Lester Prosper

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Lester Prosper
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Prosper in 2024
No. 32–Dewa United Banten
Position Center
League IBL
Personal information
Born (1988-09-21) 21 September 1988 (age 36)
Roseau, Dominica
NationalityBritish Virgin Islands / Indonesian
Listed height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school Mepham
(Bellmore, New York)
College SUNY Old Westbury (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2010: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011 Norrköping Dolphins
2011 BC Prievidza
2011–2012 MBK Handlová
2012 Moncton Miracles
2012–2013 Windsor Express
2013 Oshawa Power
2013–2014Al Wehda Mecca
2014Caribbean Heat de Cartagena
2014 Cheshire Phoenix
2014 Araberri BC
2014San Lazaro baloncesto
2016Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón
2016–2017Windsor Express
2017Rafael Barias
2017 Gaiteros del Zulia
2017–2018Panteras de Costa del Este Panama City
2018–2019 Worcester Wolves
2019 Columbian Dyip
2019 San Miguel Beermen
2020 Indonesia Patriots
2021 Halcones de Xalapa
2022 Tainan TSG GhostHawks
2022Terrafirma Dyip
2022–2023 Suwon KT Sonicboom
2023 Dynamo Lebanon
2023–present Dewa United Banten
Career highlights and awards

Lester Prosper (born September 21, 1988) is a Dominican-born British Virgin Islands [1] [2] -Indonesian professional basketball player for the Dewa United Banten of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the SUNY Old Westbury Panthers.

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College career

Lester Prosper played four years with the State University of New York College at Old Westbury in the NCAA Division III. [3]

Professional career

Prosper was drafted in the 6th round of the 2013 NBA Development League draft by the Maine Red Claws. [4]

Altogether, Prosper played in 12 countries before suiting up for Columbian in the Philippine Basketball Association in 2019. He recorded a career-high 45 points in a 123–127 loss to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. [5] He also played for San Miguel Beer in the Terrific 12 in Macau that year. [3]

On March 20, 2022, Prosper signed with the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. [6]

National team career

On November 12, 2020, Prosper became citizen of Indonesia. [7] He has been a part of Indonesia's national basketball team at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification. At his home country's 90–76 victory against Thailand, Prosper collected 19 points and 13 rebounds. [3]

Personal life

Prosper was born in Dominica, moved to Montserrat when he was 11, then moved to the United States two years later. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Joaquin M. Henson (2019-10-31). "Indonesian cagers in Serbia". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2023-11-27. Prosper, who has a British Virgin Islands passport, averaged 33.6 points, 16.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in seven games with the Dyip.
  2. ↑ "Lester Prosper - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 November 2023. Nationality INA//IVB
  3. 1 2 3 Henson, Quinito (February 24, 2021). "Prosper ready for Gilas". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "NBA Summer League: Lester Prosper hoping to catch on with Knicks' roster". nj.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Columbian Dyip 123 - Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 127". EuroBasket.com. July 14, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ "台鋼獵鷹起飛！補進場均22+11雷神　分擔阿提諾壓力". NOWnews. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ Wila Wildayanti (2020-11-12). "Sah! Atlet Basket Brandon Jawato dan Lester Prosper Resmi Jadi WNI". BolaSport.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  8. ↑ Joaquin M. Henson (2022-11-23). "Winning off the court". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2023-11-27. Prosper was born in the Caribbean island of Dominica and raised by a single mother with a brother and two sisters from another father. When a volcano erupted in Dominica, his mother brought him to the neighboring island of Montserrat at 11. Two years later, Prosper was sent off alone to New York to a father he had never met by his mother because she couldn't afford keeping him home. In New York, Prosper hardly saw his father and was brought to a shelter.


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