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| team3 = [[Grindavík (basketball club)|Grindavík]]
| team3 = [[Grindavík (basketball club)|Grindavík]]
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* [[Championnat LNA|LNBA]] scoring champion (2017)
* [[NBL Canada Rookie of the Year Award|NBL Canada Rookie of the Year]] ([[2014–15 NBL Canada season|2015]])
* [[NBL Canada Rookie of the Year Award|NBL Canada Rookie of the Year]] ([[2014–15 NBL Canada season|2015]])
* Second-team All-[[Northeast Conference|NEC]] (2014)
* Second-team All-[[Northeast Conference|NEC]] (2014)
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==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Whack was most notably named the league's Rookie of the Year for the [[2014–15 NBL Canada season|2014–15 season]], while playing for the [[Island Storm]].<ref name="storm">{{Cite web |url=http://stormbasketball.ca/p/14647/nr/100128/storm-re-sign-nbl-rookie-of-the-year-rashad-whack |title=Storm re-sign NBL Rookie of the Year Rashad Whack |publisher=''[[Island Storm]]'' |publication-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> Following his good rookie season he signed to play for a secons season for the Storm.<ref name="storm" /> In the summer of 2016, Whack signed for [[:de:Basketballclub Winterthur|Winterthur]] of the [[Championnat LNA|LNBA]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.landbote.ch/sport/standard/Mit-zwei-Neuen-in-die-Playoffs/story/26748832 |title=Mit zwei Neuen in die Playoffs |last=Kleiser |first=Stefan |publisher=''[[Der Landbote]]'' |location=[[Winterthur]] |publication-date=July 7, 2016|language=German}}</ref>
Whack was most notably named the league's Rookie of the Year for the [[2014–15 NBL Canada season|2014–15 season]], while playing for the [[Island Storm]].<ref name="storm">{{Cite web |url=http://stormbasketball.ca/p/14647/nr/100128/storm-re-sign-nbl-rookie-of-the-year-rashad-whack |title=Storm re-sign NBL Rookie of the Year Rashad Whack |publisher=''[[Island Storm]]'' |publication-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> Following his good rookie season he signed to play for a secons season for the Storm.<ref name="storm" /> In the summer of 2016, Whack signed for [[:de:Basketballclub Winterthur|Winterthur]] of the [[Championnat LNA|LNBA]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.landbote.ch/sport/standard/Mit-zwei-Neuen-in-die-Playoffs/story/26748832 |title=Mit zwei Neuen in die Playoffs |last=Kleiser |first=Stefan |publisher=''[[Der Landbote]]'' |location=[[Winterthur]] |publication-date=July 7, 2016|language=German}}</ref> He led the league in scoring during the 2016–2017 season with an average of 21.4 points per game.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reid|first1=Charles|title=A Swiss swish: Storm's Rashad Whack glad for chance to play in Europe|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/sports/other-sports/2017/4/13/a-swiss-swish--storm-s-rashad-whack-glad-for-chance-to-play-in-e.html|accessdate=7 October 2017|work=[[The Guardian (Charlottetown)|The Guardian]]|date=13 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="sportando1">{{cite news|title=Rashad Whack signs with UMF Grindavik|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/iceland/248265/rashad-whack-signs-with-umf-grindavik.html|accessdate=7 October 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=28 September 2017}}</ref>


In September 2017, Whack signed for [[Grindavík (basketball club)|Grindavík]] of the [[Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)|Úrvalsdeild karla]].<ref name="visir1"/>
In September 2017, Whack signed for [[Grindavík (basketball club)|Grindavík]] of the [[Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)|Úrvalsdeild karla]].<ref name="visir1"/><ref name="sportando1"/>


== Personal ==
== Personal ==

Revision as of 12:10, 7 October 2017

Rashad Whack
No. 22 – Grindavík
PositionGuard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1991-01-22) January 22, 1991 (age 33)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop McNamara
(Forestville, Maryland)
College
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Island Storm
2016–2017Basketballclub Winterthur
2017–2018Grindavík
Career highlights and awards

Rashad Whack (born January 22, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Grindavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1]

College career

Whack competed at the college level for George Mason and Mount Saint Mary's, and earned All-Northeast Conference honors as a senior with the latter team.[2]

Professional career

Whack was most notably named the league's Rookie of the Year for the 2014–15 season, while playing for the Island Storm.[3] Following his good rookie season he signed to play for a secons season for the Storm.[3] In the summer of 2016, Whack signed for Winterthur of the LNBA.[4] He led the league in scoring during the 2016–2017 season with an average of 21.4 points per game.[5][6]

In September 2017, Whack signed for Grindavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1][6]

Personal

Whack was born on January 22, 1991 to Theresa Lewis and Larry Whack and has a brother. His godfather is actor Martin Lawrence. Whack appeared in the film Rebound, in which Lawrence starred.[1] Outside of basketball, he likes music and drawing.[2] He majored in accounting while attending Mount St. Mary's University.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (21 September 2017). "Grindavík samdi við Kana sem lék í mynd með Martin Lawrence". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Rashad Whack Bio". GoMason.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Storm re-sign NBL Rookie of the Year Rashad Whack". Island Storm. September 28, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Kleiser, Stefan (July 7, 2016). "Mit zwei Neuen in die Playoffs" (in German). Winterthur: Der Landbote. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Reid, Charles (13 April 2017). "A Swiss swish: Storm's Rashad Whack glad for chance to play in Europe". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Rashad Whack signs with UMF Grindavik". Sportando.com. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Rashad Whack". MountAthletics.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
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