Lester Prosper
British Virgin Islands-Indonesian basketball player
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Lester Prosper (born September 21, 1988) is a Dominican-born British Virgin Islands[1][2]-Indonesian professional basketball player who last played for Dewa United Banten of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the SUNY Old Westbury Panthers.
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Prosper in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1988 Roseau, Dominica |
| Nationality | British Virgin Islands / Indonesian |
| Listed height | 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mepham (North Bellmore, New York) |
| College | SUNY Old Westbury (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 32 |
| Coaching career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2011 | Norrköping Dolphins |
| 2011 | BC Prievidza |
| 2011–2012 | MBK Handlová |
| 2012 | Moncton Miracles |
| 2012–2013 | Windsor Express |
| 2013 | Oshawa Power |
| 2013–2014 | Al Wehda FC |
| 2014 | Caribbean Heat de Cartagena |
| 2014 | Cheshire Phoenix |
| 2014 | Araberri BC |
| 2014 | San Lazaro baloncesto |
| 2016 | Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón |
| 2016–2017 | Windsor Express |
| 2017 | Rafael Barias |
| 2017 | Gaiteros del Zulia |
| 2017–2018 | Panteras 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 |
| 2022 | Terrafirma Dyip |
| 2022–2023 | Suwon KT Sonicboom |
| 2023 | Dynamo Lebanon |
| 2023–2025 | Dewa United Banten |
Coaching | |
| 2025–present | Dewa United Banten U-18 |
| Career highlights | |
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]
