Position Shooting guard Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Salary 1.733 million USD (2015) Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Height 1.98 m | Nationality American Role Basketball Player League NBA Name Rashad Vaughn | |
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Born August 16, 1996 (age 27)
Minneapolis, Minnesota ( 1996-08-16 ) High school Robbinsdale Cooper
(New Hope, Minnesota)
Findlay Prep
(Henderson, Nevada) Current team Milwaukee Bucks (#20 / Shooting guard) College UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball Parents Troy Vaughn, Bridgette Vaughn Similar People Jason Kidd, Don Nelson, Larry Drew, Jim Boylan Profiles | ||
Rashad Vaughn: My basketball journey
Rashad DeAndre Vaughn (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.
Contents
- Rashad Vaughn My basketball journey
- High school career
- College career
- Milwaukee Bucks 2015present
- References
High school career
For the first three years of his high school career, Vaughn attended Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope, Minnesota. As a junior in 2012–13, he averaged 28 points and nine rebounds per game. For his senior year, he transferred to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada where he averaged 19.9 points and 4.9 assists per game in 2013–14. He subsequently earned McDonald's All-American honors and Jordan Brand Classic selection.
College career
After considering offers from Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina, Vaughn finally committed to UNLV. Vaughn played one season of college basketball for UNLV where he was named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year after averaging 17.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 23 games.
Milwaukee Bucks (2015–present)
On June 25, 2015, Vaughn was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 17th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. He later joined the Bucks for the 2015 NBA Summer League and signed his rookie scale contract with the team on July 17. He made his debut for the Bucks in the team's season opener against the New York Knicks on October 28, scoring 10 points off the bench in a 122–97 loss. On March 18, 2016, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule, he was assigned to the Canton Charge, the Cleveland Cavaliers' D-League affiliate. On March 26, he was recalled by the Bucks.
On October 29, 2016, Vaughn scored a career-high 22 points and hit six three-pointers in a 110–108 win over the Brooklyn Nets. On November 19, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule, he was assigned to the Westchester Knicks and was recalled four days later. On November 26, he was reassigned to Westchester and recalled on December 1.
