Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf joins Kyoto Hannaryz

Kyoto Hannaryz boosted their roster with addition of former NBA star. They landed Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (186-G-69, college: LSU). The 40-year-old pure shooter will lead the expansion team in their inaugural season in the BJ League. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is arguable the brightest star to appear in the Japanese league. The guard was last seen in Al Ittihad Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Earlier Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf played for Aris in Greece, Roseto in Italy, Ural Great in Russia and Fenerbahce in Turkey. Abdul-Rauf had eight solid seasons in the NBA, where he donned the Nuggets, the Kings and the Grizzlies jerseys. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf averaged unbelievable 30.2 points per game in his junior year at LSU. The guard was named the All-America First Team that season. Later he earned the NBAs Most Improved Player award in 1992-93 season.
Kyoto Hannaryz also secured the services of John Clifford (208-C) and Josh Bostic (196-F-87) for the upcoming season.
John Clifford played for Southern Utah University. The centre averaged 9.7 points and 8.2 boards per game for the Thunderbirds.
Josh Bostic recently graduated from Findlay. In NCAA2 the 22-year-old forward tallied 18.6 points, 6.2 boards, 2.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game last year.