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- Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell, also known as Waliyy Abdur Rahim (born September 10, 1968) is a former streetball player from Oakland, California. He was well known among San Francisco Bay Area basketball players in the late 1980s, but in spite of his considerable talents, he did not reach the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell, also known as Waliyy Abdur Rahim (born September 10, 1968) is a former streetball player from Oakland, California. He was well known among San Francisco Bay Area basketball players in the late 1980s, but in spite of his considerable talents, he did not reach the National Basketball Association (NBA). [2]
In 1999, he was convicted of armed robbery of a video store; he spent the next five years in prison, during which time he converted to Islam, changed his name to Waliyy Abdur Rahim, and competed in prison games. Much of the footage for the documentary Hooked was shot during visits with him in prison.
- Hailed as the greatest basketball player Oakland produced. Born and raised in Oakland, California in 1968, Demetrius ‘Hook’ Mitchell was one of the most talented basketball players in high school, local college and streetball tournaments.
- Path to NBA career derailed by drug addiction and street life. Abandoned by his parents and raised by his grandmother on the West Oakland Housing project, Hook struggled with drug and alcohol addiction.
- Arrested for robbery and served over 5 years in prison. Reasons for Hook’s arrests include: police finding marijuana in a car he and his friends were in after they had an accident in which one of his friends was killed; robbery, illegal possession of a firearm and murder (this charge was dismissed after witness credibility was questioned).
- Scored 45 points in a junior college game in tribute to a close friend who was murdered. Hook playing for Contra Costa College when his close friend Larry Parker was shot and killed in 1986.
Apr 7, 2012 · Now 43, Hook, who also has gone by his Islamic name of Waliyy Abdur-Rahim, sees what he might have been when he looks at Powe. “Look at me,” Mitchell says in a jailhouse interview.
Oct 25, 2004 · Standing just five feet and nine inches, Demetrius “Hook” Mitchell” was an incredible jumper and a playground legend in Oakland, California. The documentary begins with Gary Payton of the LA Lakers saying, “he was better than everybody.”
Jan 24, 2024 · Demetrius Hook Mitchell, also known as Waliyy Abdur Rahim (born September 10, 1968) is a former streetball player from Oakland, California. He was well known among San Francisco Bay Area basketball players in the late 1980s, but in spite of his considerable talents, he did not reach the National B.
Mitchell, who is 31 years old with a stout frame, a beard and braids in his hair, has two requests: to print his Muslim name, Waliyy Abdur-Rahim, and to pass along word to his surrogate...
