Jamaree Bouyea

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Jamaree Bouyea
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Bouyea with San Francisco in 2021
No. 15–Milwaukee Bucks
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1999-06-27) June 27, 1999 (age 25)
Seaside, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Palma (Salinas, California)
College San Francisco (2017–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2023 Miami Heat
2023 Washington Wizards
2023 Portland Trail Blazers
2023 →Rip City Remix
2023–2024 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2024 San Antonio Spurs
2024 →Austin Spurs
2024 Austin Spurs
2025–present Milwaukee Bucks
2025–present→Wisconsin Herd
Career highlights and awards
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Jamaree Ray-Shaun Bouyea (born June 27, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons.

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High school career

Bouyea played basketball for Palma School in Salinas, California. As a junior, he averaged 18 points and led his team to the Division IV state championship. In his senior season, he averaged 19.1 points and 6.1 assists per game. [1] Bouyea became the first player in 18 seasons to repeat as The Monterey Herald All-County Player of the Year. [2] He was lightly recruited and considered attending prep school for a fifth year. [3] He accepted an offer from San Francisco, the only NCAA Division I program to offer him a basketball scholarship. [4]

College career

As a freshman at San Francisco, Bouyea averaged 2.5 points per game, shooting 32.7 percent from the field. [5] In his sophomore season, he averaged 6.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. [6] He became a regular starter as a junior, averaging 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, and was selected to the All-West Coast Conference (WCC) Honorable Mention. [7] On November 27, 2020, Bouyea led San Francisco to a 61–60 upset win against No. 4 Virginia, adding 19 points and six assists. [8] On February 18, 2021, he scored a career-high 33 points in a 68–63 loss to Loyola Marymount. [9] As a senior, Bouyea averaged 17.3 points, 3.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game, earning First Team All-WCC honors. He opted to return to college for a fifth season. [10] Bouyea was again named to the First Team All-WCC in 2022. [11] On March 17, 2022, Bouyea scored a career-high 36 points during San Francisco's 92–87 overtime loss to Murray State during the opening round of the NCAA tournament. [12]

Professional career

Sioux Falls Skyforce / Miami Heat / Washington Wizards (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Bouyea signed with the Miami Heat on July 14, 2022. [13] He was waived on October 13. [14]

On October 24, 2022, Bouyea joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce training camp roster. [15]

On February 7, 2023, Bouyea signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat. [16] Bouyea made his NBA debut against the Houston Rockets on February 10 [17] and on February 19, he was reacquired by the Skyforce. [18]

On March 3, 2023, Bouyea signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards, [19] returning to Sioux Falls after the deal expired. [18]

On July 1, 2023, Bouyea signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat, [20] but was waived on September 27. [21] On October 30, he returned to the Skyforce. [22]

Portland Trail Blazers (2023)

On November 12, 2023, Bouyea signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. [23] However, he was waived on November 22. [24]

Return to Sioux Falls (2023–2024)

On November 25, 2023, Bouyea returned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [25]

San Antonio / Austin Spurs (2024–2025)

On March 2, 2024, Bouyea signed a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs, [26] but on September 15, he was waived by the Spurs. [27] [28] However, he was re-signed on October 18 [29] and waived the next day. [30] On October 29, he rejoined Austin. [31]

Milwaukee Bucks (2025–present)

On March 4, 2025, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that they had signed Bouyea to a two-way contract. [32]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 Miami 4016.3.462.400.5001.31.01.0.53.8
Washington 105.5.000.000—1.0.0.0.0.0
2023–24 Portland 609.5.238.000—1.71.3.0.01.7
San Antonio 3012.6.7141.000—3.01.0.3.03.7
Career14011.8.381.200.5001.81.1.4.12.6

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 San Francisco 361013.3.327.231.6821.7.9.7.32.5
2018–19 San Francisco 31223.0.467.306.6543.31.3.9.56.2
2019–20 San Francisco 343433.1.492.310.6714.43.51.6.612.2
2020–21 San Francisco 252533.7.500.370.7543.63.81.6.217.3
2021–22 San Francisco 343436.2.470.367.7555.04.01.8.917.3
Career16010527.5.472.337.7123.62.61.3.510.7

