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Mahmoud and IslamEver Since Mahmoud converted to Islam in 1991, he has become one of the greatest American Muslim role models. While in the NBA, he used to wake up before sunrise to pray and then practice basketball. His most famous controversy was when he refused to stand for the Star Spangled Banner in 1996, saying that is was a "symbol of oprression" and has had a "history of tyranny." He was suspended for one game, and in a compromise Abdul-Rauf agreed to stand during the anthem while reciting a silent Islamic prayer. Since retiring from NBA, he has built a mosque in his home town of Gulfport, Mississippi, and has become an Imam. He purposefully transformed property that had been a crack-house into the mosque as a symbol of his mission to mobilize the neighborhood to rid itself of drugs and crime. Fast Facts- Born: March 9, 1969 in Gulf Port, Mississippi
- Birth Name: Chris Wayne Jackson
- Careers: Point Gaurd in NBA, European Basketball Player, Imam
- Accomplishments:
- Record Setting College Career at Lousiana State University
- 1991 NBA Draft 3rd pick
- 1991 All Rookie Team
- 1993 Most Improved Player Award
- 1994 and 1996 Highest Free Throw Percentage
- 1998 Lowest Turn Over Ratio
- Built a Mosque
Statistics | YEAR | Team | Games | Pts | FT % | FG % | 3PM | 3-pt % | Reb. | Trn | Ast | St | Blk | Min. | | 1991 | Denver | 67 | 14.1 | .857 | .413 | 24 | .240 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 22.5 | | 1992 | Denver | 81 | 10.3 | .870 | .421 | 31 | .330 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 19.0 | | 1993 | Denver | 81 | 19.2 | .935 | .450 | 70 | .355 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 33.5 | | 1994 | Denver | 80 | 18.0 | .956 | .460 | 42 | .316 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 32.7 | | 1995 | Denver | 73 | 16.0 | .885 | .470 | 83 | .386 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 28.5 | | 1996 | Denver | 57 | 19.2 | .930 | .434 | 121 | .392 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 35.6 | | 1997 | Sacramento | 75 | 13.7 | .846 | .445 | 94 | .382 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 28.4 | | 1998 | Sacramento | 31 | 7.3 | 1.000 | .377 | 5 | .161 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 17.3 | | 2001 | Vancouver | 41 | 6.5 | .759 | .488 | 4 | .286 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.9 | | Career | Career | 586 | 14.6 | .905 | .442 | 474 | .354 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 26.7 | Refrences: http://www.geocities.com/tzovas/nbastars/abdul_rauf_mahmoud.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abdul-Rauf
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 October 2006 )
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