"I felt like crying right there," McLemore said. He averaged career-high 12.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.7 assists. Ben Edward McLemore III[1][2] (born February 11, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). [24] On November 2, 2017, McLemore was assigned to the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. Morningstar made McLemore keep going until he produced five consecutive stops and sealed them with rebounds. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 11 February. They eventually started dating and the couple tied a knot to each other in July 2018. McLemore played high school basketball at Wellston High School in St. Louis, Missouri for three years before his school was shut down in 2010. ", He worked with his trainer, Clint Parks, at Los Angeles-area high schools and at Kobe Bryant's Mamba Sports Academy.NBA RooksFollow Zion, Ja, RJ, De'Andre, Coby and more top rooks as they balance basketball and life during an exciting NBA season. However, he was part of controversies during the period. Morningstar is now a coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College. He averaged 7.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 68 games in the 2015-16 season. He was allowed to practice with the team and take part in team activities only after the start of the second semester of the school year. Ben McLemore announced to enter the 2013 NBA Draft. Ben McLemore - Net Worth, Salary, Age, Height, Bio, Family, Career He is often compared to NBA All-Star Ray Allen for his size, playing abilities, and style. After the tragic demise of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other souls in the January 26th helicopter crash, Ben McLemore credited the Lakers great of motivating him to keep his NBA dream alive, while he was hopping from team to team, hoping to stick with someone. The injury ruled him out of court for around 12 weeks. Twitter: He would hear opposing coaches urging players to cut backdoor against him. They are giving me the opportunity to show them why they drafted me in the first place.". Overall, he averaged 7.7 points and 1.9 rebounds in 17.1 minutes. Stein: Look for Raptors to get a power forward. Do you have a sports website? McLemore was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. A place for biographies & articles focus on gossip, rumors, affairs, relationships, anniversaries, salaries, net worth, Copyright 2023 GossipGist. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Their second child, a son was born in September 2019. His birth name is Ben Edward McLemore III. [41], On January 31, 2023, McLemore signed a one-year contract with the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Sacramento was not known as a place where player development was prioritized, and with a revolving door for head coaches, there was a lack of stability and accountability all throughout the organization. In the 2016-17 season, he averaged 8.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 0.8 assists. Sacramento Kings, 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall), 2013 NBA Draft, More Ben McLemore pages at Sports Reference. The closest he had was his frequent trips to Cleveland to watch LeBron James and. Portland reached nine players in health and safety, but is beginning to have players clear, Robert Covington, Ben McLemore enter protocols. The Rockets leaned all the way into McLemores primary strength: shooting the basketball. Of his 118 made triples, only three have been unassisted. He was working out in the team's practice facility late on Dec. 14, 2014, when Malone called with startling news: The Kings, then 11-13, had just fired him. Amid the chaos, McLemore felt the organization lost its focus on teaching. Join our linker program. 88 kg. ", "He has such a great shot," D'Antoni said. "Kevin was Ben's biggest fan," Parks said. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged.
