JD Muila

Position:
Forward
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-8
Weight:
240
Hometown:
Ottawa, Canada
High School:
Canada Topflight Academy
Prev School:
Indian Hills CC
Major:
Criminology and Criminal Justice

2022-23 (SENIOR)
Played in 24 games, starting one ... Missed the first part of the season due to a back injury ... Averaged 3.2 points and 5.0 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game ... Scored a season-high eight points in a win at Missouri State ... Had 10 rebounds on two separate occasions -- the first in a win over Drake and the second during a win over Evansville ... Scored seven points in a road win at Valparaiso ... Shot 57.4 percent (35-61) from the floor.

2021-22 (JUNIOR)
Played in 31 games and made 24 starts ... Averaged 3.1 points and 4.1 rebounds ... Led the team in field goal percentage (.595) ... Had a season-high 11 points in games at San Francisco and vs. Valparaiso ... Recorded a season-best 10 rebounds at Valparaiso.

2020-21 (REDSHIRT)
Redshirted (injury) ... Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

PRIOR TO SIU
Played 54 games in two seasons at Indian Hills Community College ... Averaged 6.3 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game ... Rated the No. 24 junior college recruit in the nation by JucoRecruiting.com ... Led Indian Hills in rebounding in 2020 at 6.8 boards per game ... Averaged nearly 20 rebounds per 40 minutes in his two years at Indian Hills ... Had 13 games of 10+ rebounds ... Helped Indian Hills to a 57-10 record over two years and a 39-2 home record ... Shot better than 60 percent from the field in both seasons.

PERSONAL
His full name is: JD Muila Mwaka ... Son of Andre Muila Kayembe and Nicole Mwaka ... Has an older brother, Pierre, and a younger brother, Daniel ... Born Oct 23, 1999, in Montreal ... The second Canadian-born player in Saluki basketball history alongside Kyler Filewich (2021-22) ... Majoring in criminology and criminal justice.