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Jerrod Mustaf
Personal information
Born (1969-10-28) October 28, 1969 (age 54)
Whiteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeMatha Catholic
(Hyattsville, Maryland)
CollegeMaryland (1988–1990)
NBA draft1990: 1st round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career1990–2001
PositionPower forward / center
Number32, 0
Career history
1990–1991New York Knicks
1991–1994Phoenix Suns
1994–1995P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
1995Festina Andorra
1996Strasbourg IG
1996–1998FC Barcelona
1998–1999Paris Basket Racing
1999–2001Prokom Trefl Sopot
2001Egepen Altay
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-ACC (1990)
  • Second-team Parade All-American (1988)
  • Third-team Parade All-American (1987)
  • Fourth-team Parade All-American (1986)
Career NBA statistics
Points721 (4.0 ppg)
Rebounds452 (2.5 rpg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Terrah Jerrod Mustaf (born October 28, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Mustaf played at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He was one of the most heavily recruited players in his senior year, and went on to play collegiately at the University of Maryland.

After being selected by the New York Knicks in the first round, 17th overall, in the 1990 NBA draft, Mustaf played in the NBA from 1990 to 1994 with the Knicks and the Phoenix Suns,[1] and then three days for the Seattle SuperSonics,[2] after which he played professionally in Europe. He retired in 2001, last playing with Altay Kartal Makarna of the Turkish Basketball League.

Mustaf is the chief executive officer and president of Street Basketball Association based in Mitchellville, Maryland. He is the former sports ambassador for Gambia, professional NBA Blogger for Supersport/Multivision, Executive Director of the Take Charge Juvenile Diversion Program and Founder/Head basketball coach of the Take Charge Pride AAU Organization. He was also a three-time Parade All American (along with Shawn Kemp and Alonzo Mourning). He participated in the Capital Classic and McDonald's All-Star Games.

New York Knicks

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Phoenix Suns

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The Murder of Althea Hayes

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On July 22, 1993, Musaf's girlfriend Althea Hayes was found shot to death in her apartment in Glendale, Arizona. Hayes, age 27, was pregnant with Mustaf's child at the time of her murder.[3] Multiple witnesses reported that Mustaf was not happy about the pregnancy and had asked Hayes to have an abortion, but Hayes refused. On the night Hayes was murdered, she phoned a friend and told them that Mustaf's cousin, Lavonnie Woten, was in her apartment and that she was frightened of him. An off-duty police officer reported seeing both Jerrod Mustaf and Lavonnie Woten in the apartment complex where Hayes lived on the night she died.[4] Woten was later arrested, convicted of the murder, and sentenced to life in prison in 1996.[5] Mustaf has continued to be a person of interest in the murder investigation, with K.C. Scull, the lead homicide investigator for the Hayes case, stating to Sports Illustrated in 2017 that “I think, even today, if the U.S. Attorney’s office would take this case on, it could be won.”[5]

The family of Althea Hayes later filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit against Mustaf. Mustaf settled the lawsuit out of court for an undisclosed amount.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jerrod Mustaf
  2. ^ Elliott Almond (October 20, 1996). "The Case Of Jerrod Mustaf -- A Mater Of Suspicion". Seattle Times. Retrieved July 5, 2020. the Sonics learned that Maricopa County prosecutors still suspect Mustaf although he has never been charged or indicted. After only three days with the Sonics, Mustaf was gone
  3. ^ "Girlfriend of former Phoenix Sun murdered in '93". ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix (KNXV). July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Mustaf remains shrouded in suspicion".
  5. ^ a b c Wertheim, Jon (April 17, 2019). "Has anyone ever Googled Jerrod Mustaf?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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