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Ismael Massoud

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-9 / 210
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
East Harlem, N.Y.
High School:
MacDuffie School
Prev School:
Wake Forest

Pronounced ish-MAY-el mah-SUED

Features (click on headline for link)

A Tough Matchup for Opponents, Massoud Brings Experience to K-State (K-State Sports Extra, Oct. 27, 2021)
K-State big man Ishmael Massoud giving the Wildcats major boost at new position (Wichita Eagle, Feb. 15, 2022)
Nowell, Massoud Lend a Hand in K-State basketball recruiting (Topeka Capital-Journal, April 22, 2022)
'Big 12 Ish' Shining at Right Time (K-State Sports Extra, Jan. 24, 2023)
Always Trying to Perfect His Craft (K-State Sports Extra, March 16, 2023)

HONORS

2019-20 All-ACC Academic Team
2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Porky Morgan Most Inspirational Player Award

CAREER OVERVIEW

Opted to enter the transfer portal in April 2023 and will play his final season of eligibility at Georgetown in 2023-24.
Played 2 seasons at K-State (2021-23) after 2 seasons at Wake Forest (2019-21).
Has seen action in 116 career games with 26 starts at Wake Forest and K-State.
Has scored 716 career points (6.2 ppg.) on 36.7 percent shooting (230-of-626), including 36.8 percent (143-of-389) from 3-point range, while has connected on 81.3 percent (113-of-139) from the free throw line to go with 279 rebounds (2.4 rpg.), 45 assists (0.4 apg.) and 48 steals (0.4 spg.) in 2,096 minutes (18.1 mpg.).
Has 27 career double-digit scoring games, including a career-best 31-point performance vs. Pittsburgh (1/23/21) on 10-of-14 field goals, including 8-of-10 from 3-point range, while at Wake Forest… Doubled his number of career double-digit scoring games with 11 in 2021-22.
Has made 143 3-pointers in his career on 36.8 percent shooting, posting 2 or more triples in 38 of 116 games played in college… Knocked down a career-best 8 triples vs. Pittsburgh (1/23/21), making him one of just 7 Wake Forest players to have hit on 8 3-point field goals in a game… It also tied the school record for 3-point field goals made in a regulation game and is the best percentage from 3-point range in school history.
Had the game-winning play twice in 2022-23, hitting the game-winning 3-pointer with 32 seconds left in the overtime win at No. 19/17 Baylor (1/7/23) while he had the game-winning steal in the waning seconds in the overtime win over No. 2/2 Kansas (1/17/23).
Also hit a clutch jumper with 17 seconds left in the overtime win over Michigan State (3/23/23) in his hometown of New York at Madison Square Garden.

Career-High Points: 31 vs. Pittsburgh (1/23/21) while at Wake Forest
Career-High Rebounds: 8 at Duke (1/9/21) while at Wake Forest
Career-High Assists: 3 twice

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23) | 5.4 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 0.5 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)

Came off the bench in 32 games… Missed games against Kansas City (11/17/22), Wichita State (12/3/22), Abilene Christian (12/6/22) and Nebraska (12/17/22) due to injury/illness.
Logged 490 total minutes, averaging 15.3 per game… Played a season-high 28 minutes in the Sweet 16 win over Michigan State (3/23/23) at Madison Square Garden.
Averaged 5.4 points on 39 percent shooting (55-of-141), including a team-high 41.8 percent (38-of-91) from 3-point range, with 1.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game… Connected on a team-best 89.7 percent (26-of-29) from the free throw line.
Scored in double figures in 5 games, including a season-best 15 points in the NCAA Tournament win over Michigan State (3/23/23), which came on 5-of-8 field goals, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range… Also had 13 points on the road at No. 19/17 Baylor (1/7/23) and at No. 12/13 Iowa State (1/24/23)… Posted 12 points in a win over Texas Tech (1/21/23) on 5-of-6 shooting.
Led the team in 3-point field goal percentage (41.8), while posting the third-most made 3-pointers (38)… Twice had 4 treys in a game, including at No. 12/13 Iowa State (1/24/23) and vs. Michigan State (3/23/23)… Had at least one triple in 24 games.
Hit the game-winning 3-pointer in the win at No. 19/17 Baylor (1/7/23).
Led the team in free throw percentage in both overall and Big 12 games for the second straight season… Started off the season making his first 10 free throws… Went a perfect 4-of-4 from the line in 3 games, all on the road.
Produced the game-winning steal in the waning seconds in the overtime win over No. 2/2 Kansas (1/17/23), while adding 6 points, 2 rebounds and a block.
Saw action in all 18 Big 12 games… Averaged 5.9 points on 38.2 percent (34-of-89) shooting, including 40.7 percent (24-of-59) from 3-point range, to go with 1.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 15.9 minutes per game… Connected on 93.8 percent (15-of-16) from the free throw line.
Three of his 5 double-digit scoring games came in Big 12 play.
Coached by Jerome Tang.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22) | 6.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 0.3 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (.pdf)

