Zakiyyah Muhammad

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15 Zakiyyah Muhammad

Height:

5-11
Hometown:

Omaha, Neb.
Position:

F
Year:

Jr.
High School:

Benson HS

gp

26
pts/g

12.7
fg %

52.4
3pt %

38.7
ft %

73.2
reb/g

7.2
a/g

0.9

Bio

Honors and Awards

2025-26, Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
2024-25, NSAA Defensive Player of the Week (Dec. 16)
2023-24, NSAA Player of the Week (Dec. 18)

2025-26 Season (Junior): Started 25 of 26 games and led Bellevue University in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 12.7 points and 7.2 rebounds in 26.5 minutes per contest while shooting 52.4 percent from the field, 38.7 percent from three-point range (12-of-31) and 73.2 percent at the foul line (101-of-138) ... Finished the year with 331 points, 186 rebounds (including 75 offensive boards), 23 assists, 23 steals and a team-best 31 blocks ... Reached double figures in scoring in 17 games, topped 20 points three times and grabbed 10 or more rebounds in six contests, recording six double-doubles ... Opened the season by earning Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 27 after totaling 12 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal against College of Saint Mary on Oct. 25 and following with 16 points and nine boards versus Mount Mercy on Oct. 30 ... Highlighted her season with a school-record 31 points, 10 rebounds and three three-pointers against Bismarck State on Jan. 10, a 29-point, 16-rebound outing against Midland on Nov. 8 that ties for the second-highest single-game scoring total in program history, 24 points with a season-high 11 made free throws and five assists against Dickinson State on Feb. 21, and seven points, nine rebounds and a season-best six blocks against Providence on Nov. 22 ... Her 52.4 percent field-goal mark set a BU single-season record, and she ended the season atop the program’s career field-goal percentage list at 49.6 percent while ranking second in career blocks (94), second in offensive rebounds (238), seventh in defensive rebounds (282), sixth in total rebounds (520), fourth in free throws made (192) and 10th in career scoring with 665 points.

2024-25 Season (Sophomore): Started all 28 games on the season … Averaged 6.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game … Led the team with a 49.3% field goal percentage and 26 blocked shots … Dished out 21 assists and totaled 18 steals on the season … Scored in double figures in seven games, totaling three doubles … Scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 62-54 win over (RV) Tabor (Nov. 9) … Scored a season-high 15 and grabbed 14 boards in a 77-58 win over #22 Mayville State (Dec. 13) … Scored 10 points and hauled in a season-high 14 rebounds and matched a season-high with three steals in a 70-65 win over Valley City (Dec. 14) … Scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds in the NSAA Quarterfinal Game against Valley City (Feb. 26) … Delivered three assists against Doane (Dec. 30 … Blocked a season-best three shots against #12 Briar Cliff (Dec. 2) … Established a season-high with three steals in the 80-66 season-opening win over Southwestern Christian (Nov. 1) … Named NSAA Defensive Player of the Week on Dec. 18.

2023-24 Season (Freshman): Appeared in all 28 games with two starts ... Averaged 5.7 points per game ... Tied for second on the team with 6.4 rebounds per game, including a team-leading 3.1 offensive boards per contest ... Led the Bruins with 37 blocked shots ... Named the NSAA Player of the Week on Dec. 18 after averaging 15 points and nine rebounds per game in two non-conference games against Briar Cliff and College of St. Mary ... Scored a season-high 19 points in BU's 92-69 win over CSM ... Recorded three double-doubles on the season.

High School: Graduate of Benson High School … Four-year letter-winner for coach Bob Massey … Averaged 12.2 points and 18.5 rebounds per game as a senior … Also averaged 2.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game during her senior campaign … Earned second-team Class A All-State honors, second team all-Metro Conference, and third team All-State … Served as team captain and selected as team MVP as a senior … Led the state of Nebraska and ranked sixth nationally in rebounding … Ranked fifth in the state of Nebraska and led Class A in shot blocking … Has the second-highest Nebraska Class A single-game rebounding mark with 36 … Earned an academic letter in 2022-23 and was a Silver & Goal Briefcase Award winner in 2021-22 and 2022-23 … Also lettered in both volleyball and track … Named MaxPreps Nebraska Player of the Year

Personal: Daughter of Vernon and Marcie Muhammad … Has three siblings: Saleem, Deniece, and DJ … Born on Dec. 29, 2004 … Majoring in Business.

