![]() Putney playing for UMass | |
Pioneros de Los Mochis | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | CIBACOPA |
Personal information | |
Born | Fairmont, West Virginia | April 21, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Woodbridge (Lake Ridge, Virginia) |
College | UMass (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2015 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
2015 | Perth Redbacks |
2015 | NS Matrix |
2015–2016 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2016 | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
2016–2017 | Pasta Reggia Caserta |
2017 | Élan Chalon |
2017–2018 | Erie BayHawks |
2018 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2018–2019 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2019 | Scafati Basket |
2019–2020 | Atomerőmű SE |
2021 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2021 | San Lázaro |
2021 | Iowa Wolves |
2021 | Reales de La Vega |
2021–2022 | Maccabi Haifa |
2022–2023 | Cape Town Tigers |
2023 | Taichung Suns |
2023 | Homenetmen Beirut |
2024–present | Pioneros de Los Mochis |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Raphiael Rashad Putney (born April 21, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Pioneros de Los Mochis of the CIBACOPA. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen.
Putney attended Woodbridge High School in Lake Ridge, Virginia, where he played basketball for coach Chad Anderson, averaging 9.0 points per game as a junior. [1]
Putney played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen playing 131 games and starting 86 overall, with averages of 7.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.2 blocks. His best year was as a junior, with averages of 10.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists. [1] [2]
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Putney was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League on November 2, 2014, after a successful tryout. [3] On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 112–101 loss to the Idaho Stampede, recording two points, three rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 17 minutes. [4] He was deactivated twice by the Vipers during the 2014–15 season, [5] and subsequently played in just 24 games, averaging 6.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. [6]
In April 2015, Putney moved to Saudi Arabia where he joined Al-Ittihad Jeddah for the remainder of the season.
On June 13, 2015, he signed with the Perth Redbacks for the rest of the 2015 State Basketball League season. [7] He struggled with his shot early on for the Redbacks, making just 20-of-62 from the field over his first four games. Despite his shooting woes, he was still effective on the defensive end, recording an eight-block game in just his third outing, and recording a double-double in seven of his nine games for the Redbacks. Over those nine games, he averaged 19.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.6 blocks per game. [8] He and teammate Ray Turner were a dominating big man pair but could not lead the Redbacks to the playoffs, finishing the season outside the top eight with a 10–16 win–loss record. Later that year, he joined Malaysian club NS Matrix and helped them win the 2015 Seri Mutiara Champions Cup. [9] He also earned MVP honors for the championship game. [10]
On November 2, 2015, Putney returned to the Rio Grande Vipers for the 2015–16 season [11] and had a marked improvement in his second campaign for the team. On January 12, 2016, he was named NBA D-League Performer of the Week for games played Monday, January 4 through Sunday, January 10. Putney led the Vipers to a 2–1 week while averaging 28.3 points (third in the league) on 47 percent shooting (29-of-62) to go with a league-leading 15.7 rebounds and 3.7 blocks (third). [12] On January 29, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game. [13] [14] On March 31, he was suspended for five games without pay for violating the terms of the league's Anti-Drug Program. [15] The suspension ended his season with the Vipers, and in 48 games for the team, he averaged 17.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game.
On April 16, 2016, Putney signed with Guaiqueríes de Margarita of Venezuela for the rest of the 2015–16 LPB season. [16] That night, he made his debut for the club in a 91–61 quarter-final Game 2 loss to Bucaneros de La Guaira, recording nine points, five rebounds and one block in 23 minutes. [17] [18] Guaiqueríes went on to lose the series 4–3. In six games for the club, Putney averaged 15.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
On August 5, 2016, Putney signed with Juvecaserta Basket of the Italian Serie A. [19]
On July 14, 2017, Putney played two summer league games for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns. At 2pm PT, he went 0-5 shooting and grabbed a rebound in 4 minutes of game time for the Timberwolves against Washington Wizards and three hours later, after he was acquired by the Suns, where he scored 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks in 18 minutes of game time against the Sacramento Kings. [20] On November 10, he signed with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. [21]
On April 17, 2018, Atléticos de San Germán of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional had announced their signing with Putney. [22] [23]
Putney signed with the Miami Heat on October 11, 2018. [24] He was waived on October 13. [25] Putney was subsequently added to the roster of the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [26]
On July 20, 2019, Putney signed with Scafati Basket of the Italian Serie A2 Basket League. [27]
On November 28, 2019, he has signed with Atomerőmű SE of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. [28]
On February 9, 2021, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League announced that they had acquired Putney from the available pool of players. [29] He made his debut for the team on February 11, 2021, but was later waived by the Mad Ants on February 17. [30]
At the 2021 Torneo Superior de Baloncesto, Putney's San Lázaro finished as vice Champion. In the last game, Putney had 18 points with nine rebounds. [31]
On February 25, 2021, the Iowa Wolves announced that they had acquired Putney from the available pool of players [32] and he made his debut on February 26.
On June 26, 2021, Putney signed with Reales de La Vega of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. [33]
Putney signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli National League in October 2021. [34]
In August 2022, Putney played for the Cape Town Tigers and helped them win their second consecutive national championship. He scored a game-high 27 points in the third and final game. [35]
On February 24, 2023, Putney signed with Taichung Suns of the T1 League. [36] On March 8, Taichung Suns cancelled the registration of Putney's playership. [37] On March 9, Taichung Suns terminated the contract relationship with Putney. [38]
In March 2024, Putney signed with the Pioneros de Los Mochis of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). [39] He was named a CIBACOPA All-Star. [40]
Putney is the son of Richard and Monica Cosby, 4 brothers Ravel Putney, Thomas Cosby, Kentrell Sewell, Tyree Cain and 1 sister named Grace Campbell. [1]
According to his Instagram page, he is in a relationship with an Israeli woman named Daphne.
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