She finished her college basketball career at Indiana State University, where she later served as a graduate assistant with the team.
[1] Her brother Yusuf Abdul-Ali played basketball for Bentley College and helped lead his school to two NCAA Division II Final Four appearances.
She reached 1,000 career points as a freshman, only the third player in Massachusetts history to do so (joining Rebecca Lobo and Kelsey O'Keefe).
[citation needed] She was also invited to the White House and was acknowledged by President Barack Obama for being the first Muslim woman to play covered in collegiate basketball.
Source[11] Abdul-Qaadir's hopes were to continue playing professionally in Europe, but were quickly diminished when she was informed of the rule from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) that prohibits headgear larger than five inches.
She hopes to use the organization to travel the world to empower young women to stay true to themselves while using physical activity and basketball as a platform.
[14] Through her campaign, Abdul-Qaadir was once again invited to the White House in March 2015 for the Muslim Leaders Meeting as one of 15 representatives that met with President Obama and his senior officials.
[15] That experience led her to an invitation to the 2015 White House Easter Egg Roll where she was able to raise awareness for physical activity under the First Lady's “Let’s Move” campaign.
[18] On February 4, 2015, Abdul-Qaadir was one of 14 American Muslims invited to a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.