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	26	21
Games started	25	20
Minutes	690	568
Minutes per game	26.5	27.0
FG	109-208	82-169
FG Pct	52.4	48.5
3PT	12-31	11-27
3PT Pct	38.7	40.7
FT	101-138	79-104
FT Pct	73.2	76.0
Off rebounds	75	54
Def rebounds	111	84
Total rebounds	186	138
Rebounds per game	7.2	6.6
Personal fouls	85	68
Disqualifications	5	4
Assists	23	19
Turnovers	80	66
Assist to turnover ratio	0.3	0.3
Steals	23	16
Blocks	31	27
Points	331	254
Points per game	12.7	12.1
Points per 40 min	19.2	17.9

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 6	(RV) Carroll	L, 63-56
Feb 7	(23) Rocky Mountain	L, 77-66
Feb 13	at (17) Montana Tech	L, 81-38
Feb 14	at Montana Western	L, 77-57
Feb 20	Bismarck State	L, 76-65
Feb 21	Dickinson State	W, 78-48

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Oct 25	College of Saint Mary	W, 77-47	1	17	5-8	62.5	1-3	33.3	1-4	25.0	12
Oct 30	at Mount Mercy	L, 65-52	1	26	6-12	50.0	0-0	-	4-7	57.1	16
Nov 7	Tabor	W, 58-45	1	27	4-6	66.7	0-0	-	5-6	83.3	13
Nov 8	Midland	W, 78-66	1	35	10-11	90.9	0-1	0.0	9-11	81.8	29
Nov 15	(5) Dakota State	L, 105-57	1	27	3-12	25.0	0-1	0.0	1-2	50.0	7
Nov 21	Montana State-Northern	L, 75-63	1	25	5-9	55.6	0-0	-	5-8	62.5	15
Nov 22	(RV) Providence	L, 74-71	1	30	2-5	40.0	0-1	0.0	3-4	75.0	7
Nov 24	at Nebraska Wesleyan	W, 76-69	1	17	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	3-6	50.0	7
Dec 5	Valley City State	W, 70-68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 6	Mayville State	W, 80-64	-	7	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	2
Dec 12	at (RV) Providence	L, 57-45	1	31	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	3-5	60.0	9
Dec 13	at (RV) Montana State-Northern	L, 75-65	1	26	1-5	20.0	0-0	-	4-4	100.0	6
Dec 17	at Emporia State	L, 73-65	1	31	4-11	36.4	1-4	25.0	6-7	85.7	15
Jan 2	at (17) Rocky Mountain	L, 72-58	1	13	3-6	50.0	1-2	50.0	2-4	50.0	9
Jan 3	at (24) Carroll	L, 58-34	1	26	1-4	25.0	0-1	0.0	1-4	25.0	3
Jan 9	at Dickinson State	W, 71-69	1	31	5-9	55.6	0-0	-	5-9	55.6	15
Jan 10	at Bismarck State	L, 81-73	1	33	11-13	84.6	3-3	100.0	6-8	75.0	31
Jan 16	Montana Western	W, 58-57	1	34	3-4	75.0	1-2	50.0	6-7	85.7	13
Jan 17	(12) Montana Tech	L, 73-57	1	32	3-7	42.9	1-2	50.0	4-6	66.7	11
Jan 23	at (7) Dakota State	L, 89-41	1	33	4-9	44.4	0-0	-	4-4	100.0	12
Jan 30	at Mayville State	W, 67-54	1	25	5-9	55.6	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	11
Jan 31	at Valley City State	L, 80-62	1	35	6-13	46.2	1-4	25.0	5-6	83.3	18
Feb 6	(RV) Carroll	L, 63-56	1	29	3-6	50.0	1-1	100.0	4-5	80.0	11
Feb 7	(23) Rocky Mountain	L, 77-66	1	24	3-7	42.9	1-2	50.0	8-8	100.0	15
Feb 13	at (17) Montana Tech	L, 81-38	1	23	2-8	25.0	0-1	0.0	1-1	100.0	5
Feb 14	at Montana Western	L, 77-57	1	23	5-10	50.0	0-1	0.0	4-4	100.0	14
Feb 20	Bismarck State	L, 76-65	1	33	7-12	58.3	0-2	0.0	2-4	50.0	16
Feb 21	Dickinson State	W, 78-48	1	28	6-13	46.2	1-2	50.0	11-11	100.0	24

