2008 (Redshirt): Sat out the season as a redshirt.

High School: Attended Lehman High School in New York for two years before family moved to Maryland … earned one varsity letter at Lehman and two at Frederick … Frederick High School Team MVP and Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a senior … helped lead Frederick to state playoffs during junior year … also a scholar-athlete and recipient of Martin Luther King Award at Frederick … also member of Frederick’s track & field team, competing in shot put, discus and sprints.

Personal: Son of Malik and Shelley Shabazz … majoring in business management at DSU … first name is pronounced Sah-lah-oo-deen … born 12/29/87 in New York, N.Y.