What did LSU guard Chris Jackson change his name to?

ALL-CENTURY TEAM MEMBER. In just his freshman and sophomore years, Jackson was a two-time consensus SEC Player of the Year lighting up scoreboards across America. read more

In 1991, he converted to Islam and changed his name from Chris Jackson to his current one in 1993. He is the father of five children. After his basketball career was over, Abdul-Rauf moved to Atlanta, since his house in his hometown was burned to the ground in 2001. read more

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf -- who was known as Chris Jackson before he converted to Islam in 1991 and changed his name two years later -- was a 35 percent career three-point shooter, hardly in Curry’s realm. But to others, like Dale Brown, who coached Abdul-Rauf at Louisiana State University nearly 30 years ago, it made perfect sense. read more