One of only 2 players (along with senior Mark Smith) to play in all 31 games… Posted 18 starts, including the first 14 games… Returned to start the last 3 games.
Logged 752 total minutes, averaging 24.3 per game… Played 30 or more minutes in 11 games, including a season-high 35 vs. West Virginia (3/9/22) in Big 12 Championship.
Averaged 6.8 points on 36.3 percent shooting (70-of-193), including 33.3 percent (36-of-108) from 3-point range, with 2.8 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 0.7 steals per game… Connected on a team-high 87.5 percent (35-of-40) from the free throw line.
Had 11 double-digit scoring games, including 3 in a row vs. Marquette (12/8/21), Green Bay (12/12/21) and Nebraska (12/19/21) in which he averaged 14.3 points per game… Did it 5 times in Big 12 play, including 13 at Oklahoma (1/1/22), 13 at West Virginia (1/8/22), 11 at Iowa State (2/12/22), 13 vs. West Virginia (2/14/22) and Oklahoma (3/5/22).
Scored a season-high 17 points vs. Green Bay (12/21/22) on 5-of-5 field goals, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range, and 3-of-3 free throws… He became the 18th Wildcat to go perfect from the field on 5 or more field goals in school history and the second in 2021-22.
Enjoyed a strong ending to the season, averaging 10.7 points on 45.5 percent (10-of-22) shooting in the last 3 games… Scored 13 points on 4-of-8 field goals, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range, vs. West Virginia (3/9/22) in Big 12 Championship.
Finished fourth on the team in 3-point field goal (36), knocking down at least 2 treys in 9 games, including a season-best 4-of-4 effort vs. Green Bay (12/12/21)… Also posted 3 or more triples at Oklahoma (1/1/22) and twice vs. West Virginia.
Led the team in free throw percentage in both overall and Big 12 games… Started the season off by making his first 23 free throw attempts, finally missing on his fourth attempt vs. West Virginia (2/14/22)… Went a perfect 5-of-5 at Nebraska (12/19/21) and 4-of-4 vs. No. 14/16 Texas (1/4/22), while he made 8 of a season-high 10 attempts vs. West Virginia (2/14/22).
Had 5 or more rebounds in 6 games, including a season-high 7 vs. North Dakota (11/28/21)… Did finish sixth in both total rebounds (87) and defensive rebounds (70).
Placed fifth in steals (23), grabbing 2 or more in 7 games… Did total 9 steals in the last 4 games, including a career-high 4 at No. 12/12 Texas Tech (2/28/22).
Was second on the team with 11 blocked shots… Twice registered 2 or more blocks, including vs. West Virginia (3/9/22) in the Big 12 Championship.
One of 3 players (along with senior Mark Smith and sophomore Nijel Pack) to play in all 18 Big 12 contests… Registered 6 starts in league play… Averaged 6.2 points on 34.6 percent shooting (37-of-107), including 29.5 percent (18-of-61) from 3-point range, in Big 12 play with 1.8 rebounds and 0.7 steals in 22.4 minutes per game… Connected on a team-best 82.6 percent (19-of-23) from the free throw line.
Coached by Bruce Weber.

AS A SOPHOMORE AT WAKE FOREST (2020-21) | 8.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 0.5 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (link)

