Victor Dewayne Rudd (born March 18, 1991) is an American professional

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player for Al-Arabi of the

Qatari Basketball League The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA West Asia Super League. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second ...

. He played

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Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...

, and at the

University of South Florida The University of South Florida (USF) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus located in Tampa, Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States, and other campuses in St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, ...

. At a height of , he plays at the

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position.

High school and college career

Rudd played high school basketball at

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, in

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. Rudd played

, with the Sun Devils, from 2009 to 2010, and at the

, with the

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, from 2011 to 2014.

Professional career

Rudd began his career in the

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, in the 2014–15 season, with the

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. On July 29, 2015, Rudd joined

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...

of the Russian

VTB United League The VTB United League () is an international professional men's club basketball league that was founded in 2009. It is made up of mostly Russian clubs, along with one each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Since 2013, it is the first tier of Russian ...

and European-wide 2nd tier level EuroCup. After a successful EuroCup season, in which he averaged 15.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, Rudd was named to the

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. On August 18, 2016, Rudd signed a one-year contract with the Israeli team

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

. During his season with the club, Rudd was selected to the Israeli League All-Star game and helped Maccabi to win the

Israeli Basketball State Cup The Israeli Basketball State Cup () is the second most important professional basketball competition in Israel, after the Israeli Super League. It is the national federation cup of Israel. The tournament began in the 1955–56 season, and is run ...

title. On September 2, 2017, Rudd signed with the Turkish team

Gaziantep Basketbol Gaziantep Basketbol is a professional basketball team based in the city of Gaziantep in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball First League (TBL). Their home arena is the Karataş Şahinbey Sport Hall with a capacity of 6,400 seats. Histo ...

for the 2017–18 season. On February 15, 2018, Rudd signed with

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...

of the

and the

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for a one-month temporary contract with an option to prolong it for the rest of the season, which CSKA exercised on March 17. Rudd officially parted ways with the team on May 23, 2018. On September 17, Rudd signed with

Auxilium Torino Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino was an Italian professional basketball club in Turin, Piedmont. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the Lega Basket Serie A for the last time in the 2018–19 season. The club won one trophy, th ...

of the Italian

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. On October 13, 2019, he has signed with

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of the German

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. After averaging 7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the Bundesliga, Rudd parted ways with the team on February 18, 2020. On August 6, he signed with

Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski, also known as Tasomix Rosiek Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Ostrów Wielkopolski. They play in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since its promotio ...

of the

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. After averaging 8.7 points per game in his first three games, Rudd was released by the team on September 15. On October 13, he signed with

Capitanes de Arecibo The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) ...

of the

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. During the 2021–22 season, Rudd played with

Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz Club Biguá de Villa Biarritz, better known as simply Biguá, is a Uruguayan professional basketball team that is based in Montevideo. The team currently plays in the Uruguayan Basketball League. The men's basketball section is a part of a multi ...

. On April 10, 2022, he had team-highs of 20 points and 9 rebounds in the

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, which Biguá lost to

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. In August 2022, Rudd joined

Spartans Distrito Capital Spartans Distrito Capital, also known as Spartans DC, is a Venezuelan basketball club based in Caracas. The team plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga, the premier national basketball league and won its first championship in 2020. History The Spart ...

. On June 19, 2024, Rudd signed with Brillantes del Zulia. On October 2, 2024, Rudd signed with Al-Arabi of the

The Basketball Tournament

Victor Rudd played for HBC Sicklerville in the 2018 edition of

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. He scored 9 points and had 8 rebounds in the team's first-round loss to the Talladega Knights.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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High school and college career

Professional career

The Basketball Tournament

Career statistics

EuroLeague

References

External links