Overview
Rasheer Fleming grew up in Camden, New Jersey, playing basketball at Camden High School and for the NJ Scholars Elite AAU team. He committed to play collegiately at Saint Joseph’s. As a freshman, he mostly came off the bench, starting 15 of his 31 appearances. He became a full-time starter the following season, averaging 10.7 points on 53/32/61 shooting, 7.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks across 26.8 minutes. In 2024, he attended the Damian Lillard Formula Zero Elite Camp. As a junior, he earned some accolades, once named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week in addition to earning a spot on the All-Conference First Team and Legends Classic All-Tournament Team. Fleming saw 31.3 minutes per game and averaged 14.7 points on 53/39/74 shooting, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 1.4 steals and 1.3 assists.
Analysis
Fleming is a frontcourt player with an NBA body and athleticism. He can function as a pick-and-pop or pick-and-roll man, capable of drilling catch-and-shoot 3s and catching high-flying lobs. He hustles on both sides of the ball and is especially active on defense with his hands as a shot-blocker and pass-disruptor. While he won’t run an offense, he can make reads with the ball. When he doesn’t have the ball, he knows how to cut.
Quotable
“Every day after practice, he works out, works on something that he needs, even if it’s defense. I mean, who wants to work on defense in practice? He’ll do it if it needs to be done. I’m sure he motivates half the team to work after practice, just because we see him working out.” — Former Saint Joseph’s teammate Cameron Brown, to The Philadelphia Inquirer
Some stats & tidbits
Fleming made 62 3-pointers in the 2024-25 season, six more than his previous two seasons combined (56) … Coached at Camden (N.J.) High School by former NBA guard Rick Brunson, who is now an assistant coach with the New York Knicks … Did not receive recruiting attention from power conference schools before signing with Saint Joseph’s in the fall of his senior year.
Projection
Fleming fits a role as a modern 3-and-D big man that essentially every NBA team finds valuable. He should be able to play center in small-ball lineups and power forward in standard configurations. That gives him sixth-man upside out of the gate. Depending on how his offensive game develops, Fleming shares similarities to players like Myles Turner, Larry Nance Jr. and Noah Vonleh.
— Profile by RotoWire.com