Chris Jackson
School:
Height:
6-1
Position:
Guard
Hometown:
Gulfport, MS
- NCAA consensus first-team All-American in 1989 and 1990
- All-American Recognition: 1989 (Associated Press 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team) and 1990 (Associated Press 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Compiled highest scoring average for a freshman in NCAA history
- Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1989 (2nd) and 1990 (8th)
- Ranked 3rd in the nation in free-throw percentage in 1990
- Averaged 20.7 points in three NCAA Tournament games in 1989 and 1990 (1-2 record)
- Selected as an undergraduate (after sophomore season) by the Denver Nuggets in first round of 1990 NBA draft (3rd pick overall)
- Changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.