Rashad Whack
No. 22 – Grindavík | |
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Position | Guard |
League | Úrvalsdeild karla |
Personal information | |
Born | January 22, 1991 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Maryland) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2016 | Island Storm |
2016–2017 | Basketballclub Winterthur |
2017–2018 | Grindavík |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
In September 2017, Whack signed for Grindavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[1]
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.[5]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Rashad Whack Bio". GoMason.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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(help) - ^ a b "Storm re-sign NBL Rookie of the Year Rashad Whack". Island Storm. September 28, 2015.
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(help) - ^ Kleiser, Stefan (July 7, 2016). "Mit zwei Neuen in die Playoffs" (in German). Winterthur: Der Landbote.
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External links
- Rashad Whack on Mount Saint Mary's Athletics' website
- Rashad Whack on RealGM
- Rashad Whack on kki.is
- 1991 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
- Basketball players from Maryland
- George Mason Patriots men's basketball players
- Guards (basketball)
- Island Storm players
- Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball players
- People from Hyattsville, Maryland
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball players