Scouting Report: 2022 Mikhail Abdul-Hamid
Mikhail Abdul-Hamid is a 6-4 shooting guard at CBC High School in St. Louis. Abdul-Hamid played significant varsity minutes as a sophomore in a limited reserve role. His CBC squad featured top 10 2020, Caleb Love, but with Love headed to UNC… Abdul-Hamid’s role in Justin Tatum’s offense will surely expand.
We saw Abdul-Hamid a few times this high school season, so here is a breakdown on his game:
Prospect: Mikhail Abdul-Hamid
Height: 6’4″
Grad: 2022
Position: SG
High School: Christian Brothers College
AAU: MoKan Elite
Strengths: Abdul-Hamid three pointing is going to get him college looks. In an era where coaches are constantly seeking shooting on the perimeter, Abdul-Hamid is one of the better set shooters we saw this past high school season… at any level. He shot 47% from three pointer this past high school season. His form is textbook and his release point at 6’4″ is going to be tough for smaller defenders to contest him. He has good instincts on the flow of the game…not forcing shots and getting himself set in scoring position before he receives the ball. He wasn’t asked to do too much on a team that featured Caleb Love scoring nearly 30ppg; however, Abdul-Hamid has shown flashes of scoring on the bounce and in mid-range. Abdul-Hamid is tall…long…and has a solid frame to him — he uses it to defend multiple positions. He has length/quickness to defend up top, and the strength to get physical down-low.
Improvement Areas: This isn’t an area that Abdul-Hamid is necessarily weak in, it is just he hasn’t been the focal point of an offense, but we want to see him become a more versatile scorer… post-up, mid-range, triple-threat. He has the handles, jumper, and IQ to really become a big-time scoring threat. Abdul-Hamid’s size and length is an asset on the defensive end… he has good recovery speed when defending on the ball in isolated situations — we would like to see him get quicker on his lateral footwork to be a player that can defend the 1-3 positions at the college level.
Overall: Abdul-Hamid is a prime candidate to blow up this AAU season (if we have one). He’ll be running with MoKan Elite. College coaches need to get him on their radar. Below is some of his scoring this past HS season.
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