VIDEO: Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf talks LSU jersey retirement
Former LSU great Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf will have his 35 jersey retired during halftime of the Tigers game with Texas A&M on Saturday. On Friday, he met with the media to discuss the earned honor.
Abdul Rauf (formerly Chris Jackson) from Gulfport, Miss. signed with LSU and then basketball coach Dale Brown in 1988 and then played two seasons. He still holds the college basketball freshman scoring record.
Full video of his press conference:
More LSU Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf facts from wikipedia:
Abdul-Rauf was a standout freshman for LSU, scoring 48 points against Louisiana Tech in just his third game for the school and then scored 53 points against Florida. In a legendary game against Ole Miss on March 4, 1989, he scored 55 points against Ole Miss to top his personal best, while also setting a career-high for three-pointers made, with 10. In the same game, Ole Miss' Gerald Glass scored 53, making their 108 combined points the most ever by two players in an SEC game. He appeared in 32 games in his freshman season, setting the NCAA record for points by a freshman (965) and points per game by a freshman (30.2). He was named SEC Player of the Year and First-team All-American. In his sophomore season, he produced similar numbers with his scoring average slightly falling to 27.8 per game. On February 10, 1990, he tied his career-high for three-pointers made, while finishing the game with 49 points. He was named SEC Player of the Year and First-team All-American for a second year in a row. After a remarkable two-year stint at LSU, Abdul-Rauf declared for the NBA draft.
