Jabri Shareef Abdur-Rahim (born March 22, 2002) is an American

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player for the Georgia Bulldogs of the

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(SEC). He previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers.

High school career

In his freshman season at

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, Abdur-Rahim averaged 11.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and was named

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Rookie of the Year. As a sophomore, he averaged 17.7 points and 9.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, leading his team to a 24–3 record and earning All-State Third Team honors. For his junior season, he transferred to

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and the New Jersey Prep A state championship. He was named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year and to the All-State First Team. After the season, he had success with the New Jersey Playaz Club at the

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. Abdur-Rahim missed most of his senior season with a foot injury and averaged 31.5 points, five rebounds and four assists in his only two games. He was featured in an episode of

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's 'Day in the Life' YouTube series in late December of 2019. Also, he was selected to play in the

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, which was canceled due to the

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Recruiting

Abdur-Rahim was considered a four-star

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, according to major recruiting services. On July 10, 2019, he committed to play college basketball for

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over an offers from

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, Auburn,

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, USC to name a few. He explained, "I chose them because I felt most comfortable with the staff and I felt they would best prepare me to win on the college level and achieve my ultimate goal of playing in the NBA." Abdur-Rahim signed his letter of intent on December 10, 2019, exactly five months after his commitment to Virginia.

College career

Virginia

On August 1, 2020, Abdur-Rahim enrolled at UVA. He saw action in 8 games, the first being against

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in the season opener in Bubbleville. Abdur-Rahim was on the floor for 4 minutes while shooting 1-of-2 from the field and finished with 3 points. Six days later, Abdur-Rahim played in his second game as a Cavalier against St. Francis. He was on the floor for 11 minutes but went 0-of-3 from the field with one assist and one rebound. Abdur-Rahim didn't see as much time as he would like to due to the deep bench of the team, and the fact that he was still recovering from his season-ending foot injury from his senior year at

. On March 29, 2021, Abdur-Rahim entered the transfer portal, officially ending his tenure as a Cavalier.

Georgia

On April 12, 2021, Abdur-Rahim announced that he would transfer to

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. On May 27, 2021

and Abdur-Rahim made the transfer official.

Career statistics

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Personal life

Abdur-Rahim's father, Shareef, played in the NBA for 12 years and now serves as president of the

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. His uncle,

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, played college basketball for Southeastern Louisiana before becoming a college coach, and is the current head coach of Kennesaw State. Abdur-Rahim has three other uncles who played basketball at the college level. Abdur-Rahim is often referred to as "#40BallBri", a nickname given to him after he dropped back-to-back 40-point games in a 2019 Nike EYBL summer tournament, the first game being against

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and Greg Brown when Abdur-Rahim played against the Texas Titans Nike EYBL team.

References

External links

Georgia Bulldogs bioVirginia Cavaliers bioUSA Basketball bio
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