Johnny Berhanemeskel

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Johnny Berhanemeskel
No. 8–BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Position Shooting guard
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992 (age 31)
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height1.88 [1]  m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight79 [2]  kg (174 lb)
Career information
High school Lester B. Pearson (Ottawa, Ontario)
College Ottawa (2010–2015)
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Tallinna Kalev
2016–2017 Araberri
2017–2018 Eisbären Bremerhaven
2018–2019 Zaragoza
2019–2020 Larisa
2020 Boulazac Dordogne
2020 Ottawa Blackjacks
2020–2021 Nanterre 92
2021–22Ottawa Blackjacks
2021–2022 Chorale Roanne Basket
2022–2023 BC Budivelnyk
2023–present BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Career highlights and awards
  • CIS Outstanding Player (2015)
  • OUA-Player of the Year (2015)
  • CIS All-Canada First Team (2015)
  • France All Star - Three point shooting contest (2023)

Johnny Berhanemeskel (born October 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.

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College career

He played college basketball at the University of Ottawa, earning CIS Outstanding Player, First Team All-Canadian and OUA Player of the Year honors in his fifth year with the Ottawa Gee-Gees. [3] Appearing in a total of 105 games over the span of his five-year career at Ottawa, Berhanemeskel averaged 19.0 points per contest. He was Ottawa's all-time leader in points scored (2000 points), and first in career three-pointers made (299) when he graduated. [4]

Professional career

In August 2015, Berhanemeskel signed his first contract as a professional basketball player, joining BC Tallinna Kalev in Estonia. [5] Averaging 20.5 points a game, [6] he had an immediate scoring impact in the Estonian top-flight and also saw action in 14 games of the Baltic Basketball League, averaging 18.9 points per outing. [7] For his efforts, he received Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Import Player of the Year, Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League 1st Team [8] and Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League Honorable Mention honors. [9]

The 2016–17 season saw him turn out 32 times for Araberri of the Spanish second-tier league LEB Oro, averaging 18.9 points per game, [10] while earning Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold 2nd Team distinction. [11]

Berhanemeskel signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German elite league Bundesliga in July 2017. [12] He was Bremerhaven's second-leading scorer, averaging 13.9 points a contest in the 2017-18 Bundesliga season. [13]

On July 4, 2018, Berhanemeskel signed a two-year deal with Tecnyconta Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. [14] [15] After starting the 2019–20 season with Greek team Larisa B.C., he was signed by Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the French top-flight LNB Pro A in January 2020. [16] He appeared in eight games of the French league, averaging 14.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per outing. [17]

Berhanemeskel signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks of the CEBL in June 2020. [18] On September 18, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. [19]

On March 11, 2021, Berhanemeskel re-signed with the Blackjacks. [20]

On July 9, 2021, Berhanemeskel signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A. [21]

On August 11, 2022, he signed a deal with BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League and the Champions League. [22]

During the summer of 2023, Berhanemeskel returned to France and signed for a season with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque. [23]

National team career

Berhanemeskel represented Canada at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea. [24] He also represented Team Canada at the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers in Puerto Rico. [25]

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  14. ↑ "ACB.COM - Johnny Berhanemeskel aterriza en Basket Zaragoza". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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