American basketball player
Mustapha Farrakhan Jr.
(born November 2, 1988) is an American professional
basketball
player. He played college basketball for the
University of Virginia
. Farrakhan has also played in the NBA Summer League, the
NBA G League
, and the Australian
National Basketball League
.
Early life
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Farrakhan is the grandson of
Nation of Islam
leader
Louis Farrakhan
and
Khadijah Farrakhan
.
[1]
His father, Mustapha Farrakhan Sr., is the Supreme Captain of the Nation of Islam.
[2]
[3]
Farrakhan was born in
Harvey, Illinois
[4]
and attended
Thornton Township High School
.
[1]
Farrakhan majored in
Sociology
at the University of Virginia. As of 2011, he was a practicing member of the
Nation of Islam
.
[5]
College career
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Farrakhan played four years of
college basketball
at the
University of Virginia
. In his final year of college, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 31 games played.
[6]
Farrakhan majored in
Sociology
at the University of Virginia.
[5]
Professional career
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2011?2012 season
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Farrakhan went undrafted in the
2011 NBA draft
. On November 3, 2011, Farrakhan was selected by the
Bakersfield Jam
in the first round of the
2011 NBA Development League Draft
.
[7]
2012?2013 season
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In July 2012, Farrakhan joined the
New York Knicks
for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In 5 games, he averaged 9.6 points, 1.8 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game.
[8]
On October 1, 2012, he signed with the
Milwaukee Bucks
. However, he was later waived by the Bucks on October 27, 2012.
[9]
On November 1, 2012, Farrakhan was re-acquired by the Bakersfield Jam. On November 5, 2012, he was traded to the
Iowa Energy
.
[9]
On January 28, 2013, he was waived by the Energy.
[9]
On January 31, 2013, he was acquired by the
Sioux Falls Skyforce
.
[10]
On February 25, 2013, he was traded to the
Idaho Stampede
.
[11]
On March 13, 2013, he was waived by the Stampede after just 6 games. He was then acquired by the Tulsa 66ers on March 15 but then waived on March 20 before appearing in a game for them.
[9]
2013?2014 season
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On September 30, 2013, Farrakhan signed with the
Los Angeles Clippers
.
[12]
However, he was later waived by the Clippers on October 8, 2013.
[13]
On November 18, he signed with the
Melbourne Tigers
for the rest of the
2013?14 NBL season
.
[14]
2015?2016 season
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On October 22, 2015, Farrakhan signed with the
Oklahoma City Thunder
,
[15]
but was waived just two days later.
[16]
On November 3, he was acquired by the
Oklahoma City Blue
as an affiliate player from the Thunder.
[17]
On November 14, he made his debut with the OKC Blue in a 110?104 loss to the
Austin Spurs
, recording 18 points, one rebound, one assist and two steals in 22 minutes.
[18]
On February 27, he was waived by the Blue.
[19]
On April 1, he was acquired by the
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
.
[20]
2019
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In July 2019 he was signed by the
Ball Hogs
of the
Big3
.
[21]
References
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"Farrakhan Signs With U-Va"
.
WashingtonPost.com
. November 15, 2006
. Retrieved
November 17,
2013
.
- ^
"Young Farrakhan Strives for Success in Basketball"
.
The New York Times
. November 8, 2006
. Retrieved
November 17,
2013
.
- ^
"FAR FROM THE TREE"
.
ESPN.com
. April 15, 2009
. Retrieved
November 17,
2013
.
- ^
"Mustapha Farrakhan Stats, Bio"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
November 17,
2013
.
- ^
a
b
"Mustapha Farrakhan Jr., grandson of Louis Farrakhan, works out for Knicks, hoping for NBA draft slot"
.
nydailynews.com
. June 16, 2011
. Retrieved
November 17,
2013
.
- ^
"Mustapha Farrakhan Stats"
.
Sports-Reference.com
. November 4, 2013.
- ^
"2011 D-League Draft Breakdown: A Guided Tour Through Eight Whirlwind Rounds"
.
NBA.com
. November 4, 2011. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2016
. Retrieved
November 17,
2013
.
- ^
"2012 Summer League Statistics"
.
NBA.com
. November 4, 2013.
- ^
a
b
c
d
"Mustapha Farrakhan Player Profile ? RealGM"
.
RealGM.com
. Retrieved
January 31,
2013
.
- ^
"Skyforce Acquires Farrakhan"
.
NBA.com
. January 31, 2013
. Retrieved
January 31,
2013
.
- ^
"Idaho Acquires Farrakhan, Johnson"
.
NBA.com
. February 25, 2013. Archived from
the original
on March 7, 2013
. Retrieved
February 25,
2013
.
- ^
"Clippers add Lou Amundson, Mustapha Farrakhan, JaMychal Green to training camp"
.
InsideHoops.com
. September 30, 2013. Archived from
the original
on October 1, 2013
. Retrieved
September 30,
2013
.
- ^
"Clippers waive Mustapha Farrakhan and JaMychal Green"
.
InsideHoops.com
. October 8, 2013. Archived from
the original
on November 2, 2013
. Retrieved
October 8,
2013
.
- ^
"Melbourne Tigers sign import Mustapha Farrakhan"
.
NBL.com.au
. November 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015
. Retrieved
November 18,
2013
.
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"Thunder Signs Cobbins and Farrakhan"
.
NBA.com
. October 22, 2015
. Retrieved
October 22,
2015
.
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"Thunder Waives Cobbins and Farrakhan"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 24, 2015
. Retrieved
October 24,
2015
.
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"Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster"
.
NBA.com
. November 3, 2015. Archived from
the original
on March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
November 9,
2015
.
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"Oklahoma City Falls To Austin In Season Opener"
.
NBA.com
. February 27, 2016
. Retrieved
November 14,
2015
.
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"Blue Acquires Dwight Buycks"
.
OurSportsCentral.com
. February 27, 2016
. Retrieved
November 14,
2015
.
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"NBA D-League Transactions"
.
NBA.com
. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016
. Retrieved
April 5,
2016
.
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Williams, Justin (July 31, 2019).
"Roster Moves: Who's In And Who's Out?"
.
Big3
.
Archived
from the original on April 21, 2021
. Retrieved
April 12,
2022
.
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