References

  1. ↑ Gorcey, Ryan (November 19, 2018). "USF basketball's Jamaree Bouyea returns home for a resounding win over LIU-Brooklyn at Cal State Monterey Bay". San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ Devine, John (April 1, 2017). "The Herald's All-County Boys Basketball Team: Palma guard Jamaree Bouyea leaves winning legacy". The Monterey County Herald . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ Devine, John (April 13, 2017). "Palma's Bouyea nets scholarship to USF". The Monterey County Herald . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ Buestad, Connor (January 22, 2021). ""From Seaside to The Hilltop" - Jamaree Bouyea's steady rise to stardom at the University of San Francisco". Section925. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ Patton, Andy (July 18, 2019). "WCC Basketball: Breakout candidates from each team for 2019-20". Busting Brackets. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ Devine, John (November 23, 2019). "Blistering start on the hardwood for Bouyea". The Monterey County Herald . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ Devine, John (December 2, 2020). "Bouyea opens basketball season with a bang for USF". The Monterey County Herald . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ Blackwell, Drea (November 27, 2020). "Palma basketball star leads San Francisco in upset over No. 4 Virginia". KSBW . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ Devine, John (February 20, 2021). "Bouyea chasing basketball milestones at USF". The Monterey County Herald . Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  10. ↑ Mitchell, Greg (September 8, 2021). "San Francisco has Golden opportunity behind Jamaree Bouyea". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Timme Tabbed WCC Player Of The Year" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ "NCAA tournament: USF falls to Murray State in OT, despite Bouyea's big night". Mercury News. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ "HEAT SIGN JAMAREE BOUYEA". NBA.com. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  14. ↑ "HEAT CONVERT DRU SMITH TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. October 13, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  15. ↑ "SKYFORCE ANNOUNCES TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF 2022-23 SEASON". NBA.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  16. ↑ Charania, Shams [@ShamsSharania] (February 7, 2023). "The Miami Heat are signing guard Jamaree Bouyea to a 10-day contract out of their NBA G League Sioux Falls affiliate, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Bouyea is averaging 19 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds for Sioux Falls this season" (Tweet). Retrieved September 28, 2023– via Twitter.
  17. ↑ "Heat top Rockets with last-second alley-oop". NBA.com. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  18. 1 2 "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". NBA.com. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  19. ↑ Devine, Jon (March 3, 2023). "NBA: Jamaree Bouyea signs 10-day contract with Wizards". MontereyHerald.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  20. ↑ "HEAT SIGN JAMAREE BOUYEA TO TWO-WAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  21. ↑ "HEAT Make Roster Moves". NBA.com. September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Skyforce Announces Training Camp Roster Ahead of 2023-24 Season". NBA.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Trail Blazers Sign Jamaree Bouyea To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Trail Blazers Waive Jamaree Bouyea". NBA.com. November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Game Preview: vs Wolves". OurSportsCentral.com. November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  26. ↑ Orsborn, Tom [@tom_orsborn] (March 2, 2024). "#Spurs make the following moves reported earlier official: 1, They've converted Barlow's two-way deal to a standard NBA contract; 2, They've signed RaiQuan Gray and Jamaree Bouyea to two-way deals; 3, They've waived forward Mamadi Diakite" (Tweet). Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Twitter.
  27. ↑ Austin Spurs [@austin_spurs] (September 15, 2024). "The San Antonio Spurs today announced that they have waived Two-Way guard Jamaree Bouyea" (Tweet). Retrieved September 15, 2024– via Twitter.
  28. ↑ Stinar, Ben (September 15, 2024). "San Antonio Spurs Reportedly Release 2-Year NBA Player". SI.com. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  29. ↑ Adams, Luke (October 18, 2024). "Spurs Sign Jamaree Bouyea To Exhibit 10 Deal". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  30. ↑ Hill, Arthur (October 19, 2024). "Spurs Waive Malachi Flynn, Brandon Boston". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  31. ↑ "Austin Spurs Announce 2024 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 29, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Jamaree Bouyea to a Two-Way Contract". NBA. March 4, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
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