Rashaun Demier Freeman (born December 15, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Massachusetts. He was a prospect for the 2007 NBA draft. He received a tryout for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Rashaun Freeman
Personal information
Born (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 39)
Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight255.2 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High schoolSchenectady (Schenectady, New York)
CollegeUMass (2003–2007)
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–2018
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
2007–2008Nantes
2008–2009BCM Gravelines
2009–2010EnBW Ludwigsburg
2010Albany Legends
2010–2011RBC Verviers-Pepinster
2011Gallitos de Isabela
2011–2012Habik'a
2012Heilongjiang
2012JSF Nanterre
2013HKK Široki
2013–2014Barak Netanya
2014–2015Tsmoki-Minsk
2015Boca Juniors
2016Hebraica y Macabi
2016–2017Hispano Americano
2017Maccabi Haifa
2017Club Olimpia
2017–2018Hebraica y Macabi
2018Club Olimpia
Career highlights and awards

College basketball

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Freeman finished 4th in career points for the Minutemen with 1,744 and third in career rebounds with 998. He was on the Atlantic 10 First Team for three years in a row. He scored a career high 31 points vs St. Bonaventure. Throughout his UMass career he averaged 14.8 points and 8.5 rebounds. He was a Senior team tri-captain with Stéphane Lasme and Brandon Thomas.

Professional career

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Freeman's professional career began at Hermine de Nantes Atlantique in the French Pro B (2nd Division), before being signed by the French Pro A (1st Division) club BCM Gravelines for the following season.[1] In the 2009–10 season, he played for EnBW Ludwigsburg in the German Bundesliga.[2] Freeman then moved to Belgium, signed by VOO Verviers-Pepinster,[3] and had a short stint in Puerto Rico, where he played for Gallitos de Isabela. For the 2011–12 season, he was signed by Israeli club Maccabi Habik'a.[4]

In July 2013, Freeman signed with Barak Netanya.[5]

In August 2014, he signed with BC Tsmoki-Minsk.[6]

On April 24, 2017, Freeman signed with Maccabi Haifa.[7]

References

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  1. ^ LNB stats (in French)
  2. ^ Bundesliga stats Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  3. ^ Announcement by VOO Verviers-Pepinster Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. ^ Ligat Ha'al stats
  5. ^ "GreenTops Netanya add Rashaun Freeman". Sportando.net. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  6. ^ Tsmoki Minsk signs Rashaun Freeman
  7. ^ Maccabi Haifa signs Rashaun Freeman
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