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05/14/2024

Rakim Lubin, Former UConn men's basketball team player, has died at the age of 28

Former UConn men's basketball player Rakim Lubin, who played for the Huskies during the 2014-15 season, has passed away. He was 28 years old.

Lubin, nicknamed "The Rock" in part due to his physique and formidable style of play, grew up in Gadsden, AL. He was a three-star recruit at Buford High School in Georgia, where he earned Georgia Sportswriters 3A Player of the Year and first-team all-state and all-region honors. He chose Kevin Ollie and the Huskies team over Auburn and Georgia Tech.

The 6-foot-8-inch forward played in 24 games for UConn, averaging 1 point and 1.2 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game. Before his sophomore year, Lubin transferred to Cal State Northridge, where he played one season in 2016-17, averaging 8.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. He finished his career at LSU-Shreveport.

Lubin died Sunday, according to a memorial page set up by Prestige Memorial Funeral Home in Gadsden. No cause of death was given.

He was the youngest of seven children.

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