“Jabri Abdur-Rahim is just a really good basketball player. He can score on all three levels, and he can defend multiple positions. He led that team to a state championship.”

Vincent Johnson

Head Coach Head coach at Pope John XXIII High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-7, 200-pound junior forward led the Buccaneers to a 22-4 record and the Prep A state championship this past season. Abdur-Rahim averaged 15.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. A First Team All-State selection, he has been invited to the USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp and is ranked as the nation’s No. 37 recruit in the Class of 2019 by Rivals.com.

Academic Achievement

Abdur-Rahim has maintained a B-plus average in the classroom and represents one of the state’s top academic candidates in meeting the Gatorade award’s broad criteria. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

Abdur-Rahim has volunteered on behalf of Habitat for Humanity, a food bank and a program distributing school supplies to underprivileged children.