James Batemon III

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James Batemon III
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Batemon with Loyola Marymount in 2018
No. 5–Brisbane Bullets
Position Point guard
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 27)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight189 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Riverside (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 Ogre
2020–2021 JA Vichy-Clermont
2021–2022 Tours Métropole
2022 Karditsa
2023 Crailsheim Merlins
2023–2024 Ironi Kiryat Ata
2024–present Brisbane Bullets
Career highlights and awards

James Batemon III (born April 8, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for North Dakota State College of Science and Loyola Marymount before playing professionally in Latvia, France, Greece, Germany and Israel. In 2022, he was named the LNB Pro B Most Valuable Player.

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High school career

Batemon attended Riverside University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1]

College career

Batemon played two seasons of college basketball with North Dakota State College of Science from 2015 to 2017 before transferring to Loyola Marymount [2] [3] where he played until 2019. [4] [5] Batemon made an immediate impact on the program in his two seasons after transferring to LMU from an All-American career at North Dakota College of Science. As a junior, Batemon ranked fourth in the WCC in scoring, and led all newcomers to the conference, with a 17.8 ppg average in his All-WCC Second Team season and WCC All-Tournament Team. In his senior campaign, Batemon tied the program record by starting and playing all 34 games, finishing with the third-most minutes played in a season in school history at 1201. His senior year was filled with accolades after leading the West Coast Conference with 54 steals as he was named to the All-WCC First Team, Lou Henson Award Watch List, and Jamaica Classic Montego Bay Division MVP. Finished his career tied for 13th at 17.0 career ppg, 15th in career free throws made (323), 16th in career assists (261), and third in career minutes averaged (25.2).

Professional career

After going undrafted at the 2019 NBA draft, Batemon started his pro career with Ogre of the Latvian-Estonian League. [6] For the 2020–21 season, Batemon joined JA Vichy-Clermont of the LNB Pro B. [7] The following season, he signed with Tours Métropole Basket. [8] He was named the 2021–22 LNB Pro B Most Valuable Player. [9]

On August 10, 2022, Batemon moved to ASK Karditsas of the Greek Basket League. [10] On October 15, 2022, he scored a buzzer beater from half-court to give Karditsa a 59–57 win against Kolossos Rodou [11] He left Karditsas in December 2022 and joined German club Crailsheim Merlins in January 2023. [12]

For the 2023–24 season, Batemon joined Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [12]

On July 17, 2024, Batemon signed with the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2024–25 season. [13]

Personal life

Batemon and his fiancé Nickayla have a son. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ Gilbert Manzano (2 March 2018). "LMU's James Batemon finally gets his D-I moment at WCC tournament". Las Vegas Review-Journal . Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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  5. ↑ Jim Meehan (17 January 2019). "Zags know Lion's Batemon can light it up". The Spokesman-Review . p. B3. Retrieved 5 October 2022. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  8. ↑ Julien Chauvel (30 July 2021). "Pro B : l'Américain James Batemon rejoint le Tours Métropole Basket". La Nouvelle République (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Stefanos Makris (10 August 2022). "Καρδίτσα μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Τζέιμς Μπέιτμον, MVP της Α2 Γαλλίας". Sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Karditsa announced James Bateman, MVP of A2 France". sportish.co. August 10, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ "James Batemon wins it for Karditsa with a halfcourt buzzer beater". eurohoops.net. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  12. 1 2 "James Batemon" . eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Bullets add import point guard James Batemon for NBL25". brisbanebullets.com.au. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ Pike, Chris (September 4, 2024). "New Bullet Batemon to wreak havoc on NBL". authory.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024.
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