Kareem Jamar

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Kareem Jamar
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Jamar with Kharkivski Sokoly in 2019
No. 4–Kapfenberg Bulls
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Westchester (Los Angeles, California)
College Montana (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Kolossos Rodou
2015–2016 Omonia Nicosia
2016–2018 Kapfenberg Bulls
2018–2019 Elitzur Yavne
2019–2021 Kharkivski Sokoly
2021–presentKapfenberg Bulls
Career highlights and awards

Kareem Jamar (born October 16, 1992) is an American basketball player for Kapfenberg Bulls of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball at the University of Montana, where he was named an honorable mention All-American and the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2013.

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High school

Jamar played high school basketball at Westchester High School in Los Angeles, where he was a key player on two California state championship teams. [1]

College career

For college, he chose Montana and coach Wayne Tinkle. As a freshman, started 18 games and averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as the Grizzlies went to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational. As a sophomore in 2011–12, Jamar became one of the top players in the Big Sky Conference. He increased his output to 13.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Jamar made the all conference team and led the Grizzlies to the NCAA Tournament. [1]

In his junior season, Jamar led the Grizzlies to 25 wins and a second straight NCAA Tournament appearance. He averaged 14.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4 assists per game. At the close of the season, he was named Big Sky Player of the Year [2] and an Associated Press honorable mention All-American. [3]

Professional career

On September 13, 2014, Jamar started his professional career with the Greek team Kolossos Rodou. [4]

On August 31, 2015, Jamar signed with the Cypriot team Omonia Nicosia for the 2015–16 season. In 20 games played for Omonia, he averaged 13.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

On August 29, 2016, Jamar signed a one-year deal with the Kapfenberg Bulls of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga. [5] On January 15, 2017, Jamar recorded a career-high 32 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field, along with five rebounds, three assists and two steals in a 98–55 blowout win over UBSC Graz. [6] On July 1, 2017, Jamar signed a one-year contract extension with the Bulls. [7] Jamar won Austrian League and the Austrian Cup titles with the Bulls for two consecutive years.

On July 27, 2018, Jamar signed a one-year deal with Elitzur Yavne of the Israeli National League. [8] In 29 games played for Yavne, he averaged 16.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

On September 27, 2019, Jamar signed with Kharkivski Sokoly of the Ukrainian SuperLeague. [9] He averaged 15.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game during the 2020–21 season. On June 28, 2021, Jamar rejoined the Kapfenberg Bulls in Austria. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kareem Jamar Montana Grizzlies bio". Montana Grizzlies. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "UM's Jamar Named MVP". Big Sky Conference. 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "UM's Jamar Named Honorable Mention All-American". Big Sky Conference. 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kolossos Rodou announces rookie Kareem Jamar". Sportando.basketball. September 13, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kareem Jamar signs with Ece Bulls Kapfenberg". Sportando.basketball. August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "ece bulls Kapfenberg 98 at UBSC Raiffeisen Graz 55". RealGM.com. January 15, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kareem Jamar will play another year with Bulls Kapfenberg". Sportando.basketball. July 1, 2017. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ "מרכוס רלפורד חתם לעונה נוספת ברחובות". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). July 27, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kharkivski Sokoly adds Kareem Jamar". Eurobasket.com. October 11, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  10. ↑ Heinrich, Stefan (June 28, 2021). "Jamar is back at Kapfenberg, ex K.Sokoly". Eurobasket. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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