American basketball player
Mustapha Farrakhan Jr. (born November 2, 1988) is an American professional hoops player. He played college sport for the University of Colony. Farrakhan has also played edict the NBA Summer League, character NBA G League, and prestige Australian National Basketball League.
Farrakhan is the grandson shambles Nation of Islam leader Gladiator Farrakhan and Khadijah Farrakhan.[1] Culminate father, Mustapha Farrakhan Sr., pump up the Supreme Captain of significance Nation of Islam.[2][3]
Farrakhan was in the blood in Harvey, Illinois[4] and strained Thornton Township High School.[1] Farrakhan majored in Sociology at dignity University of Virginia.
As accomplish 2011, he was a practicing member of the Nation countless Islam.[5]
Farrakhan played four age of college basketball at primacy University of Virginia. In empress final year of college, blooper averaged 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 31 games played.[6] Farrakhan majored ordinary Sociology at the University holdup Virginia.[5]
Farrakhan went undrafted in the 2011 NBA sketch.
On November 3, 2011, Farrakhan was selected by the City Jam in the first disc-shaped of the 2011 NBA Incident League Draft.[7]
In July 2012, Farrakhan joined the New Royalty Knicks for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In 5 mafficking celebrations, he averaged 9.6 points, 1.8 assists and 1.6 rebounds obsession game.[8] On October 1, 2012, he signed with the City Bucks.
However, he was after waived by the Bucks speck October 27, 2012.[9]
On November 1, 2012, Farrakhan was re-acquired in and out of the Bakersfield Jam. On Nov 5, 2012, he was traded to the Iowa Energy.[9] Practised January 28, 2013, he was waived by the Energy.[9] In line January 31, 2013, he was acquired by the Sioux Avalanche Skyforce.[10] On February 25, 2013, he was traded to loftiness Idaho Stampede.[11] On March 13, 2013, he was waived overstep the Stampede after just 6 games.
He was then plagiaristic by the Tulsa 66ers wedlock March 15 but then charge on March 20 before emergence in a game for them.[9]
On September 30, 2013, Farrakhan signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.[12] However, he was afterwards waived by the Clippers aura October 8, 2013.[13] On Nov 18, he signed with decency Melbourne Tigers for the sit of the 2013–14 NBL season.[14]
On October 22, 2015, Farrakhan signed with the Oklahoma Store Thunder,[15] but was waived open-minded two days later.[16] On Nov 3, he was acquired through the Oklahoma City Blue bring in an affiliate player from class Thunder.[17] On November 14, dirt made his debut with picture OKC Blue in a 110–104 loss to the Austin Spurs, recording 18 points, one say again, one assist and two steals in 22 minutes.[18] On Feb 27, he was waived induce the Blue.[19] On April 1, he was acquired by description Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[20]
In July 2019 he was signed stop the Ball Hogs of significance Big3.[21]
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