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Oct 25	College of Saint Mary	W, 77-47	1	17	4	6	10	2	1	1	1
Oct 30	at Mount Mercy	L, 65-52	1	26	7	2	9	0	4	0	1
Nov 7	Tabor	W, 58-45	1	27	1	3	4	2	2	2	0
Nov 8	Midland	W, 78-66	1	35	7	9	16	0	4	4	0
Nov 15	(5) Dakota State	L, 105-57	1	27	3	3	6	0	2	0	2
Nov 21	Montana State-Northern	L, 75-63	1	25	5	6	11	0	3	0	0
Nov 22	(RV) Providence	L, 74-71	1	30	2	7	9	2	7	1	6
Nov 24	at Nebraska Wesleyan	W, 76-69	1	17	2	7	9	0	3	0	2
Dec 5	Valley City State	W, 70-68	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 6	Mayville State	W, 80-64	-	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Dec 12	at (RV) Providence	L, 57-45	1	31	2	3	5	2	3	0	1
Dec 13	at (RV) Montana State-Northern	L, 75-65	1	26	2	6	8	0	3	1	0
Dec 17	at Emporia State	L, 73-65	1	31	3	5	8	0	3	1	1
Jan 2	at (17) Rocky Mountain	L, 72-58	1	13	1	3	4	1	2	0	0
Jan 3	at (24) Carroll	L, 58-34	1	26	2	5	7	0	5	2	0
Jan 9	at Dickinson State	W, 71-69	1	31	1	4	5	1	1	2	1
Jan 10	at Bismarck State	L, 81-73	1	33	6	4	10	2	2	0	1
Jan 16	Montana Western	W, 58-57	1	34	1	11	12	2	7	1	0
Jan 17	(12) Montana Tech	L, 73-57	1	32	2	3	5	1	3	2	4
Jan 23	at (7) Dakota State	L, 89-41	1	33	5	1	6	1	4	2	0
Jan 30	at Mayville State	W, 67-54	1	25	1	4	5	1	2	0	1
Jan 31	at Valley City State	L, 80-62	1	35	3	5	8	0	4	0	2
Feb 6	(RV) Carroll	L, 63-56	1	29	1	1	2	0	4	2	0
Feb 7	(23) Rocky Mountain	L, 77-66	1	24	2	1	3	0	4	1	2
Feb 13	at (17) Montana Tech	L, 81-38	1	23	3	1	4	0	2	1	1
Feb 14	at Montana Western	L, 77-57	1	23	2	8	10	0	2	0	2
Feb 20	Bismarck State	L, 76-65	1	33	5	3	8	1	6	0	2
Feb 21	Dickinson State	W, 78-48	1	28	5	3	8	5	0	1	2

