Former UConn basketball player Rakim Lubin dies at 28, as his family asks for prayers

Former UConn basketball player Rakim Lubin has died at 28, according to an online obituary.

According to an obituary from Prestige Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory in Gadsden, Alabama, Lubin passed away on Sunday.  

A cause of death was not listed. 

'We ask that you please keep this family and those that may be going through the same lifted in prayer,' the obituary read.

Lubin played the 2014-15 season at UConn before transferring to Cal State Northridge.

Rakim Lubin is seen playing for UConn during the 2014-15 season, his lone year there

Lubin, seen in a 2019 Instagram post with his family, graduated from LSU-Shreveport with a degree in business administration and management

Lubin on graduation day in 2019 with another student, who's believed to be his girlfriend

Lubin finished played at Cal State Northridge after transferring away from UConn. He finished his college career at LSU-Shreveport.

He finished his college career at LSU-Shreveport.

He also graduated from there with a Bachelor's degree in business administration and management, his LinkedIn page says.

According to the Hartford Courant, he earned the name 'Rock' because of his bruising style of play. 

He averaged 1 point and 1.2 rebounds per game at Connecticut as a freshman before transferring.

At Cal State Northridge, he averaged 8.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in the 2016-17 season.