Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, NBA’s Stephen Curry before Stephen Curry
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf at age 43 (2012) hitting 102 shots out of 104.
Phil Jackson was right comparing him to Stephen Curry. He was the baddest man on the planet in his college days (LSU) and unstoppable at times in the NBA.
Career:
Abdul-Rauf was a standout freshman for LSU scoring 48 points against Louisiana Tech, in just his third game for the school. He set the record in scoring for a freshman with 53 points against Florida. On March 4, 1989 he scored 55 against Ole Miss to break his own record, also setting career-high for three pointers made with 10.
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-Americans.
Abdul-Rauf led the league in free throw percentage in the 1993–94 and 1995–96 seasons. He played with Denver until 1996, and was a key player on that team, winning the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1993. In November 1995 he scored 30 points and a career-high 20 assists against the Phoenix Suns. On December 8, 1995 Abdul-Rauf posted a career-high 51 points against the Utah Jazz. (via wikipedia.org)
He still got it, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf at age 43 (2012) hitting 102 shots out of 104: