After months of uncertainty with no timetable of when we would next see the Lipscomb Bisons back game action after the ASUN Conference postponed its fall season, clarity came in mid-September when the NCAA approved a Nov. 25 start to the college basketball season.

Over the next month we will track the dwindling days to a long-awaited tipoff by matching the countdown clock to corresponding numbers of the men's basketball team. As we hit the first week of November, the Bisons are 23 days out from the season opener, so next up is No. 23 Ahsan Asadullah.

The 6-foot-8 center is coming off a monster year where he averaged 18.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He became only the 2^nd player in Division I since 1992-93 to average a season line like that.

He was selected NABC First Team All-District, First Team All-ASUN, All-Academic and ASUN All-Tournament Team.

Asadullah was the only player in the conference to rank in the top-3 in scoring (2^nd), rebounding (1^st) and assists (2^nd). On the defensive side of the ball, he finished sixth in the league in blocks (36) and seventh in steals (36).

He set two ASUN Tournament records for total points (89) and total rebounds (42) over the course of three championship contests to average 29.7 ppg and 14.0 rpg. He opened the championship with a career-high 40 points in a win over FGCU. His efforts marked the most points ever scored by a Bison inside Allen Arena.

Asadullah pulled down a conference-high 15 double-doubles and was named ASUN Player of the Week three times.

 
Hometown?
Atlanta, Georgia

What's your major?
Finance

What's your favorite part of being a Bison?
Being a part of a loving and supportive community 
 
Who's your favorite NBA player and team?
Kawhi Leonard and LA Clippers
 
Why do you play basketball?
I've been playing since I was four and it's a family sport

Who is the best basketball player in your family? Rank them in order. 
Lol, I need to make sure they see this. It goes me first (then a very long space), Marcus, Jalal and my dad. 
 
What is your favorite moment of your playing career at Lipscomb?
Playing in Madison Square Garden my freshman year in the NIT
 
What is your favorite non-basketball sport?
Football
 
Who's the person you look up to the most? Why?
My oldest brother because he has gone down the path I want to travel and he's one of the hardest workers I know.

What's the most valuable piece of advice you've ever been given?
Stay the course
 
Why did you choose Lipscomb?
I chose Lipscomb because on my visit I enjoyed the welcoming, family-style community, the basketball program was great and because it is a faith-based school.
 
What's your favorite movie?
Life of Pi
 
What's your favorite food?
Chicken Alfredo
 
What's your favorite color?
Blue
 
What's your favorite TV show?
The 100
 
What's your dream job?
NBA Player
 
What's your pregame ritual?
Listen to music and relax
 
What's your go-to pregame meal? Postgame meal?
Grilled chicken and pasta/Chipotle
 
What's your best basketball memory ever?
Scoring 40 in the first round of the ASUN tournament last year against FGCU
 
Top 3 songs on your playlist?

• Emotionally Scarred - Lil Baby
• Rags2Riches - Rod Wave
• Lies About You - Gunna

 
What's your favorite thing to do outside of basketball?
Play NBA 2K online with my friends
 
Who is one person dead or alive that you would like to meet? Why?
Martin Luther King Jr., because he was a very intelligent person and if I had the chance to meet him I could pick his brain a little bit and just get more knowledge about how to look at life and some of the problems we face as a society.
 
What's your favorite holiday?
Christmas