Brynton Lemar
No. 9 – Cedevita Olimpija | |
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Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
League | Slovenian Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | San Diego, California, | January 23, 1995
Nationality | American / Jamaican |
Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College |
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NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2018 | SLUC Nancy |
2018 | Caen |
2018–2019 | Soproni |
2019–2020 | Start Lublin |
2020–2021 | Gaziantep Basketbol |
2021 | Pallacanestro Reggiana |
2021–2022 | Enisey |
2022–2023 | Le Mans |
2023 | AEK Athens |
2023–2024 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
2024-present | Cedevita Olimpija |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Brynton Lemar (born January 23, 1995)[1] is an American-born Jamaican professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and ABA League. After playing four years of college basketball at UC Davis, Lemar entered the 2017 NBA draft, but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
High school career
[edit]Lemar attended St. Augustine High School, in San Diego, California. In his last season at Body of Christ, he averaged 21 points, 8.2 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.[2]
College career
[edit]After high school, Lemar played college basketball at UC Davis, from 2013 to 2017.[3] In his senior year at UC Davis, Lemar averaged 16.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He was named to the Big West All-First Team.[4]
Professional career
[edit]After not being drafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Lemar signed with SLUC Nancy of the LNB Pro B.[5] He finished the season with Caen.
On July 13, 2020, Lemar joined Gaziantep Basketbol.[6] On February 14, 2021, he joined Reggiana of the LBA.[7][8]
On August 2, 2021, he joined Enisey of the VTB United League.[9] He left the team and joined Le Mans of the Pro A.[10]
On February 23, 2023, Lemar joined AEK Athens, of the Greek Basket League, replacing Cameron McGriff on the team's squad.[11][12]
On July 20, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[13][14][15]
On June 16, 2024, he signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and ABA League.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brynton LEMAR at the Basketball Champions League - BCL 2023 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball (in Greek). Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Brynton Lemar - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Congratulations Brynton Lemar". sahs.org. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "Big West Unveils Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". bigwest.org. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "Brynton Lemar signs with SLUC Nancy Basket; One of the top scorers in UCD history turns pro". Daily Democrat. July 15, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 13, 2020). "Gaziantep announce Brynton Lemar". Sportando. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Brynton Lemar to Pallacanestro Reggiana - Latest Basketball News". February 14, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ Turner, Isiah (July 17, 2020). "Gaziantep signs Brynton Lemar". BDA Sports International.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 2, 2021). "Brynton Lemar to sign with Enisey Krasnoyarsk - Sportando". Sportando. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Latin American basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "AEK brings in Brynton Lemar until the end of the season". Eurohoops. February 23, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
- ^ "Brynton Lemar pushed AEK to the BCL Quarter-Finals". Eurohoops. March 15, 2023.
- ^ Arian, Omer (2023). "A threat from three, an absolute scorer, a legitimate ball carrier and a quality defensive player: meet Hapoel's new acquisition, Brinton Lamar". hapoel.co.il (in Hebrew). Online. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Brynton Lemar pours 24 points as AEK outlasts Hapoel Jerusalem". Eurohoops. April 12, 2023.
- ^ Halickman, Joshua (July 20, 2023). "Ultra competitive and definition of a winner: Who are you Hapoel Jerusalem combo-guard Brynton Lemar?".
- ^ "Zmajevi družini se je pridružil Brynton Lemar!". KK Cedevita Olimpija, Ljubljana (in Slovenian). June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
External links
[edit]- UC Davis Aggies College Profile
- Brynton Lemar at esake.gr (in Greek)
- Brynton Lemar at legabasket.it(in Italian)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- AEK B.C. players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Russia
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- BC Enisey players
- Gaziantep Basketbol players
- Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- SLUC Nancy Basket players
- Start Lublin players
- UC Davis Aggies men's basketball players
- 21st-century American sportsmen