J.Guzman adds Christmas to their roster

Rakeem Christmas

Jorge Guzman CD (Liga Basquet Pro) added experienced 34-year old U.S. Virgin Islands ex-international power forward Rakeem Christmas (206cm-113kg-1991, college: Syracuse). He played this summer at Hangtuah in Indonesian IBL league. In 21 games, he recorded very impressive stats: 17.7ppg, 9.9rpg, 2.0apg, and 1.6bpg.
In 2015, he was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) in the second round (36th overall). He graduated from Syracuse University, and it will be his 13th season in pro basketball. Christmas was a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands Senior National Team between 2021 and 2022.
He is a highly experienced player. His career has taken him to five different continents, playing in fourteen different countries. Christmas has played professionally in Australia (Breakers), China (Christmasnan), Dominican Republic (Marineros, Plaza, Dosa and CPN Pueblo Nuevo), Mexico (Santos), Philippines (Hotshots), Puerto Rico (Capitanes, Cangrejeros and Mets), Taiwan (Yulon Luxgen), Turkey (Galatasaray and Ormanspor), Uruguay (Bigua), Venezuela (Cocodrilos), NBA (Indiana Pacers), NBA G League (Noblesville Boom) and The Basketball Tournament (Boeheim's Army).
He played in the final of Venezuelan SLB in 2022 and was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-Indonesian League Honorable Mention in 2025.