Cadarian Raines (born October 12, 1990) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. Standing at 2.06 m (6'9"), he plays the

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and the

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positions. After playing four years of

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, Raines entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Raines played

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at Petersburg High School, where he was coached by Bill Lawson. Raines led the Crimson Wave to a 30-1 record and a 14-0 in district action. As a senior, he averaged 15.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 1.6 assists per game. He also earned First-team All-State and first team All-Metro as a senior and was the MVP of the Fort Lee Tournament

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Raines joined Villa Angela of the

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. He left the club until December 31, 2014, after averaging 8.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He then joined

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. With Mono Vampire, he won the Thailand League. The following season, Raines joined Al-Arabi of the

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. Due to his poor performances, he was released from the Qatari team on November. On February 23, 2016, he signed with IRT Tanger of the Moroccan League until the end of the season. On November 12, 2016, Raines signed with

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Div ...

of the

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. With Apollon, Raines played at the

All-Star Games of both 2017 and 2018. On January 24, 2017, Raines signed with

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of the

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, replacing

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on the team's squad. On April 14, 2017, Raines signed with the Lebanese team

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. Raines has since played for

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of the NBL among other teams.

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