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 | October 16, 1992 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Westchester (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | Montana (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2015–2016 | Omonia Nicosia |
| 2016–2018 | Kapfenberg Bulls |
| 2018–2019 | Elitzur Yavne |
| 2019–2021 | Kharkivski Sokoly |
| 2021–present | Kapfenberg Bulls |
| Career highlights | |
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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.
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]