Corey Raji

Corey Raji (born November 7, 1988) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Boston College.

High school career Raji attended Westwood Regional High School in Washington Township, New Jersey where he played for head coach Frank Connelly and was a two-time first-team All-Group 2 honoree. As a junior in 2005–06, he averaged 25.7 points and 15.6 rebounds per game.

On November 22, 2006, Raji signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Boston College.

As a senior in 2006–07, Raji averaged 28.7 points, 16.7 rebounds, 4.4 blocks and 3.4 assists per game and was subsequently named the North Jersey Player of the Year by The Record. He also earned first-team All-State honors from The Star-Ledger. He finished his career as Westwood's career scoring leader with 2,497 points; also recorded 1,757 career rebounds.

The Eagles were much improved during Raji's second season, thanks in part to the emergence of freshman Reggie Jackson, and made the NCAA Tournament. Raji averaged 9.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 34 games (all starts). Raji scored 15 points in a season-ending loss to USC in the NCAA Tournament. BC went on to win nine of their next ten games. Later in the season, Raji scored 22 points in a win over Georgia Tech and 21 points in a win over Wake Forest. The Eagles made the NIT but lost in the second round to the John Shurna-led Northwestern Wildcats. The Eagles finished the season with 20 wins. Raji's senior season was more or less successful. He had career highs in points per game (12.1), rebounds per game (6.7) and three-pointers made (39).

In 2012, Raji signed with Quimper of the French Nationale 1 league for the 2012–13 season.

In June 2013, Raji signed with ADA Blois Basket also of the French Nationale 1 league for the 2013–14 season. In December 2013, he left Blois after 14 games.

On November 1, 2014, Raji was selected by the Austin Spurs in the fifth round of the 2014 NBA D-League draft. However, he was waived by the Spurs five days later.

Personal Raji is the son of Busari Sr. and Mamie Raji. His older brother, B. J., was a defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers and since 2014 has retired from the NFL.