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 the 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.

He finished his college career at LSU-Shreveport.

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.

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