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

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player for

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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

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, in

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College career

Madden played

at the

, with the

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from 2011 to 2015.

Professional career

Madden earned an invite to the

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, where he played for the

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. He signed with

Śląsk Wrocław Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish f ...

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

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. He signed for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim of the Israeli National League in August 2016. On October 11, 2018, Madden signed with

Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Galil Elyon ( he, הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli b ...

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

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. On December 4, 2019, Madden signed a one-month contract with Elitzur Yavne as an injury cover for

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. On January 19, 2020, Madden signed with Elitzur Netanya 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

of the Czech National Basketball League.

The Basketball Tournament

Rashad Madden played for Team Arkansas in the 2018 edition of

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. 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

FIBAEurope Cup ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
{{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