Tigers salivating over Farrakhan

Chris Anstey is looking forward to seeing Mustapha Farrakhan play. (Photo by Robert Prezioso/Getty Images) Source: Robert Prezioso / Getty Images

SPENDING the summer guarding one of the NBA's best players has the Melbourne Tigers expecting big things from new import Mustapha Farrakhan,

Farrakhan, who is replacing Ayinde Ubaka on the Tigers roster, spent the pre-season with the LA Clippers before being cut on the eve of the NBA season.

Tigers coach Chris Anstey expects the 193cm shooting guard to make his debut against the Townsville Crocodiles at The Cage on Sunday.

``He's come out of the Los Angeles Clippers pre-season leading into their NBA season," Anstey said.

``Guarding Chris Paul everyday is probably the toughest assignment a guard can have in the NBA.

``He's an athlete, he'll complement our group, he'll get Chris Goulding some easier shots and he'll get our bigs some easier looks."

A graduate of the University of Virginia, Farrakhan, 25, averaged 13.5 points per game as a senior before embarking on a pro career in the NBA D-league.

He played for the Bakersfield Jam, Iowa Energy, Sioux Falls Skyforce, Idaho Stampede and also spent time with NBA team the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2012 pre-season.

Farrakhan also has famous lineage as the grandson of Louis Farrakhan, the current leader of powerful religious movement the Nation of Islam.

The Tigers have been on the lookout for another star import after American Stephen Dennis blew out his achilles before the opening round.

Ubaka, who'd previously spent time with the Tigers, filled in the role over the first month of the season but was released by the Tigers on Sunday to return back to the States for personal reasons.

In seven games for the Tigers, Ubaka averaged just 5.3 points per game at 31.8 per cent from the field - down dramatically from his NBL career average of 13.5 points.

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