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Rashad Vaughn
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Vaughn in 2017
Free agent
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born (1996-08-16) August 16, 1996 (age 28)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
High school
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
College UNLV (2014–2015)
NBA Draft 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Pro career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2018 Milwaukee Bucks
2016 →Canton Charge
2016 → Westchester Knicks
2018 Brooklyn Nets
2018 Orlando Magic
2018 Texas Legends
2018–2019 Delaware Blue Coats
2019–2020 Igokea
2020 Budućnost
2020–2021 Prometey
2021 Dnipro
2022 Lavrio
2022–2023 Cleveland Charge
2023–2024 Apollon Patras
Career highlights and awards
  • Ukrainian League champion (2021)
  • Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague Finals MVP (2021)
  • MWC Freshman of the Year (2015)
  • McDonald's All-American (2014)

Rashad DeAndre Vaughn (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.

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.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 UNLV 23 23 32.3 .439 .383 .694 4.8 1.6 .8 .3 17.8

Professional career

Milwaukee Bucks (2015–2018)

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.

Brooklyn Nets (2018)

On February 5, 2018, Vaughn was traded, along with a second-round pick, to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Tyler Zeller. He made his debut for the Nets the following day, collecting one assist in four minutes against the Houston Rockets. On February 8, 2018, Vaughn was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Dante Cunningham. He was waived by the Pelicans two days later.

Orlando Magic (2018)

On February 20, 2018, Vaughn signed a 10-day contract with the Orlando Magic. He signed a second 10-day contract with the Magic on March 2, only to be waived by the team five days later due to injury.

Texas Legends (2018)

On October 8, 2018, the Mavericks announced they signed Vaughn to a training camp deal. He was waived three days later. He then was added to the roster of the Texas Legends, the Mavericks’ G League affiliate.

Delaware Blue Coats (2018–2019)

On December 31, 2018, Vaughn, alongside a 2019 third-round draft pick, was traded to the Delaware Blue Coats for the returning player rights to Askia Booker and a 2019 second-round pick.

Igokea (2019–2020)

On July 30, 2019, Vaughn signed a one-year contract for Igokea of the Adriatic League. He averaged 16.5 points per game.

Budućnost VOLI (2020)

On June 7, 2020, he signed with Budućnost. On October 23, Budućnost and Vaughn parted ways after he appeared in six games.

Prometey (2020–2021)

On December 22, 2020, he has signed with Prometey of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.

Dnipro (2021)

On August 12, 2021, he has signed with Dnipro of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. Vaughn averaged 12.2 points, 4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He parted ways with the team on November 28.

Lavrio (2022)

On January 28, 2022, Vaughn signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. In 12 league games, he averaged 14.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1 assist in 25 minutes per game.

Cleveland Charge (2022–2023)

On October 24, 2022, Vaughn joined the Cleveland Charge training camp roster.

Apollon Patras (2023–2024)

On November 20, 2023, Vaughn signed with Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. On January 29, 2024, Vaughn parted ways with the Greek club and was replaced by Ryan Boatright.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Milwaukee 70 6 14.3 .305 .293 .800 1.3 .6 .4 .2 3.1
2016–17 Milwaukee 41 2 11.2 .365 .321 .400 1.2 .6 .5 .2 3.5
2017–18 Milwaukee 22 0 7.9 .402 .371 .667 .8 .5 .2 .1 2.7
2017–18 Brooklyn 1 0 4.0 .0 1.0 .0 .0 .0
2017–18 Orlando 5 0 7.0 .333 .500 .8 .0 .2 .0 1.0
Career 139 8 12.0 .337 .313 .692 1.1 .5 .4 .2 3.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Milwaukee 3 0 3.3 .500 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Career 3 0 3.3 .500 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0

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