Bulldawg Illustrated · Jan 8, 2024
Hard work, loyalty paying off for Abdur-Rahim
When Jabri Abdur-Rahim stepped on campus in Charlottesville, V.A., a lot was expected of the
South Orange, N.J. native. Sure, the former 4-star recruit was set to be an immediate
contributor for the defending national champion Cavaliers, but being the son of a basketball
great carried its own handful of expectations.
If the surname sounds familiar, that’s because it should. Jabri’s father, Shareef, was a star in his
own right. During his impressive high school career at Wheeler (Marietta), Shareef was named
Mr. Georgia Basketball back-to-back years. After playing collegiately at Cal, he was selected
third overall in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies – behind only Allen Iverson and