Rakeem Christmas
 Christmas in 2013 | |
| No. 25 – Syracuse Orange | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 1, 1991 Irvington, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Syracuse (2011–2015) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Rakeem Christmas (born December 1, 1991) is an American college basketball player at Syracuse University. He started 35 of 37 games as a true freshman.
High school career
He was rated as the #21 player in the class of 2011 by Scout.com.[1] He was rated as the #27 player by Rivals.com.[2] He was named to the Class A first team as a junior.[3]
High school statistics[4]
| Year | School | PPG | RPG | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| '07–'08 (Freshman) | North Catholic High School (PA) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| '08–'09 (Sophomore) | North Catholic High School (PA) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| '09–'10 (Junior) | Academy of the New Church (PA) | 13.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| '10–'11 (Senior) | Academy of the New Church (PA) | 11.3 | 9.6 | 3.9 |
College career
Christmas committed to Syracuse basketball on August 6, 2010[5] after his junior season in high school. He started playing with Syracuse in the 2011-12 basketball season and is currently a senior.
College statistics[6]
| Year | GP-GS | MPG | PPG | FG% | RPG | APG | TPG | SPG | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 37-35 | 11.5 | 2.8 | 57.3% | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 2012–13 | 40-40 | 20.8 | 5.1 | 53.0% | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 2013–14 | 34-34 | 23.6 | 5.8 | 61.3% | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 2014–15 | 19-19 | 32.4 | 18.0 | 60.0% | 8.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
*2014-15 statistics as of 1/21/2015
College career highs
Blocks: 6 against Loyola (11/25/14)
Rebounds: 16 against Hampton (11/16/14)
Points: 35 against Wake Forest (01/13/15)
Personal life
Christmas and his mother Landra Hamid moved to St. Croix when he was 2 years old. While he lived in the Virgin Islands, his mother died due to renal failure at the age of 28. After his mother died, he remained in St. Croix and was raised there by his grandmother, Evelyn Hamid. When he was 13 years old he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to live with his aunt, Amira Hamid, who became his legal guardian.[7] Christmas was initiated as an honorary member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity during his sophomore year at Syracuse University. [8] Christmas is thought to be the first player in Syracuse men's basketball history to finish his undergraduate degree in 3 years. [9] He is also related to former NBA player Dionte Christmas.
References
- ↑ "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ↑ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals150 for the class of 2011". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ↑ "Liberty High School's Darrun Hilliard named first team all-state; Chad Landis is Class AAAA co-coach of the year". The Express-Times. April 7, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.suathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9465&path=mbasket
- ↑ "Rakeem Christmas commits to Syracuse - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56996/rakeem-christmas
- ↑ "Christmas Comes Early At North Catholic". Phillyhoops.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ↑ "Rakeem Christmas Joins Syracuse AEPi". barstoolsports.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- ↑ "Rakeem Christmas Earns Degree in Just Three Years". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.