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Ex-UConn Basketball Player Rakim Lubin Dead at 28

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Rakim Lubin -- a former college basketball player who hooped for the UConn Huskies -- has reportedly passed away. He was only 28 years old.

According to the Prestige Memorial Funeral Home, the 6-foot-8 baller -- nicknamed "Rock"' due to his physique -- reportedly died on May 12th.

The cause of Rakim's death is not known.

Lubin was a three-star recruit out of Georgia's Buford High School where he averaged 20.3 points, 12.1 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game during his senior year.