Rashad Madden (born May 23, 1992) is an American professional

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player for BC Brno of the Czech National Basketball League. He played

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for the

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before playing professionally in Poland, Greece and Israel.

High school career

Madden played high school basketball at East Poinsett County High School, in Lepanto, Arkansas.

College career

Madden played

at the

, with the

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from 2011 to 2015.

Professional career

Madden earned an invite to the 2015 NBA Summer League, where he played for the Memphis Grizzlies. He signed with Śląsk Wrocław of Poland's Basketball League. Madden averaged 9.7 points and 3.8 assists per game in his first year on the team in the Polish League. He left the club on December due to finance problems. He then signed in Greece, to play with the

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club Rethymno Cretan Kings, replacing Marcus Relphorde. He signed for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim of the

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in August 2016. On October 11, 2018, Madden signed with Hapoel Galil Elyon for the 2018–19 season. In 37 games played for Galil Elyon, he averaged 15.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, while shooting 39.6 percent from three-point range. Madden led Galil Elyon to the Israeli National League Finals, where they eventually were fell short to Maccabi Haifa. On December 4, 2019, Madden signed a one-month contract with Elitzur Yavne as an injury cover for Daniel Mullings. On January 19, 2020, Madden signed with

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for the rest of the season. He averaged 18.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 1.0 steal per game. On September 2, 2021, Madden signed with BC Brno of the Czech National Basketball League.

The Basketball Tournament

Rashad Madden played for Team Arkansas in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 2 games, he averaged 5.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3 assists per game. Team Arkansas reached the second round before falling to the Talladega Knights.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Madden, Rashad 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Poland American men's basketball players Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players Basketball players from Arkansas Elitzur Maccabi Netanya B.C. players Elitzur Yavne B.C. players Hapoel Galil Elyon players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim B.C. players People from Lepanto, Arkansas Point guards Rethymno B.C. players Shooting guards Śląsk Wrocław basketball players