Mustapha Farrakhan Jr. (born November 2, 1988) is an American professional
basketball
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player. He played college basketball for the
University of Virginia
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. Farrakhan has also played in the NBA Summer League, the
NBA G League
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, and the Australian
National Basketball League.
Early life
Farrakhan is the grandson of
Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. A centralized and hierarchical organization, the NOI is committed to black nationalism and focuses its attention on the Afr ...
leader
Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan (; born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a Black nationalism, black nationalist organization. Farrakhan is notable for his leadership of the 1995 Million M ...
and
Khadijah Farrakhan.
His father, Mustapha Farrakhan Sr., is the Supreme Captain of the Nation of Islam.
Farrakhan was born in
Harvey, Illinois
Harvey is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,324 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
Harvey is bordered by the villages of Dixmoor, Illinois, Dixmoor and Riverdale, Illinois, Riverdale to the north; ...
and attended
Thornton Township High School.
Farrakhan majored in
Sociology
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at the University of Virginia. As of 2011, he was a practicing member of the
Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. A centralized and hierarchical organization, the NOI is committed to black nationalism and focuses its attention on the Afr ...
.
College career
Farrakhan played four years of
college basketball
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at the
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his The Lawn, Academical Village, a World H ...
. In his final year of college, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 31 games played. Farrakhan majored in
Sociology
Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...
at the University of Virginia.
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.
2012–2013 season
In July 2012, Farrakhan joined the
New York Knicks
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for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In 5 games, he averaged 9.6 points, 1.8 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game. On October 1, 2012, he signed with the
Milwaukee Bucks
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. However, he was later waived by the Bucks on October 27, 2012.
On November 1, 2012, Farrakhan was re-acquired by the Bakersfield Jam. On November 5, 2012, he was traded to the
Iowa Energy.
On January 28, 2013, he was waived by the Energy.
On January 31, 2013, he was acquired by the
Sioux Falls Skyforce. On February 25, 2013, he was traded to the
Idaho Stampede. 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.
2013–2014 season
On September 30, 2013, Farrakhan signed with the
Los Angeles Clippers
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. However, he was later waived by the Clippers on October 8, 2013. On November 18, he signed with the
Melbourne Tigers
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for the rest of the
2013–14 NBL season.
2015–2016 season
On October 22, 2015, Farrakhan signed with the
Oklahoma City Thunder
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, but was waived just two days later. On November 3, he was acquired by the
Oklahoma City Blue
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as an affiliate player from the Thunder. On November 14, he made his debut with the OKC Blue in a 110–104 loss to the
Austin Spurs
The Austin Spurs are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas, and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs. The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team has made the po ...
, recording 18 points, one rebound, one assist and two steals in 22 minutes. On February 27, he was waived by the Blue. On April 1, he was acquired by the
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
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.
2019
In July 2019 he was signed by the
Ball Hogs of the
Big3
Big3 (stylized BIG3) is a 3x3 basketball, 3-on-3 basketball league founded by the hip-hop musician and actor Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz. The league consists of 12 teams whose rosters include both former National Basketb ...
.
References
External links
NBA D-League ProfileProfileat Eurobasket.com
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1988 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American men's basketball players
Bakersfield Jam players
Basketball players from Illinois
Big3 players
Idaho Stampede players
Iowa Energy players
Family of Louis Farrakhan
Melbourne Tigers players
Oklahoma City Blue players
Basketball players from Harvey, Illinois
Sioux Falls Skyforce players
Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball players
Point guards
American men's 3x3 basketball players
Shooting guards