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Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (born Chris Wayne Jackson; March 9, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nine years with the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Vancouver Grizzlies. Abdul-Rauf played college basketball for the LSU Tigers from 1988 to 1990 and was a consensus ...
He finished third in NBA Rookie of the Year voting for the 2011–12 season, [17] and earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors. [18] On November 12, 2012, Faried was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, November 5, through Sunday, November 11. It was his first and only player of the week award of his career. [19]
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir (Somali: Bilqis Abdul Qaadir; Arabic: بلقيس عبد القادر) (born 11 November 1990) is an American former collegiate basketball player. She was notable for playing basketball while wearing a hijab, a headscarf for Muslim women.
Enes Kanter Freedom (Turkish pronunciation: [eˈnes kanˈtæɾ fɾiˈdom]; born Enes Kanter; May 20, 1992 [4]) is a Turkish-American professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also had a brief professional wrestling career and is a former WWE 24/7 Champion. Born in ...
Alaa Abdelnaby (Arabic: علاء عبد النبي), (born June 24, 1968) is an Egyptian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils followed by a five-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career, and then stints in various other leagues. Abdelnaby is one of two Egyptian-born ...
Shabazz Nagee Muhammad (born November 13, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Sagesse Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.He played one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins before being selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.
Mahmoud Abdelfattah is a Palestinian-American professional basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He became the first ever Palestinian or Muslim head coach of a National Basketball Association (NBA) or NBA G League franchise when he served as head ...
Olivier Saint-Jean was born in Maisons-Alfort near Paris. [1] His mother George Goudet was a professional basketball player. [2] His father Quinis Brower was a former Hofstra University and pro basketball player who was drafted by the ABA's New York Nets before a professional career in France, playing with the club team Limoges.