| No. 72 – Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 2004 Strasbourg, France | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2023: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Centre Fédéral | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Pôle France | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | New Zealand Breakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Rip City Remix | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Rayan Rupert ( /ˈraɪən ruːˈpɛər/ RYE-ən roo-PAIR; born 31 May 2004) is a French professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the New Zealand Breakers.
Early life
Rupert is a graduate of the INSEP Academy in France. [1] He is of Martiniquais [2] and Moroccan [3] descent.
Professional career
Between 2019 and 2021, Rupert played for Centre Fédéral in the French NM1. [4] He continued in the NM1 in the 2021–22 season with Pôle France. [4]
On 10 June 2022, Rupert signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2022–23 NBL season as part of the league's Next Stars program. [1] The Breakers had previously seen fellow Frenchmen Hugo Besson and Ousmane Dieng selected in the 2022 NBA draft.
Portland Trail Blazers (2023–present)
Rupert was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft with the 43rd overall pick and on 4 July 2023, he signed with the Blazers. [5]
Personal life
Rupert's father, Thierry, was a EuroLeague player and captain of the French national team while his sister, Iliana, was the 12th overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft. [6]
References
- ^ a b "French Phenom Rayan Rupert the Latest NBL Next Star". NBL.com.au. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "À 18 ans, le basketteur martiniquais Rayan Rupert conquiert l'Australie et se rapproche de la NBA". Outre-mer la 1ère. 25 October 2022.
- ^ "@ProsMarocains". 23 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Rayan Rupert". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Sign Rayan Rupert". NBA.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Basketball: New Zealand Breakers sign French teenager Rayan Rupert". nzherald.co.nz. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
External links
- 2004 births
- Living people
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- French expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- French men's basketball players
- French people of Martiniquais descent
- French people of Moroccan descent
- Moroccan men's basketball players
- NBA players from France
- New Zealand Breakers players
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
- Rip City Remix players
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Strasbourg