Murray State University Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 44
Malek Abdelgowad
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
- Prev School:
- South Plains CC
Bio
2023-24
Before MSU
- In his first season at MSU, saw action in 19 games with an average of 11.2 minutes per game.
- Scored 3.5ppg, was a .510 shooter from the field (26-51) and grabbed an average of 2.7 rebounds per game.
- Saw first significant action as a Racer in the game vs WKU, where he played 11 minutes with five points, six rebounds.
- In MSU’s MVC opening win vs Bradley, played 16 minutes with six points and four rebounds.
- Played season-high 23:33 minutes at Mississippi State with six points and five rebounds.
- Recovered from an injury, then returned to action in the Racers’ 28-point win at UNI (Feb. 3) to score four points with three rebounds. It was first action since the Little Rock game (Dec. 18).
- Played 20 minutes vs Belmont with a career-high eight points on 4-of-6 shooting with three rebounds.
- Tied his career-high a week after the Belmont game with eight points against Missouri State on 3-of-4 from the field with four rebounds and one assist.
- Tied his career-high a third time with eight points on 5-9FG and five rebounds vs Valpo.
Before MSU
- Played two seasons at South Plains College from 2021-23 with 427 points and 388 rebounds in 59 games.
- Had a two-year .575 field goal percentage (158-275) while scoring 7.2 points per game with 6.5 rebounds.
- In 2022-23, had 12 games of double-digit scoring with a season high of 16 points against Odessa College on 6-of-8 shooting.
- Had a season-high 30 minutes played in the same game against Odessa.
- Grabbed 10 or more rebounds in six games with a season-high 13 against Howard College.
- Had two double-doubles: against New Mexico Military on 13 points and 10 rebounds and against Midland with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
- Hails from Cairo, Egypt where he played for the Egyptian National Team U18 team in 2020 where he saw action in five games and scored 6.6 points per game with 8.4 rebounds.
Conlee Crossno Bye Week Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
Jody Wright Bye Week Press Conference
Tuesday, September 23
09-22-25 Coach Ryan Miller Press Conference
Monday, September 22
09-22-25 Mason Miller & Fred King Press Conference
Monday, September 22
