(1991-12-01) December 1, 1991 (age 32) Irvington, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school
Northeast Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania)
College
Syracuse (2011–2015)
NBA draft
2015: 2nd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career
2015–present
Career history
2015–2017
Indiana Pacers
2015–2017
→Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2017
Galatasaray
2018
New Zealand Breakers
2019
Magnolia Hotshots
2019–2020
Ormanspor
2020
Mets de Guaynabo
2020–2021
Yulon Luxgen Dinos
2022
Plaza Fernando Valerio
2022
Cangrejeros de Santurce
2022
Cocodrilos de Caracas
2023
Marineros de Puerto Plata
2023
Santos de San Luis
Career highlights and awards
NBA D-League All-Star (2016)
Third-team All-American – AP, SN (2015)
First-team All-ACC (2015)
ACC All-Defensive Team (2015)
ACC Most Improved Player (2015)
McDonald's All-American (2011)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Rakeem Haleek Christmas[1] (born December 1, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange for four seasons before being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 36th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
After being drafted by the Timberwolves, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who then traded him to the Indiana Pacers. He spent two seasons with the Pacers while also playing for their NBA G League team, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He was then waived in the 2017 offseason and went overseas to play for Galatasaray in Turkey, the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL), the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association, and Ormanspor in Turkey.
^"Rakeem Christmas Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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