Hassan Whiteside

Hassan Whiteside
	Whiteside with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2019
No. 45 – Cangrejeros de Santurce
Position	Center
League	Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Personal information
Born	June 13, 1989; Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school	East Side; (Newark, New Jersey); Hope Christian Academy; (Kings Mountain, North Carolina); The Patterson School; (Lenoir, North Carolina);
College	Marshall (2009–2010)
NBA draft	2010: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Drafted by	Sacramento Kings
Playing career	2010–present
Position	Center
Career history
2010–2012	Sacramento Kings
2010–2012	→Reno Bighorns
2012–2013	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2013	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2013	Amchit Club
2013	Sichuan Blue Whales
2013–2014	Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2014	Jiangsu Tongxi
2014	Iowa Energy
2014–2019	Miami Heat
2014	→Sioux Falls Skyforce
2019–2020	Portland Trail Blazers
2020–2021	Sacramento Kings
2021–2022	Utah Jazz
2023	Piratas de Quebradillas
2025–present	Cangrejeros de Santurce
Career highlights
	NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2016); NBA rebounding leader (2017); 2× NBA blocks leader (2016, 2020); All-LBL First Team (2014); LBL blocks leader (2014); NBL-China champion (2013); NBL-China Finals MVP (2013); NBL-China Defensive Player of the Year (2013); BSN Defensive Player of the Year (2023); BSN rebounding leader (2023); BSN blocks leader (2023); NBA G League champion (2013); NCAA blocks leader (2010); Second-team All-Conference USA (2010); Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year (2010); Conference USA Freshman of the Year (2010);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Hassan Niam Whiteside (born June 13, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd before being selected in the second round by the Sacramento Kings in the 2010 NBA draft. After joining the Miami Heat in 2014, Whiteside was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2016, when he also led the NBA in blocks. He led the league in rebounding in 2017. He was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and again led the league in blocks in his first season with Portland. Whiteside has also played on Chinese, Lebanese and Puerto Rico teams.