Rayan Rupert ( ; born 31 May 2004) is a French professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He previously played for the New Zealand Breakers.
Rupert is a graduate of the INSEP Academy in France. He is of Martiniquais and Moroccan descent.
Between 2019 and 2021, Rupert played for Centre Fédéral in the French NM1.
Rupert continued play in the NM1 in the 2021âÂÂ22 season with Pôle France.
On 10 June 2022, Rupert signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2022âÂÂ23 NBL season as part of the league's Next Stars program. The Breakers had previously seen fellow Frenchmen Hugo Besson and Ousmane Dieng selected in the 2022 NBA draft.
Rupert was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft with the 43rd overall pick and on 4 July 2023, he signed with the Blazers. Throughout his rookie and sophomore seasons, he was often assigned to the Rip City Remix. Rupert was waived by the Blazers on February 20, 2026.
On 22 February 2026, Rupert was signed to a 10-day contract by the Memphis Grizzlies. On 4 March, following the expiration of his 10-day deal, Memphis signed Rupert to a two-way contract.
|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 39 || 12 || 16.2 || .335 || .359 || .760 || 2.4 || 1.6 || .3 || .1 || 4.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 52 || 0 || 8.8 || .408 || .271 || .767 || 1.3 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 3.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland | 48 || 0 || 12.0 || .361 || .310 || .643 || 1.8 || .7 || .6 || .0 || 2.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 139 || 12 || 12.0 || .367 || .317 || .739 || 1.8 || .9 || .4 || .1 || 3.2
Rupert's father, Thierry, was a EuroLeague player and captain of the French national team while his sister, Iliana, was the 12th overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft. His cousin, Kameron Jones, a cancer survivor, is a chemistry major at UMBC.