Mustapha Farrakhan, Jr.

Mustapha Farrakhan
Free agent
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
Personal information
Born (1988-11-02) November 2, 1988
Harvey, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Thornton Township (Harvey, Illinois)
College Virginia (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Bakersfield Jam
2012–2013 Iowa Energy
2013 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2013 Idaho Stampede
2013–2014 Melbourne Tigers
2015–2016 Oklahoma City Blue

Mustapha M. Farrakhan Jr. (born November 2, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Virginia.

Early life

Farrakhan was born in Harvey, Illinois[1] and attended Thornton Township High School.[2] Farrakhan has a major in Sociology[3] and is a practicing member of the Nation of Islam.[3]

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.[4]

Professional career

2011–12 season

Farrakhan went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On November 3, 2011, Farrakhan was selected by the Bakersfield Jam in first round of the 2011 NBA Development League Draft.[5]

2012–13 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.[6] On October 1, 2012, he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. However, he was later waived by the Bucks on October 27, 2012.[7]

On November 1, 2012, Farrakhan was re-acquired by the Bakersfield Jam. On November 5, 2012, he was traded to the Iowa Energy.[7] On January 28, 2013, he was waived by the Energy.[7] On January 31, 2013, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[8] On February 25, 2013, he was traded to the Idaho Stampede.[9] 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.[7]

2013–14 season

On September 30, 2013, Farrakhan signed with the Los Angeles Clippers.[10] However, he was later waived by the Clippers on October 8, 2013.[11] On November 18, he signed with the Melbourne Tigers for the rest of the 2013–14 NBL season.[12]

2015–16 season

On October 22, 2015, Farrakhan signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder,[13] but was waived just two days later.[14] On November 3, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue as an affiliate player from the Thunder.[15] 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.[16] On February 27, he was waived by the Blue.[17] On April 1, he was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[18]

Personal life

Farrakhan is the grandson of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and Khadijah Farrakhan.[2] His father, Mustapha Farrakhan, is a police officer in the Chicago suburb of Harvey and the Supreme Captain of the Nation of Islam.[19][20] His aunt, Donna Farrakhan Muhammad, is the second woman to become a minister in the Nation of Islam and is the former Sister Captain of the Muslim Girls Training (MGT).

References

  1. ↑ "Mustapha Farrakhan Stats, Bio". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Farrakhan Signs With U-Va.". WashingtonPost.com. November 15, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ "Mustapha Farrakhan Stats". Sports-Reference.com. November 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2011 D-League Draft Breakdown: A Guided Tour Through Eight Whirlwind Rounds". NBA.com. November 4, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "2012 Summer League Statistics". NBA.com. November 4, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Mustapha Farrakhan Player Profile – RealGM". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Skyforce Acquires Farrakhan". NBA.com. January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  9. ↑ "IDAHO ACQUIRES FARRAKHAN, JOHNSON". NBA.com. February 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Clippers add Lou Amundson, Mustapha Farrakhan, JaMychal Green to training camp". InsideHoops.com. September 30, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Clippers waive Mustapha Farrakhan and JaMychal Green". InsideHoops.com. October 8, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Melbourne Tigers sign import Mustapha Farrakhan". NBL.com.au. November 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Thunder Signs Cobbins and Farrakhan". NBA.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Thunder Waives Cobbins and Farrakhan". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Oklahoma City Blue Announces Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Oklahoma City Falls To Austin In Season Opener". NBA.com. February 27, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Blue Acquires Dwight Buycks". OurSportsCentral.com. February 27, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  18. ↑ "NBA D-League Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Young Farrakhan Strives for Success in Basketball". nytimes.com. November 8, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  20. ↑ "FAR FROM THE TREE". ESPN.com. April 15, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2013.


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