Former Ohio State guard Luther Muhammad will be transferring to Arizona State he tells 247Sports. The 6-foot, 3-inch guard out of New Jersey spent the last two years playing for Chris Holtmann in Columbus, but shocked everyone when he entered his name into the transfer portal just a week-and-a-half ago.
“I picked ASU because I believe coach [Bobby] Hurley’s a great coach,” Muhammad told 247Sports. “He wants and let’s his guards create a lot, and is a very intense coach that demands the best out of his guys.”
The move away from Ohio state was a curious one because Muhammad logged significant minutes, starting many games last season. He averaged 7.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists on 25.0 minutes per contest in 2019-2021. He was known as the best on-ball defender the Buckeyes had.
However, rumors circulated that Muhammad wanted to be more a part of the offensive side of the ball and perhaps didn’t see that happening at Ohio State. He chose the Sun Devils over Seton Hall, West Virginia, UCLA, and New Mexico.
Former #OhioState guard Luther Muhammad announces will transfer to #ArizonaState (FREE)https://t.co/gw1G24qfUV pic.twitter.com/9uGuyG86r6
— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) April 15, 2020
Under NCAA undergraduate rules, Muhammad must sit out a year before he’ll have two more to use under Bobby Hurley at ASU. That is, unless he obtains a waiver or the NCAA passes legislation that would grandfather him in allowing for a one-time transfer for athletes.
As always, we wish him luck, because once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye.
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