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Oct 25	College of Saint Mary	W, 77-47	1	3	-	2.0
Oct 30	at Mount Mercy	L, 65-52	1	4	-	0.0
Nov 7	Tabor	W, 58-45	1	3	-	1.0
Nov 8	Midland	W, 78-66	1	2	-	0.0
Nov 15	(5) Dakota State	L, 105-57	1	2	-	0.0
Nov 21	Montana State-Northern	L, 75-63	1	5	1	0.0
Nov 22	(RV) Providence	L, 74-71	1	5	1	0.3
Nov 24	at Nebraska Wesleyan	W, 76-69	1	5	1	0.0
Dec 5	Valley City State	W, 70-68	-	-	-	-
Dec 6	Mayville State	W, 80-64	-	1	-	-
Dec 12	at (RV) Providence	L, 57-45	1	1	-	0.7
Dec 13	at (RV) Montana State-Northern	L, 75-65	1	2	-	0.0
Dec 17	at Emporia State	L, 73-65	1	3	0	0.0
Jan 2	at (17) Rocky Mountain	L, 72-58	1	5	1	0.5
Jan 3	at (24) Carroll	L, 58-34	1	5	1	0.0
Jan 9	at Dickinson State	W, 71-69	1	3	-	1.0
Jan 10	at Bismarck State	L, 81-73	1	2	-	1.0
Jan 16	Montana Western	W, 58-57	1	3	-	0.3
Jan 17	(12) Montana Tech	L, 73-57	1	4	-	0.3
Jan 23	at (7) Dakota State	L, 89-41	1	2	0	0.3
Jan 30	at Mayville State	W, 67-54	1	4	-	0.5
Jan 31	at Valley City State	L, 80-62	1	5	-	0.0
Feb 6	(RV) Carroll	L, 63-56	1	4	-	0.0
Feb 7	(23) Rocky Mountain	L, 77-66	1	4	-	0.0
Feb 13	at (17) Montana Tech	L, 81-38	1	4	-	0.0
Feb 14	at Montana Western	L, 77-57	1	4	-	0.0
Feb 20	Bismarck State	L, 76-65	1	1	-	0.2
Feb 21	Dickinson State	W, 78-48	1	2	-	-

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2023-24	28	18.2	2.0-4.4	0.0-0.0	1.5-2.5	5.4
2024-25	28	17.8	2.4-4.8	0.0-0.0	1.8-3.0	6.5
2025-26	26	26.5	4.2-8.0	0.5-1.2	3.9-5.3	12.7
Total	82	20.7	2.8-5.7	0.2-0.4	2.3-3.5	8.1

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2023-24	28	2	510	55-122	45.1	0-0	-	41-69	59.4	151
2024-25	28	28	498	66-134	49.3	1-1	100.0	50-83	60.2	183
2025-26	26	25	690	109-208	52.4	12-31	38.7	101-138	73.2	331
Total	82	55	1698	230-464	49.6	13-32	40.6	192-290	66.2	665

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40
2023-24	28	510	18.2	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0
2024-25	28	498	17.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	100.0	0.0-0.0
2025-26	26	690	26.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	38.7	0.0-0.0
Total	82	1698	20.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	40.6	0.0-0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2023-24	28	3.1	3.3	6.4	0.3	1.4	0.7	1.3
2024-25	28	2.8	2.8	5.5	0.8	1.1	0.6	0.9
2025-26	26	2.9	4.3	7.2	0.9	3.1	0.9	1.2
Total	82	2.9	3.4	6.3	0.6	1.8	0.7	1.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2023-24	28	2	86	93	179	8	39	20	37
2024-25	28	28	77	78	155	21	31	18	26
2025-26	26	25	75	111	186	23	80	23	31
Total	82	55	238	282	520	52	150	61	94

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2023-24	28	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2024-25	28	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2025-26	26	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total	82	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	26	26.5	4.2-8.0	0.5-1.2	3.9-5.3	12.7
Conference	21	27.0	3.9-8.0	0.5-1.3	3.8-5.0	12.1
Exhibition	1	31.0	4.0-11.0	1.0-4.0	6.0-7.0	15.0
Location
Home	13	26.8	4.2-7.8	0.5-1.3	4.5-5.8	13.5
Away	13	26.3	4.2-8.2	0.5-1.1	3.2-4.8	12.0
Neutral	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	9	24.6	4.6-7.1	0.4-1.1	4.4-6.0	14.0
Losses	17	27.6	4.0-8.5	0.5-1.2	3.6-4.9	12.1
Month
October	2	21.5	5.5-10.0	0.5-1.5	2.5-5.5	14.0
November	6	26.8	4.3-7.5	0.0-0.5	4.3-6.2	13.0
December	3	21.3	1.7-4.3	0.0-0.0	2.3-3.0	5.7
January	9	29.1	4.6-8.2	0.9-1.8	3.7-5.3	13.7
February	6	26.7	4.3-9.3	0.5-1.5	5.0-5.5	14.2

