Mustapha Farrakhan Jr. (born November 2, 1988) is an American professional

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player. He played college basketball for the

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. Farrakhan has also played in the NBA Summer League, the

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, and the Australian National Basketball League.

Early life

Farrakhan is the grandson of

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leader

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and Khadijah Farrakhan. His father, Mustapha Farrakhan Sr., is the Supreme Captain of the Nation of Islam. Farrakhan was born in

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and attended Thornton Township High School. Farrakhan majored in

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at the University of Virginia. As of 2011, he was a practicing member of the

College career

Farrakhan played four years of

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at the

. 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

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

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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

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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

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. However, he was later waived by the Clippers on October 8, 2013. On November 18, he signed with the

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for the rest of the 2013–14 NBL season.

2015–2016 season

On October 22, 2015, Farrakhan signed with the

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, but was waived just two days later. On November 3, he was acquired by the

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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

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, 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

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2019

In July 2019 he was signed by the Ball Hogs of the

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References

External links

NBA D-League ProfileProfile
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