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. He finished his career as Westwood"s career scoring leader with 2,497 points. Also recorded 1,757 career rebounds.
He played college basketball for Boston College. As a junior in 2005-2006, 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.
He also earned first-team All-State honors from The Star-Ledger.
In his freshman season, Raji played in all 31 games with six starting assignments while averaging 8.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. The Eagles struggled in 2007-2008, going 14-17 and missing the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament.
The Eagles were much improved during Raji"s second season, thanks in part to the emergence of freshman Reggie Jackson, and made the National Collegiate Athletic Association 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 University of Southern California in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament.
The Eagles came into Raji"s junior season without Tyrese Rice after he graduated, but Reggie Jackson and Rakim Sanders returned along with Raji. Raji and the Eagles both got off to quick starts. Raji scored over 10 points per game in his first ten appearances.
The Eagles struggled the rest of the season, however, finishing with a losing record.
Raji finished the season with averages of 11.4 points and 5.8 rebounds in 29 games (all starts). The 2010-2011 Eagles entered the season in a state of transition, following a coaching change and the departure of Rakim Sanders to Fairfield University.
The Eagles more or less neutralized star Greg Mangano, who scored only eight points, but they could only muster 67 points in the loss. The Eagles made the National Institute of Technology 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 (121), rebounds per game (67) and three-pointers made (39). In September 2011, Raji signed with Etzella Ettelbruck of Luxembourg for the 2011-2012 season.
In 2012, Raji signed with Quimper of the French Nationale 1 league for the 2012-2013 season.
In June 2013, Raji signed with American Dental Association Blois Basket also of the French Nationale 1 league for the 2013-2014 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 National Basketball Association Doctorate-League draft. However, he was waived by the Spurs five days later.
Raji is the son Busari Senior and Mamie Raji.
As a senior in 2006-2007, 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. Meanwhile, the Eagles won six of their first eight games, recording wins over Michigan, Miami and Providence. The season started with a win before losing in an upset to the Yale Bulldogs despite a 12-point performance from Raji. British Columbia went on to win nine of their next ten games. Later in the season, Raji scored 22 points in a win over Georgia Technical and 21 points in a win over Wake Forest.
