Brynton Lemar

Brynton Lemar
No. 9 – Cedevita Olimpija
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueSlovenian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1995-01-23) January 23, 1995 (age 29)
San Diego, California,
NationalityAmerican / Jamaican
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018SLUC Nancy
2018Caen
2018–2019Soproni
2019–2020Start Lublin
2020–2021Gaziantep Basketbol
2021Pallacanestro Reggiana
2021–2022Enisey
2022–2023Le Mans
2023AEK Athens
2023–2024Hapoel Jerusalem
2024-presentCedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards

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

Lemar attended St. Augustine High School, in San Diego, California.[2][3] In his last season at Body of Christ, he averaged 21 points, 8.2 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.[4]

College career

After high school, Lemar played college basketball at UC Davis, from 2013 to 2017.[5] 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.[6]

Professional career

After not being drafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Lemar signed with SLUC Nancy of the LNB Pro B.[7] He finished the season with Caen.

On July 13, 2020, Lemar joined Gaziantep Basketbol.[8] On February 14, 2021, he joined Reggiana of the LBA.[9][10]

On August 2, 2021, he joined Enisey of the VTB United League.[11] He left the team and joined Le Mans of the Pro A.[12]

On February 23, 2023, Lemar joined AEK Athens, of the Greek Basket League, replacing Cameron McGriff on the team's squad.[13][14]

On July 20, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[15][16][17]

On June 16, 2024, he signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and ABA League.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Brynton LEMAR at the Basketball Champions League - BCL 2023 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball (in Greek). Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Flores, Ronnie. "Boys hoops: 2nd eval period updates". Cal-Hi Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  3. ^ Monahan, Terry (March 21, 2013). "Duo's to-do list almost done". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  4. ^ "Brynton Lemar - Basketball Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Congratulations Brynton Lemar". sahs.org. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Big West Unveils Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". bigwest.org. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 13, 2020). "Gaziantep announce Brynton Lemar". Sportando. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "Brynton Lemar to Pallacanestro Reggiana - Latest Basketball News". February 14, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  10. ^ Turner, Isiah (July 17, 2020). "Gaziantep signs Brynton Lemar". BDA Sports International.
  11. ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 2, 2021). "Brynton Lemar to sign with Enisey Krasnoyarsk - Sportando". Sportando. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "Latin American basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.latinbasket.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "AEK brings in Brynton Lemar until the end of the season". Eurohoops. February 23, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "Brynton Lemar pushed AEK to the BCL Quarter-Finals". Eurohoops. March 15, 2023.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Brynton Lemar pours 24 points as AEK outlasts Hapoel Jerusalem". Eurohoops. April 12, 2023.
  17. ^ Halickman, Joshua (July 20, 2023). "Ultra competitive and definition of a winner: Who are you Hapoel Jerusalem combo-guard Brynton Lemar?".
  18. ^ "Zmajevi družini se je pridružil Brynton Lemar!". KK Cedevita Olimpija, Ljubljana (in Slovenian). June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.