One of only 3 players (along with juniors Daivien Williamson and Isaiah Mucius) to play in all 22 games which included 8 starts.
Logged nearly 500 minutes (477), averaging 21.7 per game… Played 30 or more minutes in 4 games, including a season-high 34 at N.C. State (1/27/21).
Averaged 8.3 points on 34.1 percent shooting (58-of-170), including 33.6 percent (36-of-107) from 3-point range, with 3.4 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.4 steals per game… Connected on 73.2 percent (30-of-41) from the free throw line.
Ranked among the team’s top-5 in a number of categories, including second in 3-point field goals made (36), third in field goals made (58), fourth in free throws made (30) and rebounding (3.4 rpg.) and fifth in scoring (8.3 ppg.).
Scored in 20 of 22 games played, including 7 double-digit scoring games… Scored a season and career-best 31 points vs. Pittsburgh (1/23/21).
Had a near double-double at Duke (1/9/21) with 17 points and a season-high 8 rebounds.
Posted a pair of 13-point efforts at No. 22 Virginia (1/6/21) and at N.C. State (1/27/21).
His 36 3-pointers were just 2 shy of the team lead… Had at least 2 triples in 10 games, including a career-best 8 vs. Pittsburgh (1/23/21)… Ranks as one of 7 Wake Forest players in school history to hit on 8 triples in a game, while he tied the school record for 3-point makes in a regulation game… His 8-of-10 performance ranks from 3-point range is tops in school history.
Ranked third on the team in total rebounds (75) and defensive rebounds (59), while was fourth in average (3.4 rpg.)… Collected at least 7 rebounds in 7 games, including a season-best 8 at Duke (1/9/21)… Also grabbed 7 at N.C. State (1/27/21).
Saw action in all 18 ACC games with 5 starts… Averaged 8.3 points on 34.3 percent shooting (48-of-140), including 33.7 percent (29-of-86) from 3-point range, in ACC play with 3.5 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game… Connected on 70.6 percent (24-of-34) from the free throw line.
Scored in double figures 6 times in ACC play.
Coached by Steve Forbes.

AS A FRESHMAN AT WAKE FOREST (2019-20) | 4.8 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 0.3 APG | Game-by-Game Stats (link)

One of only 3 players (along with senior Andrien White and fellow freshman Ody Oguama) to play in all 31 games, all as a reserve.
Logged nearly 400 minutes (375), averaging 12.1 per game… Played 20 or more minutes in 4 games, including a season-high 28 vs. Boston College (1/19/20).
Averaged 4.8 points on 38.5 percent shooting (47-of-122), including 39.8 percent (33-of-83) from 3-point range, with 2.0 rebounds per game… Connected on 75.9 percent (22-of-29) from the free throw line.
Scored in 26 of 31 games played, including 4 double-digit scoring games… Scored a season-high of 14 at Pittsburgh (1/4/20) and Boston College (1/19/20).
Ranked second on the team in 3-point field goal percentage (39.8), while he was third in total makes (33)… Connected on 2 or more triples in 10 games, including a season-high of 3 at Pittsburgh (1/4/20) and at Miami (2/15/20).
Saw action in all 20 ACC games, all as a reserve… Averaged 5.4 points on 40 percent shooting (34-of-85), including 40.4 percent (23-of-57) from 3-point range, in ACC play with 2.0 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game… Connected on 81 percent (17-of-21) from the free throw line.
Scored in double figures 4 times in ACC play.
Coached by Danny Manning.

HIGH SCHOOL

A consensus Top 150 prospect by several recruiting services, including No. 129 by Rivals.com and No. 148 by 247Sports.com… Also rated among the Top 40 small forwards in the country, including No. 26 by Rivals.com and No. 36 by 247Sports.com… Rated as the No. 2 prospect in New York by 247Sports.com… Ranked as one of the top 10 recruits in New England in 2019.
A three-year letterman (2016-19) at The MacDuffie School in Granby, Mass., where he led the team to a 22-12 overall record as a senior in 2018-19.
Earned several accolades as a senior in 2018-19, including USA Today Second Team All-Massachusetts and First Team All-NEPSAC honors… Named the MVP of the 2019 Empire Classic.
Averaged 18.3 points, 6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals as a junior in 2017-18.
Averaged 15.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.8 assists as a reclassified sophomore.
Played his sophomore season (2015-16) at Cardinal Hayes High School in Bronx.
Started out at Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, where as a freshman he led the Lions to the 2015 NYSAIS Class C championship.
Coached by Jacque Rivera.

PERSONAL

Ismael Massoud was born May 6, 2000 in Madrid, Spain… Parents are Hany Massoud and Alicia Rodriguez-Barrera… Legal guardian is Ayesha Hoda (stepmom)… Has four siblings (Sofian, Zakariah, Qasim, Aminah)… Mother, Alicia Rodriguez-Barrera, played college basketball at Houston and was a starter for the Cougars as a junior and senior in 1996-97 and 1997-98… Brother, Sofian, is a sophomore quarterback at Hampton.
Offered by as many as 24 schools out of high school with his finalists being Harvard, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Rutgers and Wake Forest.
Played for PSA Cardinals and head coach Terrence “Munch” Williams on the EYBL circuit, averaging 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game... Played alongside current NBA players Cole Anthony (Orlando Magic), James Bouknight (Charlotte Hornets) and Tyson Etienne (Atlanta Hawks).
Earned his bachelor's degree in human development and family sciences from K-State.in May 2023.