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Rashad Whack
No. 11 – Cape Breton Highlanders
PositionGuard
LeagueNBL Canada
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
2017Island Storm
2017Grindavík
2017–presentCape Breton Highlanders
Career highlights and awards

Rashad Whack (born January 22, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Cape Breton Highlanders of NBL Canada.

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.[1]

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.[2] Following his good rookie season he signed to play for a second season for the Storm.[2] In the summer of 2016, Whack signed for Winterthur of the LNBA.[3] He led the league in scoring during the 2016–2017 season with an average of 21.4 points per game.[4][5] He returned to the Storm in April and finished the season with them.[4]

In September 2017, Whack signed for Grindavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[6][5] Whack was released by Grindavík on December 12, after averaging a team leading 22.8 points in 10 games.[7] He later signed with the Cape Breton Highlanders and averaged 8.0 points per game in the 2017-18 season.[8]

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.[6] Outside of basketball, he likes music and drawing.[1] He majored in accounting while attending Mount St. Mary's University.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rashad Whack Bio". GoMason.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b "Rashad Whack signs with UMF Grindavik". Sportando.com. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (12 December 2017). "Grindvíkingar senda Whack heim". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Rashad Whack #13 Forward Cape Breton Highlanders". NBL Canada. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Rashad Whack". MountAthletics.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)

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