Ivan Charles Rabb Jr. (born February 4, 1997) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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. Growing up in California, he was named the top high school player in the state as a senior in 2015. He also received national recognition as an All-American. As a freshman with the Golden Bears, Rabb earned second-team all-conference honors in the

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. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 as a sophomore before being selected in the second round of the

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. He began his pro career playing two seasons with the

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High school career

Rabb attended

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, where he won two CIF Northern California Open Division basketball championships and one CIF Open Division State Championship. Rabb competed in the summer for the AAU's Oakland Soldiers. In four varsity seasons, Rabb amassed over 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and is the winningest player (108–19) in school history. Recorded single-game career-highs of 42 points, 26 rebounds, eight assists and 13 blocked shots. In his freshman year, he aided the Dragons to a 24–7 record and the 2012 CIF NCS championship game and he averaged 7.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks as a freshman in 2011-12. He participated in the October 2012 USA Developmental National Team mini-camp, held in Colorado Springs, Colo. He scored 25 points and hauled in 10 rebounds in the 2013 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) North Coast Section (NCS) Division III championship game in leading the Dragons to the title, which marked the team's second-straight CIF NCS Division III title, also went undefeated in the WACC for the regular season league crown. He averaged 25.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 8.0 blocks as a sophomore in 2012-13. He was named to the 2013-14 USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team on March 27, 2013. As a senior, Rabb averaged 24.5 points, 16.3 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks. He led the Dragons to the CIF open division state title. In the championship game, held at Cal's stadium, Rabb scored 19 points, grabbed 21 rebounds, blocked 2 shots, and scored the go ahead free throw with 0.8 seconds left to give his team the win.

College career

Prior to his final decision on where to play collegiate basketball, Rabb had as many as ten schools as finalists. He ultimately announced his intent to enroll at the

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, and play for the Golden Bears. After a strong freshman season where he earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors, Rabb surprised many by opting to forego the 2016 NBA draft (despite him being projected to be a lottery selection that year) and return to Cal. Prior to the 2016–17 season, he was named a preseason All-American by the

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. At the conclusion of his sophomore season on March 22, 2017, Rabb announced his intention to forgo his final two years of collegiate eligibility and enter the

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Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2017–2019)

Rabb was selected 35th overall (5th pick of the second round) in the

by the

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who later traded his rights to the

. On September 18, 2017, Rabb agreed to a three-year rookie-scale deal with the Grizzlies, having his first two seasons fully guaranteed by Memphis. During his career, he has had multiple assignments with the

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, Grizzlies' G-League affiliate. On October 19, 2019, he was waived by the Grizzlies.

Westchester Knicks (2019–2020)

On October 23, 2019, Rabb signed a two-way contract with the

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. On January 13, 2020, the

announced via their

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account that they had waived Rabb. He did not appear in a game for the parent club. On January 23, 2020, Rabb was reported to be added to the

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roster.

Delaware Blue Coats (2021)

For the 2020–21 season, Rabb joined the

of the

, making his debut on February 11, 2021.

National team career

He was the member of the USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team that posted a perfect 5–0 record en route to winning gold at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Maldonado, Uruguay; started three games and averaged 12.0 points and 9.8 rebounds.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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Awards and honors

;College *Second-team All-Pac-12 (2016) ;High school *2015 CIF Open Division State Championship * 2014, 2015 CIF Northern California Open Division Championship * McDonald's All-American (2015) * First-team ''Parade'' All-American (2015) * 2013 MaxPreps Sophomore All-American first team. * 2013 Cal-Hi Sports Sophomore of the Year. * 2013 West Alameda County Conference (WACC) MVP/All-WACC. * 2013 Contra Costa Times All-East Bay first team * 2012 Torrey Pines/Jerry Tarkanian All-Tournament Team.

Personal life

Rabb is the son of Ivan Sr. and Tami Rabb. He has a younger brother, Tamarik, who also attended

. Rabb started playing basketball when he was 6 or 7 years old. In high school, he carried a 3.15 GPA. He attended the

and was ranked on ESPN's 2015 top 100 recruits as No. 8. Rabb is cousin of Reggie Rogers,

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standout and NFL player. Ivan is also cousins with Regina Rogers-Wright (Reggie’s daughter) University of Washington standout.

References

External links

California Golden Bears bio

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