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"There’s no doubt basketball aptitude runs in Jabri Abdur-Rahim’s blood, and Virginia will be the beneficiary of that pedigree.Abdur-Rahim, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound wing from Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., committed Wednesday night to U.Va. for the Cavaliers’ class of 2020. He’s the son of former NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Shareef Abdur-Rahim.Coming into his senior season of high school, Jabri Abdur-Rahim is considered by most analysts one of the nation’s top 15 small forwards and top 50 overall recruits in the ’20 class. He joins point guard Reece Beekman from Baton Rouge, La. and scoring guard Carson McCorkle from Greensboro, N.C. as ’20 class commitments to U.Va.Last season, Jabri Abdur-Rahim was a first team all-state selection and was chosen the Gatorade boys basketball player of the year in the state of New Jersey after averaging 15.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He led Blair Academy to a 22-4 record and the Prep A state championship.In addition to receiving a scholarship offer from U.Va., he also strongly considered an offer from Michigan. His college list includes offers from Michigan State, Auburn, Kansas, Louisville, North Carolina State, Miami, Florida, Georgia and others.Shareef Abdur-Rahim averaged 18.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in just over 11 NBA seasons while playing for the Vancouver Grizzlies (1996-2001), Atlanta Hawks (2001-2004), Portland Trail Blazers (2004-2005) and the Sacramento Kings (2005-2008). He was selected in 2002 to play in the NBA All-Star game.He was named the Pac-10 player of the year in ’96 while playing for California, where he spent just one season before moving on to the NBA. In 2000, he won a gold medal while playing for the U.S. men’s national team in the Sydney Olympics."
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