Rakeem Buckles

Rakeem Buckles (born November 15, 1990) is a professional basketball player, and plays the forward position.[1] He plays for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[2]

Rakeem Buckles
No. 5 Hapoel Haifa
PositionForward
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
BornNovember 15, 1990
Miami, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMonsignor Edward Pace High School
College
Career history
2020–presentHapoel Haifa

Personal life

Buckles was born in Miami, Florida.[1] His parents are Ronald and Sabrina Buckles.[3] He is 6' 7" (201 cm) tall, and weighs 216 pounds (98 kg).[1]

Basketball career

Buckles attended and played basketball for Monsignor Edward Pace High School.[1] As a senior, he was named the Florida Class 4A Player of the Year after he averaged 22.8 points, 13.1 rebounds, and 3.5 blocked shots per game.[3]

He played basketball at the University of Louisville in 2009-12.[1][4] Between 2011 and 2012 Buckles suffered two torn anterior cruciate ligaments in under 12 months.[5] He then played basketball at Florida International University, for whom in 2013-14 in Conference USA he was third in rebounds per game with 8.6, fifth in rebounds with 266, and eighth in blocks per game with 1.4.[1][4]

Buckles plays for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1][6]

References

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