Pronunciation: Moo-sta-fa Fair-uh-con

WORTH NOTING
• Made his first 18 free throws of the 2008-09 season, second longest streak to open a season in school history (Jeff Lamp made 32 consecutive free throws to open the 1980-81 season)
• Scored a career-high 17 points on 5-7 FG (4-5 3FG) in 12 minutes at Virginia Tech during the 2008-09 season
• Had 10 points, a career-high four assists and his first two career blocks vs. North Carolina (1/15/09)
• Played in 19 games as a freshman during the 2007-08 season
• Averaged 7.3 points and 3.0 rebounds a game during Virginia's three-game exhibition
trip to Canada in late August of 2008
• All-State selection in Illinois as a high school senior
• Averaged 20.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a senior at Thornton Township High School
• A state resolution was passed by the Illinois General Assembly (HRO276) in honor of his academic and athletic achievements as a student at Thornton Township High School

AT VIRGINIA

2008-09 SEASON:

• Made his first 18 free throws of the season, second longest streak to open a season in school history (Jeff Lamp made 32 consecutive free throws to open the 1980-81 season)
• Played in 23 games, starting two
• Averaged 4.3 points and 10.4 minutes played a game, and shot 90 percent (18-20) from the free throw line
• Had 10 points, a career-high four assists and his first two career blocks in a career-high 27 minutes vs. North Carolina (1/15/09)
• Scored a career-high 17 points on 5-7 FG (4-5 3FG) in 12 minutes at Virginia Tech (1/10/09)
• Scored 12 points in 16 minutes at Georgia Tech (12/28/08) on 3-5 shooting from the field, including 2-3 from three-point range, and made all four free throw attempts
• Scored 10 points in 14 minutes vs. Hampton (12/23/08) when he was 3-5 from the field, including 2-3 from three-point range, and made both of his free throw attempts
• Had five points vs. Boston College in the ACC Tournament (3/12/09)
• Scored four points vs. Maryland at JPJA (3/7/09)
• Scored nine points vs. Brown (1/6/09)
• Had five points vs. Xavier (1/3/09)
• Had five points vs. Longwood (12/17/08)
• Had four points, two assists and two steals in 12 minutes at Minnesota (12/2/08)
• Scored five points vs. Liberty (11/25/08)
• Made first career start vs. VMI (11/16/08) in the season opener and had two points
• Had nine points and five assists in the exhibition vs. Shepherd (11/9/08)
• Lettered for the second time

2007-08 SEASON:
• Scored 17 points and had 15 rebounds while playing in 19 games
• Had a career-high four rebounds at Maryland (1/30/08), playing a season-high 12 minutes
• Scored three points vs. Georgia Tech (1/27/08)
• Had three points at Xavier (1/3/08)
• Scored two points vs. Elon (12/22/07)
• Had two points and an assist vs. Hampton (12/19/07)
• Scored his first career points (4) in 10 minutes of action vs. Howard (11/14/07)
• Made his Cavalier debut vs. Vermont, playing four minutes (11/11/07)
• Had 13 points and five rebounds in an exhibition game against Carson-Newman (11/4/07)
• Lettered

HIGH SCHOOL
• 2007 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association first-team All-State
• 2007 Associated Press second-team All-State
• 2007 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area
• 2007 Daily Southtown Player of the Year
• 2007 Star Newspaper Player of the Year (Chicago Sun-Times News Group)
• 2007 Class AA All-State by MidStateHoops.com
• Earned all-conference and all-area honors as a senior and a junior
• As a senior, led his conference in scoring and three-point field goals and was second in assists and steals
• Averaged 20.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game with season scoring highs of 45, 30 and 29 points as a senior at Thornton Township High School for head coach Troy Jackson
• Team captain as a senior
• Averaged 17.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists a game as a junior
• Selected to attend the 2007 Nike All-American Camp in Indianapolis and was selected to the 2007 Nike All-American Senior All-Star Team
• Selected to attend the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp in his junior year
• Invited to attend Michael Jordan's 2006 Basketball Camp (one of only four high school players) and served as a counselor
• Named MVP of the fourth annual Riverside-Brookfield Shootout in 2006
• A state resolution was passed by the Illinois General Assembly (HRO276) in honor of his academic and athletic achievements as a student at Thornton Township High School

PERSONAL
• Full name is Mustapha M. Farrakhan
• Born November 2, 1988, in Chicago, Ill.
• Son of Karen and Mustapha Farrakhan
• Grandfather is Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan
• Was on the high honor roll for three years in high school

FARRAKHAN'S STATISTICS AT VIRGINIA

Farrakhan's Career Highs
Points--17 at Virginia Tech (1/10/09); Rebounds--4 at Maryland (1/30/08); FG Made--5 at Virginia Tech (1/10/09); FG Att.--15 vs. North Carolina (1/15/09); 3 Pt. FG Made--4 at Virginia Tech (1/10/09); 3 Pt. FG Att.--7 vs. North Carolina (1/15/09); FT Made--4 at Georgia Tech (12/28/08); FT Att.--4 at Georgia Tech (12/28/08); Assists--4 vs. North Carolina (1/15/09); Turnovers--4 vs. Boston College (3/12/09); Blocks--2 vs. North Carolina (1/15/09); Steals--2 at Minnesota (12/2/08); Minutes--27 vs. North Carolina (1/15/09)