Raheem Appleby
| No. 3 – USK Praha | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 16, 1993 Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) |
| Listed weight | 169 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Arkansas) |
| College | Louisiana Tech (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2016–2017 | Kouvot |
| 2018–present | USK Praha |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Raheem Jamaal Appleby (born May 16, 1993) is an American basketball player for USK Praha of the NBL.
High school career
[edit]Appleby played high school basketball at Jacksonville, where he was coached by Victory Joyner, Terry Wilson and Roy Jackson. He was named all-conference and to all-state team two years. As a senior, he averaged 26 points, 3 assist and 3 rebounds per game.[1]
College career
[edit]As a freshman, Appleby played 32 games and won the Freshman of the Year award at Western Athletic Conference after producing 13.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. As a sophomore Appleby played in 34 contests, and improved his numbers, averaging 14.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. During the next two years, his number were also impressing and as a senior, he went on to average 14.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game.
Professional career
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Appleby joined PVSK Panthers of the Hungarian League[2] but left the team after one month.[3] On October, he left the team and moved to Apollon Limassol of the Cypriot League.[4]
On June 6, 2016, he joined Kouvot of the Finish League .[5]
On July 17, 2017, Appleby joined Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League,[6] but he left the team without appearing in a single game.
References
[edit]- ^ "LA Tech Bio". latechsports.com. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Raheem Appleby signs his first pro-contract in Hungary". sportando.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Raheem Appleby parted ways with PVSK". sportando.com. September 21, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Raheem Appleby signs with Apollon Limassol". sportando.com. October 1, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Raheem Appleby inks with Kouvot". sportando.com. June 6, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ "Trikalla adds Appleby to their roster, ex Kouvot". Eurobasket.com. July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- Apollon Limassol BC players
- Basketball players from Arkansas
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- American men's basketball players
- 21st-century American sportsmen