(1987-02-16) 16 February 1987 (age 37) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Listed height
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight
260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school
Cypress Christian School (Houston, Texas)
College
UConn (2006–2009)
NBA draft
2009: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career
2009–present
Career history
2009–2011
Memphis Grizzlies
2010
→Dakota Wizards
2011–2012
Houston Rockets
2011
→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2012
Portland Trail Blazers
2012–2014
Oklahoma City Thunder
2014–2015
Grand Rapids Drive
2017–2018
Yokohama B-Corsairs
2019–2020
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2020–2021
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
2021
Savio
2022–2023
Sichuan Blue Whales
2023
TaiwanBeer HeroBears
2023
Pazi
Career highlights and awards
P.League+ rebounding leader (2021)
P.League+ blocks leader (2021)
P.League+ Defensive Player of Year (2021)
NBA D-League All-Defensive Third Team (2015)
2× NABC Defensive Player of the Year (2008, 2009)
Consensus second-team All-American (2009)
Big East co-Player of the Year (2009)
2× Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2008, 2009)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Hasheem Thabeet (born Hashim Thabit Manka; 16 February 1987)[1] is a Tanzanian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for UConn before being drafted second overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. His performance as a second overall draft pick has led many analysts to label him as one of the "biggest busts" in NBA history.[2][3]
^"Hasheem Thabeet NBA & ABA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
^"Biggest draft busts in NBA history". foxsports.com. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^"The Biggest Bust In Each NBA Draft From The 2000s". TheSportster. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
HasheemThabeet (born Hashim Thabit Manka; 16 February 1987) is a Tanzanian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for UConn before...
pre-season. Tanzanian-born HasheemThabeet from University of Connecticut was drafted second by the Memphis Grizzlies. Thabeet became the first player born...
the first round in Dar es Salaam, and behind players Dhieu Deing, HasheemThabeet and Baraka Athumani, Pazi advanced to the Elite 16. National Basketball...
Memphis Grizzlies along with teammate Shane Battier in exchange for HasheemThabeet, DeMarre Carroll and a future first-round draft pick. Smith made 15...
a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: HasheemThabeet (born 1987), Tanzanian basketball player Kamel Amin Thaabet (1924-65)...
6 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 30 – (1993-12-30)30 December 1993 NTSU C 34 HasheemThabeet (I) 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 37 – (1987-02-16)16 February...
; by U.S. law, all natives of the USVI are U.S. citizens by birth. HasheemThabeet, the 2008 and 2009 winner, is a native of Tanzania. NABC Player of...
2009, with the second overall pick in the NBA draft, Memphis selected HasheemThabeet, then selected DeMarre Carroll with the 27th overall pick. On September...
1995–2001 and in the 2002–2003 season. born 1964 Tanzania 221 cm 7 ft 3 in HasheemThabeet Former player in the NBA, 2009–2014. He is the only Tanzanian player...
March 15, 2012, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Jonny Flynn, HasheemThabeet and a second round draft pick. On July 11, 2012, Camby was traded to...
second-round pick. Previously, on February 24, 2011, the Rockets acquired HasheemThabeet, DeMarre Carroll and a 2013 first-round draft pick from the Memphis...
III with the 28th overall pick. The Thunder also signed free agents HasheemThabeet and Daniel Orton, and signed guards Andy Rautins and DeAndre Liggins...
Verdean player to play in the NBA. 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 263 lb (119 kg) HasheemThabeet Tanzania Memphis Grizzlies (2009–2011) Houston Rockets (2011–2012)...
NABC Defensive Player of the Year more than once, the first since HasheemThabeet won in the 2007–08 season and the 2008–09 season. He won the inaugural...
2012, Flynn was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, along with HasheemThabeet and a future second-round pick (Will Barton was later selected), for...
On March 15, 2012, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired Jonny Flynn, HasheemThabeet and Minnesota Timberwolves' second-round draft pick (the 40th pick)...
number one seed in the NCAA tournament. Blair and Connecticut center HasheemThabeet shared co-Big East Player of the Year honors for the 2008–09 season...
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