Rashad Whack (born January 22, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Ferroviário de Maputo.

Rashad Whack
Ferroviário de Maputo
PositionGuard
LeagueBasketball Africa League
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
20142016Island Storm
2016–2017Winterthur
2017Island Storm
2017Grindavík
20172019Cape Breton Highlanders
2018–2019USK Praha
2020–presentFerroviário de Maputo
Career highlights and awards

College career

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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

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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 BC 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.[5][6] 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]

In March 2020, Whack signed with Ferroviário de Maputo of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[9]

Personal

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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.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rashad Whack Bio". GoMason.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Storm re-sign NBL Rookie of the Year Rashad Whack". Island Storm. September 28, 2015.
  3. ^ Kleiser, Stefan (July 7, 2016). "Mit zwei Neuen in die Playoffs". Der Landbote (in German). Winterthur.
  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 new PG of Ferroviário". 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Rashad Whack". MountAthletics.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
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