Hassan Niam Whiteside was born on June 13,1989 and is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
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25 Facts About Hassan Whiteside
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Hassan Whiteside played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd before being selected in the second round by the Sacramento Kings in the 2010 NBA draft.
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Hassan Whiteside was traded to Portland Trail Blazers and again led the league in blocks in his first season with Portland.
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Hassan Whiteside was rated as the No 19 center in the Class of 2009 according to Scout.
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Hassan Whiteside played in the 2009 Reebok All-American preview game, and was a member of both the United Celtics AAU Team and the New Jersey Panthers AAU team as a high schooler.
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Hassan Whiteside chose Marshall over UNC Charlotte, South Carolina, Kentucky, Auburn, and Mississippi State.
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Hassan Whiteside finished the season as the nation's leader in blocked shots with 182, and he broke the C-USA record held by Tulsa's Jerome Jordan for most blocked shots in a single season and the Marshall record for the most blocked shots in a single season and career all in his first year.
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On March 29,2010, Hassan Whiteside declared himself eligible for the 2010 NBA draft, after Marshall head coach, Donnie Jones, accepted the head coaching job at Conference USA rival UCF Knights.
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Hassan Whiteside was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 33rd overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft.
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Hassan Whiteside played in the Kings' season opener, recording two fouls in two minutes against the Minnesota Timberwolves, before failing to appear in another game for the Kings all season.
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On January 4,2013, Hassan Whiteside was traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in exchange for Damian Saunders.
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Hassan Whiteside left the Vipers prior to the playoffs and joined Lebanese club Amchit Club in late April 2013.
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In November 2013, Hassan Whiteside returned to Lebanon after signing with Al Mouttahed Tripoli.
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Hassan Whiteside joined Chinese NBL team Jiangsu Tongxi, where in 17 games, he averaged 29.
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On March 2,2015, Hassan Whiteside got into a fight with Alex Len of the Phoenix Suns.
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Hassan Whiteside went on to finish fourth in the NBA Most Improved Player Award voting.
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Hassan Whiteside became the seventh player in NBA history with multiple points-rebounds-blocks triple-doubles.
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Hassan Whiteside blocked two shots in that game, giving him 300 with the Heat in 94 games, which is the fastest a Heat player has reached the 300-block mark.
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Hassan Whiteside became the first player in NBA history to go from a league minimum salary to a max level contract.
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Hassan Whiteside tied his career high with 10 offensive rebounds in the game.
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Hassan Whiteside had eight blocked shots in the first half, setting a Heat record for any half; the previous first-half mark was seven by Alonzo Mourning in 1999, while the second-half mark is seven by Hassan Whiteside.
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On July 6,2019, Hassan Whiteside was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers as part of a four-team trade involving the Los Angeles Clippers, and Philadelphia 76ers.
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On November 29,2019, Hassan Whiteside scored 8 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and recorded a season-high 10 blocks.
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Hassan Whiteside's father played in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1983 to 1984.
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