Mustafadeen "Mustafa" Abdush-Shakur (born August 18, 1984) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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and has previously played professionally in Europe, Lebanon, the

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and the

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High school career

Shakur attended William Penn High School in

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as a sophomore in 2000–01, before transferring to Friends' Central School for his junior year. As a junior in 2001–02, he averaged 18.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game to lead Friends' Central to the Friends League title. He also earned first team all-state and all-Friends kudos, while claiming second-team all-city and all-public honors. On November 13, 2002, he signed a

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to play

for the

. As a senior in 2002–03, he averaged 26.8 points, 6.8 assists and 4.1 steals per game while earning ''USA Today'' High School Boys all-USA first team, EA Sports All-America,

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All-Star and first-team all-state honors. He also earned Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American honors.

College career

In his freshman season at

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, Shakur was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team. In 30 games, he averaged 9.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. In his sophomore season, he was a member of the preseason Naismith Award watch list, and went on to average 8.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 37 games. In his junior season, he was the only Wildcat to start every game as he ended the season with 455 career assists, a figure that is tied for ninth on the UA career list. In 33 games, he averaged 11.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game. On April 12, 2006, he declared for the NBA draft, but later withdrew his name from consideration on June 18, 2006. In his senior season, he earned honorable mention all-Pac-10 honors after finishing his career ranked 22nd on the UA career points scored list (1,318), second in assists (670), third in games started (129), fourth in minutes played (4,070), fifth in games played (131), seventh in average minutes per game (31.1), and 10th in steals (156). His 215 assists in 2006–07 was the fourth-highest single-season total in school history, and subsequently finished his career with more assists (670) than any other player in the Lute Olson era. In 31 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

College statistics

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, 37 , , 37 , , 28.9 , , .423 , , .378 , , .738 , , 3.6 , , 4.5 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 33 , , 30.7 , , .423 , , .333 , , .806 , , 3.7 , , 4.7 , , 1.5 , , .1 , , 11.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;",

, 31 , , 31 , , 34.8 , , .455 , , .325 , , .788 , , 4.0 , , 6.9 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 11.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 131 , , 129 , , 31.0 , , .452 , , .355 , , .786 , , 3.7 , , 5.1 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 10.1

Professional career

2007–08 season

Shakur went undrafted in the

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. On July 5, 2007, he signed with the

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and joined them for the 2007 NBA Summer League. However, he was later waived by the Kings on October 31, 2007. The next month, he signed with Prokom Trefl Sopot of Poland for the rest of the season.

2008–09 season

In July 2008, Shakur joined the

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for the 2008 NBA Summer League. On September 16, 2008, he signed a one-year deal with TAU Cerámica of the

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. On January 22, 2009, his contract was terminated by Cerámica. The next day, he signed with Panellinios of Greece for the rest of the season.

2009–10 season

In July 2009, Shakur joined the

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for the 2009 NBA Summer League. On September 27, 2009, he signed with the

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. However, he was waived by the Timberwolves on October 19, 2009. On November 5, 2009, he was selected in the second round of the 2009 NBA D-League draft by the

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. On March 16, 2010, he signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On March 25, 2010, he was released by the Thunder before playing in a game for them. On March 31, 2010, he signed with the Thunder for the rest of the season, and was immediately assigned back down to the Tulsa 66ers. On April 14, 2010, he was recalled by the Thunder. Two days later, he was reassigned to the 66ers, and again recalled the next day.

2010–11 season

In July 2010, Shakur joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On September 8, 2010, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Hornets on October 18, 2010. Later that month, he was reacquired by the Tulsa 66ers. On November 2, 2010, he was traded to the

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in exchange for Robert Vaden. On January 22, 2011, he signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On February 12, 2011, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Wizards. On February 28, 2011, he signed with the Wizards for the rest of the season.

2011–12 season

On June 27, 2011, Shakur signed with Pau-Orthez of France for the 2011–12 season. On November 14, 2011, he was released by Pau-Orthez after just seven games. The next day, he signed with Novipiù Casale Monferrato of Italy for the rest of the season.

2012–13 season

On September 18, 2012, Shakur signed with

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of Italy for the 2012–13 season. In January 2013, he parted ways with Sidigas Avellino after 17 games. On March 5, 2013, he was reacquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The same day, he was traded to the Erie BayHawks.

2013–14 season

On October 31, 2013, Shakur was reacquired by the Erie BayHawks. On January 22, 2014, he was traded to the Tulsa 66ers. On March 16, 2014, he signed a 10-day contract with the

. On March 26, 2014, he was not offered a second 10-day contract by the Thunder after his first 10-day contract expired. Two days later, he returned to the 66ers. On April 23, 2014, he signed with Tadamon Zouk of Lebanon for the 2013–14 FLB season.

2014–15 season

On September 12, 2014, Shakur signed with Neptūnas of Lithuania for the 2014–15 season. In 45 league games for Neptūnas, he averaged 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

2015–16 season

On October 5, 2016, Shakur signed with German club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg for the 2015–16 Basketball Bundesliga season.

2016–17 season

On September 16, 2016, Shakur signed with

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of the

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. On January 21, 2017, he left Afyonkarahisar and signed with German club S.Oliver Würzburg for the rest of the

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season.

2017–18 season

On January 23, 2018, Shakur signed with

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Blue of the

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Euroleague

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Eurocup

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NBA D-League

Regular season

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, 23 , , 22 , , 36.4 , , .467 , , .300 , , .840 , , 5.0 , , 6.8 , , 2.3 , , .4 , , 14.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 117 , , 116 , , 36.5 , , .481 , , .344 , , .764 , , 4.5 , , 6.2 , , 2.0 , , .3 , , 17.9

Playoffs

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, 4 , , 4 , , 32.9 , , .510 , , .375 , , .786 , , 4.5 , , 3.8 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , 16.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 4 , , 4 , , 32.9 , , .510 , , .375 , , .786 , , 4.5 , , 3.8 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , 16.0

International career

Shakur was a member of the 2003 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team, which finished fifth at the World Championships with a 7–1 record. He averaged 5.0 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists during the eight-game tournament in Thessaloniki, Greece, where his best effort was a 10-point (4-of-7 FG), four-assist, five-steal performance vs. Slovenia on July 19. In 2004, he helped the USA World Championship for Young Men Qualifying team post a 5–0 record and win the gold medal by averaging 3.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game during the tournament in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. His best effort was a six-point, two-rebound, two-assist performance in USA's 87–64 win over Brazil on July 29.

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