Get to Know Rakease ...
Who or what inspired you to start playing basketball growing up?
- People in my neighborhood and the older people I was around persuaded me to play.
Tell us about your favorite basketball moment as a player or fan.
- My favorite moment I have as a player is when I dropped my first 50 ball.
Who do you model your game off of?
Who's your favorite basketball player?
OVERVIEW
Entered the portal after playing one season at Kansas in 2024-25 … Spot played in 23 games in his lone season at KU … Described as an explosive athlete who can get downhill … Has the ability to catch-and-shoot threes and is a threat to create offense in transition at all times.
2024-25 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 23 games and averaged 5.0 minutes, 0.7 points and 0.6 rebounds per contest … Logged 10-plus minutes in four contests … Played in 10 Big 12 contests and all three postseason games … Opened the season playing a career-high 16 minutes against Howard (11/4) … Scored a season-high five points versus Furman (11/30) … Had a season-high three assists at UCF (1/5).
HIGH SCHOOL
Played his final two prep seasons at Combine Academy in Lincoln County, North Carolina … Averaged 19.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game his senior season in 2023-24 … Made 48.2 percent from the field, including 35.2 percent from three-point range last season … In 2022-23 as a junior, averaged 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game … Played at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, North Carolina before transferring to Combine ... As a sophomore at A.C. Reynolds, averaged 19.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in 2021-22 … Averaged 15.1 points and 5.9 rebounds his while playing varsity his freshman year at A.C. Reynolds … Ended ranked No. 34 by ESPN.com, No. 42 by Rivals.com and No. 49 by 247Sports.com.
PERSONAL
Undecided on major.