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Rakeem Buckles (born November 15, 1990) is a professional basketball player, and plays the forward position.[1] He plays for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[2]

Rakeem Buckles

No. 5 – Hapoel Haifa
Position	Forward
League	Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born	November 15, 1990 Miami, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Monsignor Edward Pace High School
College	University of Louisville Florida International University
Career history
2020–present	Hapoel Haifa

Personal life

Buckles was born in Miami, Florida.[1] His parents are Ronald and Sabrina Buckles.[3] He is 6' 7" (201 cm) tall, and weighs 216 pounds (98 kg).[1]

Basketball career

Buckles attended and played basketball for Monsignor Edward Pace High School.[1] As a senior, he was named the Florida Class 4A Player of the Year after he averaged 22.8 points, 13.1 rebounds, and 3.5 blocked shots per game.[3]

He played basketball at the University of Louisville in 2009-12.[1][4] Between 2011 and 2012 Buckles suffered two torn anterior cruciate ligaments in under 12 months.[5] He then played basketball at Florida International University, for whom in 2013-14 in Conference USA he was third in rebounds per game with 8.6, fifth in rebounds with 266, and eighth in blocks per game with 1.4.[1][4]

Buckles plays for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[1][6]

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