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	26	25	690	109-208	52.4	12-31	38.7	101-138	73.2	331
Conference	21	20	568	82-169	48.5	11-27	40.7	79-104	76.0	254
Exhibition	1	1	31	4-11	36.4	1-4	25.0	6-7	85.7	15
Location
Home	13	12	348	55-102	53.9	6-17	35.3	59-76	77.6	175
Away	13	13	342	54-106	50.9	6-14	42.9	42-62	67.7	156
Neutral	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Result
Wins	9	8	221	41-64	64.1	4-10	40.0	40-54	74.1	126
Losses	17	17	469	68-144	47.2	8-21	38.1	61-84	72.6	205
Month
October	2	2	43	11-20	55.0	1-3	33.3	5-11	45.5	28
November	6	6	161	26-45	57.8	0-3	0.0	26-37	70.3	78
December	3	2	64	5-13	38.5	0-0	-	7-9	77.8	17
January	9	9	262	41-74	55.4	8-16	50.0	33-48	68.8	123
February	6	6	160	26-56	46.4	3-9	33.3	30-33	90.9	85

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	26	690	26.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	38.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
Conference	21	568	27.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	40.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
Exhibition	1	31	31.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	25.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Location
Home	13	348	26.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	35.3	0.0-0.0	0.0
Away	13	342	26.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	42.9	0.0-0.0	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Result
Wins	9	221	24.6	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	40.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Losses	17	469	27.6	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	38.1	0.0-0.0	0.0
Month
October	2	43	21.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	33.3	0.0-0.0	0.0
November	6	161	26.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
December	3	64	21.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	9	262	29.1	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	50.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
February	6	160	26.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	33.3	0.0-0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	26	2.9	4.3	7.2	0.9	3.1	0.9	1.2
Conference	21	2.6	4.0	6.6	0.9	3.1	0.8	1.3
Exhibition	1	3.0	5.0	8.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	1.0
Location
Home	13	2.9	4.5	7.4	1.2	3.3	1.2	1.5
Away	13	2.8	4.1	6.9	0.6	2.8	0.6	0.9
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	9	2.4	5.4	7.9	1.4	2.2	1.2	0.8
Losses	17	3.1	3.6	6.8	0.6	3.5	0.7	1.4
Month
October	2	5.5	4.0	9.5	1.0	2.5	0.5	1.0
November	6	3.3	5.8	9.2	0.7	3.5	1.2	1.7
December	3	1.3	3.7	5.0	0.7	2.0	0.3	0.3
January	9	2.4	4.4	6.9	1.0	3.3	1.0	1.0
February	6	3.0	2.8	5.8	1.0	3.0	0.8	1.5

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	26	25	75	111	186	23	80	23	31
Conference	21	20	54	84	138	19	66	16	27
Exhibition	1	1	3	5	8	0	3	1	1
Location
Home	13	12	38	58	96	15	43	15	19
Away	13	13	37	53	90	8	37	8	12
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	9	8	22	49	71	13	20	11	7
Losses	17	17	53	62	115	10	60	12	24
Month
October	2	2	11	8	19	2	5	1	2
November	6	6	20	35	55	4	21	7	10
December	3	2	4	11	15	2	6	1	1
January	9	9	22	40	62	9	30	9	9
February	6	6	18	17	35	6	18	5	9

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	26	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Conference	21	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Exhibition	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Location
Home	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Away	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Losses	17	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Month
October	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
November	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
December	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
January	9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
February	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0