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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - New Jersey

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Jabri Abdur-Rahim

Forward
BLAIR ACADEMY
BLAIRSTOWN, NEW JERSEY
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

15.3

Points per game

7.1

Rebounds per game

1.2

Steals per game
“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
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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.

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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.

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Exemplary Character

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