Jamari Traylor
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| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 24, 1992 Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kansas (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Oberwart Gunners | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Kymis | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Hiroshima Dragonflies | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Oklahoma City Blue | ||||||||||||||
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Jamari Traylor (born June 24, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. Standing at 6'8" (2.03 m), he played the power forward and the center positions. Traylor played college basketball at Kansas.
High school career
[edit]Traylor played high school basketball at IMG Academy.
College career
[edit]As a freshman Traylor played 37 games, producing 2 points and 2 rebounds per game with a total of 28 blocks. As a sophomore Traylor played in 34 contests, and improved his numbers, averaging 4.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game, improving his playing time to 16.1 minutes per game. During the next two years, his numbers continued to drop. He became known for being a hard-nosed defender and hustle type player.
Professional career
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Traylor joined Oberwart Gunners of the Austria League.[1] During the season, Traylor was the top rebounder and led the league in blocks.
On June 22, 2017, Traylor joined Kymis of the Greek Basket League.[2] He joined the Hiroshima Dragonflies in 2018.[3]
Oklahoma City Blue (2022)
[edit]On January 8, 2022, Traylor was acquired off waivers by the Oklahoma City Blue. He was then later waived on January 18, 2022.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Energy, intangibles provided by former KU forward Jamari Traylor were missing in exhibition opener, Self says". kansascity.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ "Kimis inks Jamari Traylor". Sportando.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ Chasen, Scott (August 3, 2018). "Jamari Traylor reflects on KU memories before returning to Japan". 247 Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "2021-22 NBA G League transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1992 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Austria
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Chicago
- Centers (basketball)
- Hiroshima Dragonflies players
- Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
- Kymis B.C. players
- Power forwards
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century American sportsmen