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Ahmad Raman

Ahmad D.Raman (born October 29, 1979) is a former American college and professional basketball player.

High school

Ahmad attended Southfield Christian High School in Southfield, MI. After high school, Raman enlisted into the U.S. Army severing 4 years before attending [The Ohio State University], where he was given a six-game suspension by the NCAA for violating rules on amateurism and extra benefits received by Detroit businessman Larry Thorn.

College

In November 1999 Raman signed a letter of intent to play basketball at [Ohio State University].Raman had to sit out the 2000-01 season due to being academically ineligible. He wound up making the Dean's List with a 3.4 grade point average as an education major during his freshman season.

Raman averaged 8.8 points a game at a 64.2 shooting percentage during his freshman year with Ohio State. Raman was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. Raman only played one year for the Buckeyes before transferring to [Eastern Michigan University] where he didn’t play and declaring eligibility for the NBA Draft. He was cut in preseason by the [New York Knicks] before the 2002-2003 season and cut by the [Detroit Pistons] before the 2003-2004 season.