Hasheem Thabeet
Thabeet in 2010
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
16 February 1987 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Listed height | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
| Listed weight | 263 lb (119 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Cypress Christian School (Houston, Texas) |
| College | Connecticut (2006–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
| 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 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hasheem Thabeet (born Hashim Thabit Manka on 16 February 1987) is a Tanzanian professional basketball player who last played for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Connecticut before being drafted second overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Thabeet did not begin to play basketball until the age of 15, when he began to watch pick-up games in Tanzania. When first recruited from Tanzania, Thabeet was fluent in Swahili but knew little English. He played high school basketball at Cypress Christian School in Houston, Texas where he graduated in 2006.
As a freshman for the Connecticut Huskies, he averaged 6.2 points and 3.8 blocks per game. On 3 December 2006, Thabeet tied a UConn record for blocks in a game with 10. Thabeet was named to the 2007 All-Big East Rookie Team, along with teammate Jerome Dyson.
As a sophomore, he saw increased minutes and he averaged 10.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.5 blocks on the season. On 5 January 2008, he tied his career high in blocks with 10 in the Huskies' 73–67 loss at University of Notre Dame. Thabeet was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Big East second team.
As a junior, Thabeet emerged on the national scene, averaging 13.6 points and 10.8 rebounds. He earned his first career triple-double against Providence College on 31 January 2009, with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks. He finished with 152 blocks on the season. He was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year and was co-Big East Player of the Year with Pitt's DeJuan Blair. He was named second team All-America and National Defensive Player of the Year.
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