Rashaun Demier Freeman (born December 15, 1984, in Schenectady, N.Y) was an American college basketball player at the University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...

. He was a prospect for the 2007 NBA Draft

2007 NBA Draft

The 2007 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. It was broadcast on television in 115 countries. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...

. He received a tryout for the Memphis Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies

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. , he plays for Maccabi Habik'a in the Israeli Ligat Ha'Hal.

College Basketball

Freeman finished 4th in career points for the Minutemen

UMass Minutemen basketball

The UMass Minutemen basketball team, also known as the Massachusetts Minutemen, represents the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I men's competition...

 with 1,744 and third in career rebounds with 998. He was on the Atlantic 10 First Team for three years in a row. He scored a career high 31 points vs St. Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....

. Throughout his UMass career he averaged 14.8 points and 8.5 rebounds. He was a Senior team tri-captain with Stephane Lasme

Stephane Lasme

Yann Ulrich Stephane Lasme is a Gabonese professional basketball player. Lasme played NCAA college basketball at the University of Massachusetts , and he was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2007 NBA Draft...

 and Brandon Thomas.

Professional career

Freeman's professional career began at Hermine de Nantes Atlantique in the French Pro B

Ligue Nationale de Basketball

The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...

, before being signed by Pro A club BCM Gravelines for the following season. In the 2009-10 season, he played for EnBW Ludwigsburg

EnBW Ludwigsburg

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 in the German Bundesliga

Basketball Bundesliga

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. Freeman then moved to Belgium, signed by VOO Verviers-Pepinster

RBC Verviers-Pepinster

Royal Basket Club Verviers-Pepinster is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in the Verviers-Pepinster area of the Province of Liege, Belgium. The club competes in the Basketball League Belgium. The team was founded in the year 1938. The team plays home games at the 4,000 seat...

, and had a short stint in Puerto Rico, where he played for Gallitos de Isabella. For the 2011-12 season, he was signed by Israeli club Maccabi Habik'a.

External links

• Player/Alumnus page on UMassHoops.com