Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir | |
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| Born | November 11, 1990 |
| Education | University of Memphis Indiana State University |
| Alma mater | New Leadership Charter School (Springfield, Massachusetts) |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir (Somali: Bilqis Abdul Qaadir; Arabic: بلقيس عبد القادر) (born 11 November 1990) is an American former collegiate basketball player. She was notable for playing basketball while wearing a hijab, a headscarf for Muslim women.
Abdul-Qaadir scored 3,070 points in her high school career, setting the all-time scoring record in Massachusetts. She played four years of college basketball for the University of Memphis. She finished her college basketball career at Indiana State University, where she later served as a graduate assistant with the team.