Rashad Whack (born January 22, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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College career

Whack competed at the college level for

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and Mount Saint Mary's, and earned All-

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honors as a senior with the latter team.

Professional career

Whack was most notably named the league's Rookie of the Year for the 2014–15 season, while playing for the

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. Following his good rookie season he signed to play for a second season for the Storm. In the summer of 2016, Whack signed for

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of the LNBA. He led the league in scoring during the 2016–2017 season with an average of 21.4 points per game. He returned to the Storm in April and finished the season with them. In September 2017, Whack signed for

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of the Úrvalsdeild karla. Whack was released by Grindavík on December 12, after averaging a team leading 22.8 points in 10 games. He later signed with the

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and averaged 8.0 points per game in the 2017–18 season. In March 2020, Whack signed with

of the

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(BAL).

Personal

Whack was born on January 22, 1991, to Theresa Lewis and Larry Whack and has a brother. His godfather is actor

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. Whack appeared in the film '' Rebound'', in which Lawrence starred. Outside of basketball, he likes music and drawing. He majored in

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while attending

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References

External links

Rashad Whack
on Mount Saint Mary's Athletics' website
Rashad Whack
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