Rashaun Demier Freeman (born December 15, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the

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. He was a prospect for the 2007 NBA draft. He received a tryout for the

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College basketball

Freeman finished 4th in career points for the Minutemen with 1,744 and third in career rebounds with 998. He was on the

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First Team for three years in a row. He scored a career high 31 points vs St. Bonaventure. Throughout his UMass career he averaged 14.8 points and 8.5 rebounds. He was a Senior team tri-captain with

Stéphane Lasme Yann Ulrich Stéphane Lasme (born December 17, 1982) is a Gabonese former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), with the UMass Minutemen, and he was selected by the Golden State Wa ...

and Brandon Thomas.

Professional career

Freeman's professional career began at Hermine de Nantes Atlantique in the French Pro B (2nd Division), before being signed by the French Pro A (1st Division) club BCM Gravelines for the following season. In the 2009–10 season, he played for

EnBW Ludwigsburg Riesen Ludwigsburg ( en, Giants Ludwigsburg), for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of ...

in the

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. Freeman then moved to Belgium, signed by VOO Verviers-Pepinster, and had a short stint in Puerto Rico, where he played for

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. For the 2011–12 season, he was signed by Israeli club Maccabi Habik'a. In July 2013, Freeman signed with

Barak Netanya Elitzur Ironi Netanya ( he, אליצור עירוני קוסמוס נדל"ן נתניה) is a professional basketball club based in Netanya, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, since its promotion in 2021. History E ...

. In August 2014, he signed with BC Tsmoki-Minsk. On April 24, 2017, Freeman signed with

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.Maccabi Haifa signs Rashaun Freeman
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