Jonathan Stark (basketball)

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Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark Tulane.jpg
Stark at Tulane in 2014
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1995-05-23) May 23, 1995 (age 29)
Munford, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Munford (Munford, Tennessee)
College
NBA draft 2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Iowa Wolves
2020–2021 Gießen 46ers
2021–2022 Alba Fehérvár
2022 Legia Warsaw
2022–2023 Orléans Loiret
2023 Hapoel Haifa
2023–2024 Aris Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
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Jonathan Stark (born May 23, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Aris of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup.

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He played college basketball for the Murray State Racers. He attended Munford High School in Munford, Tennessee, graduating in 2013.

College career

Stark played two seasons for Tulane. From his 2013–14 season his freshman year to his sophomore season in 2014–15, Stark saw his minutes drop from 37.2 MPG to 31.8 MPG, [1] which prompted Stark to decide to transfer in 2015. [2] Stark ended up at Murray State and was named to the First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference as a junior. He took his team to the OVC Tournament semi-finals his junior year after scoring 78 points over the span of two games. [1] In his senior season, Stark and fellow senior Terrell Miller had a breakout year for the Racers. Stark tallied 36 points in a victory over Southeast Missouri on January 4, 2018. [3] On January 18, he scored his 2000th point in a loss to Belmont [4] In three of the final four games of the season, he scored more than 30 points to propel the Racers to a 16-2 league record and OVC regular season championship. He led the conference in scoring with 21.7 points per game in addition to 4.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game. At the end of the regular season Stark was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, the first Murray State player to be honored since Cameron Payne in 2015. [3] He helped lead Murray State to its 16th OVC Championship in 2018 on the heels of a 24-point performance in a win over Belmont. [5] Murray State was paired against West Virginia in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, but guard Jevon Carter held Stark to just 9 points on 1-for-12 shooting from the field. The Racers lost to West Virginia 85–68 in Stark's final game with the Racers.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Stark joined the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA Summer League. [6] Stark later joined the Timberwolves for training camp. [7] On October 13, 2018, he was waived by the Timberwolves. [8] Stark was added to the Iowa Wolves opening night roster. [9] Stark played 39 games with the Wolves and started 28. He averaged 12.6 points, 5.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game. On February 28, 2019, Stark tore his ACL in a game against the Texas Legends, forcing him to miss the 2019–20 season. [10]

On August 20, 2020, Stark signed with the Gießen 46ers in Germany. [11] He averaged 11.7 points, 4.1 assists, and 1.7 rebounds per game. On July 11, 2021, Stark signed with Alba Fehérvár of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. [12]

On July 18, 2022, he signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. [13]

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  2. ↑ Nunez, Tammy (April 23, 2015). "Tulane point guard Jonathan Stark to transfer, Stark tweets". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Murray State's Stark, Tennessee State's Mekowulu, Austin Peay's Taylor and Figger Earn 2017-18 OVC Men's Basketball Top Honors" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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  5. ↑ "Racers Claim 16th OVC tournament championship". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  6. ↑ Sharber, Cory (June 22, 2018). "MSU's Jonathan Stark To Play In NBA Summer League". WKMS. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Timberwolves waive Canyon Barry, Darius Johnson-Odom, William Lee and Jonathan Stark". twitter.com. October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ Nutting, Seth (November 2, 2018). "Wolves Finalize 2018-19 Opening Night Roster". NBA. Archived from the original on November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  10. ↑ Marlowe, Edward (July 1, 2019). "Torn ACL not halting Stark's NBA hopes". The Paducah Sun . Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jonathan Stark joins Giessen 46ers". Sportando. August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ Gabor, Winter (July 11, 2021). "Alba inks Jonathan Stark ex Giessen". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  13. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (July 18, 2022). "Legia Kosz inks Jonathan Stark". Sportando. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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