the year with an average of 3.8 assists per contest … Averaged 5.4 points per game on the year, totaling 185 points on the season … Recorded 71 rebounds, 28 steals and nine blocks on the season … Shot 70.1 percent (82-of-117) from the free throw line, which ranked third on the team … Shot 38.7 percent (48-of-124) from the field overall and 28 percent (7-of-25) on the year … Recorded an assist/turnover ratio of 1.8 on the season, which ranked ninth overall in the MAC on the year … Scored in double figures five times on the year … Posted a BGSU career-high 19 points in the road win at Ohio … Also had 13 points in the win at FGCU and 12 points in the loss at Wright State … Dished out a season-high 10 assists in the home win over Urbana … Also passed out nine assists in the road win at SEMO and eight assists in the loss at Detroit … Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds versus Oakland City (Ind.) … Picked up a season-high four steals in the win over UMBC and three steals against Urbana and at home versus Miami (Ohio) … Logged double digit minutes in all 34 games on the season … Played a season-high 30 minutes at Wright State … Played 27 minutes in home contests versus Oakland City (Ind.) and Ball State … Totaled 14 points and nine assists in BGSU’s three MAC Championship Tournament games.

Junior College
Played for two years at Antelope Valley College … Averaged 8.9 points per game on 44.7 percent shooting overall and 42.1 percent shooting from behind the three-point line in 2014-15 as a sophomore … Led the team with 6.3 assists per game, which also ranked fourth in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) … Also averaged 1.3 steals per contest as the Marauders went 24-6 overall and 12-1 in conference play on the year in 2014-15 … Named the Chabot College Tournament Most Valuable Player as he averaged 9.0 points and 10.3 assists per game during the tournament, including posting a double-double of 12 points and 10 assists in the championship game to lead AVC to the first-place finish … Averaged 9.5 points, 4.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a freshman for the Marauders who went 27-5 overall and 11-1 in conference play in 2013-14.

High School
Played for four years at San Leandro High School in South Hayward, California … Averaged 10.2 points and 4.3 assists per game for his team that was ranked in the top-50 among all the high school teams in the state of California … Named the team captain his senior season … Also played AAU basketball for the North Coast Express.

Personal
Ismail “Ish” Qaid Ali was born on November 1, 1995 in South Hayward, California … Son of Sulaiman and Islah Ali … Has four siblings named Ibrahim, Qaadir, Hameed and Faheemah … Majoring in communications.