Mustapha Farrakhan Jr.
Farrakhan playing for Virginia
Personal information
Born (1988-11-02) November 2, 1988
Harvey, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolThornton Township (Harvey, Illinois)
CollegeVirginia (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–2016
PositionShooting guard / point guard
Career history
2011–2012Bakersfield Jam
2012–2013Iowa Energy
2013Sioux Falls Skyforce
2013Idaho Stampede
2013–2014Melbourne Tigers
2015–2016Oklahoma City Blue
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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

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

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

2011–2012 season

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

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

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

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

In July 2019 he was signed by the Ball Hogs of the Big3.[21]

References

  1. 1 2 "Farrakhan Signs With U-Va". WashingtonPost.com. November 15, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Young Farrakhan Strives for Success in Basketball". The New York Times. November 8, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "FAR FROM THE TREE". ESPN.com. April 15, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Mustapha Farrakhan Stats, Bio". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ "Mustapha Farrakhan Stats". Sports-Reference.com. November 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "2012 Summer League Statistics". NBA.com. November 4, 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Mustapha Farrakhan Player Profile – RealGM". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Skyforce Acquires Farrakhan". NBA.com. January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Idaho Acquires Farrakhan, Johnson". NBA.com. February 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Clippers waive Mustapha Farrakhan and JaMychal Green". InsideHoops.com. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Melbourne Tigers sign import Mustapha Farrakhan". NBL.com.au. November 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ↑ "Thunder Signs Cobbins and Farrakhan". NBA.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Thunder Waives Cobbins and Farrakhan". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Oklahoma City Falls To Austin In Season Opener". NBA.com. February 27, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Blue Acquires Dwight Buycks". OurSportsCentral.com. February 27, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  20. ↑ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ↑ 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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