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Mustafa Shakur 
Shakur with the WizardsPosition Point guard Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg) Team A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale Born August 18, 1984
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaNationality American High school Friends' Central School College Arizona Draft Undrafted, 2007 Pro career 2007–present Career history Prokom Trefl Sopot (2007-08)
TAU Cerámica (2008-09)
Panellinios BC (2009)
Tulsa 66ers (2009-10)
Oklahoma City Thunder (2010)
New Orleans Hornets (2010)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2010-11)
Washington Wizards (2011)
Pau-Orthez (2011)
A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale (2011- )Mustafadeen "Mustafa" Abdush Shakur (born August 18, 1984 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player for A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale in Italy. He was not drafted by an NBA team, but he signed with and was subsequently released by the Sacramento Kings, before playing in any NBA regular season games.[1] Shakur was previously a college basketball point guard for the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team.
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College
Mustafa Shakur started all but two games during his 4-year tenure with Arizona. As a freshman, Shakur received all freshman honors in the Pac-10. Shakur's teammates at Arizona included Andre Iguodala, Salim Stoudamire, Channing Frye, Hassan Adams, Marcus WIlliams, Jordan Hill and Chase Budinger. As a sophomore Arizona captured the Pac-10 title and lost in to Illinois in the Elite Eight.
Shakur led Arizona to a 5-0 record on an international tour of Canada over the Labor Day Weekend in Vancouver. He also led Arizona to a top ranking in the nation when Arizona held a 12-1 record.
Professional
Shakur was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Sacramento Kings July 6, 2007.[2] He participated in the 2007 NBA Las Vegas Summer League and ranked 4th in assists per game with 6.0.[3] However, Shakur was released by the Kings after the first opening season game vs New Orleans. Shakur was signed to play in the 2009 NBA Summer League for the VAR Los Angeles Lakers.
On November 5, 2009, Shakur was drafted by the Tulsa 66ers as the first pick in the second round of the National Basketball Development League Draft.[4]
On March 14, 2010, Shakur was called up to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 10-day contract, but never appeared in a game for them. He then returned to his previous D-League team, the Tulsa 66ers. On March 31, 2010 the Oklahoma City Thunder re-signed Shakur.[5]
On August 23, 2010, the New Orleans Hornets signed Shakur to a partially guaranteed deal.[6] However he did not make the final roster.
Shakur was reinvited to play for Tulsa, but was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
On January 22, 2011, Shakur signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.[7] He made his NBA debut on the same day.
Europe
Shakur spent the 2007-08 season with the Euroleague club Prokom Trefl Sopot where he won the Polish National Championship as well as the Polish Supercup. He was then signed by the Euroleague club TAU Cerámica in mid-September 2008.[8] Shakur joined the HEBA A1 club Panellinios BC in January 2009,[9][10] where he was re-united with former Arizona Wildcat teammate Ivan Radenovic.
In June 2011 he signed with French pro club Pau-Orthez.[11]
Awards and accomplishments
- 2011 NBA Development League All-Star (did not play due to NBA call-up with Wizards)
- 2010 NBA Developmental League Second Team
- 2010 NBA Developmental League All-Star
- 2007-2008 Polish National Champion
- 2007-2008 Polish Supercup Champion
- 2007 All Pac 10 Honorable Mention
- 2004-2005 Pac 10 Champions
- 2004 PAC 10 All-Freshman team
- 2003 McDonalds All-American
- 2003 Ea sports Roundball Classic Co-MVP (Lebron James)
- 2003 Gatorade State Player of the Year (Pennsylvania)
- 2002 ABCD Camp All-Star
- 2001 Second Team All-Public league (William Penn HS)
Notes
- ^ Kings Sign Udrih to Fill in for Bibby.. Posted November 2, 2007
- ^ ESPN - Kings sign pair of rookies - NBA.
- ^ NBA.com : Summer League 2007.
- ^ 2009 NBA D-League Draft Results.
- ^ NBA D-League All-Star Shakur Returns To 66ers
- ^ Hornets sign Shakur
- ^ Wizards Sign Mustafa Shakur
- ^ Tau Ceramica inks point guard Mustafa Shakur.
- ^ Δίμηνο συμβόλαιο με Σακούρ (Greek)
- ^ Panellinios lands point guard Mustafa Shakur
- ^ Pau-Orthez tabs Mustafa Shakur
External links
Categories:- African American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Point guards
- Rio Grande Valley Vipers players
- Saski Baskonia players
- Tulsa 66ers players
- Panellinios B.C. players
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Washington Wizards players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
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