Jamar Diggs

Jamar Diggs
No. 0 – Juventus Utena
Position Point guard
League Lithuanian Basketball League
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1988-11-27) November 27, 1988
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school DeLaSalle (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
College
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Paderborn Baskets
2012 Omonia
2013 Barons/LDz
2013–2014 APOEL
2014 Sigal Prishtina
2014 Polski Cukier Toruń
2014–2015 Keravnos
2015–2016 Energia Rovinari
2016 BCM U Pitesti
2016–present Juventus Utena
Career highlights and awards
  • Cypriot League champion (2014)
  • 2× First-team All-SoCon (2010, 2011)
  • Third-team All-SoCon (2010)

Jamar Anthony Diggs (born November 27, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Wayne State University and Wofford College.

College career

Diggs graduated from Wofford College in 2011.[1]

Professional Career

After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Diggs signed with the Paderborn Baskets. In 32 games he recorded 12.2 ppg (points per game), 3.3 rpg (rebounds per game), 3.8 apg (assists per game) and 1.3 spg (steals per game) in 2011-12 season.

At the start of the 2012-2013 season Diggs played for was Omonia (Division B). In 17 games he recorded very impressive stats: 15.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg (#4 in the league), 4.8 apg (top 2) and 2.1 spg (in top 3) in 2012-13 season. He contributed to his team making it to the Cyprus Cup Semifinals. Quite impressive season as he was named to Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League 3rd Team.

Diggs played at BK Barons Kvartals in LBL for the remaining of the 2012-2013 season. In 20 games he recorded 14.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 5.0 apg (top 3) and 1.0 spg in 2012-13 season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Diggs also played 8 games in Baltic League where he recorded 11.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 3.5 apg in 2012-13 season.[2]

Diggs played at APOEL in the 2013-2014 season, where he became a champion after winning the Cypriot 1st Division with the club. In 15 (regular season) league matches he recorded 9.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.1 apg (top 5) and 1.0 spg.[3]

For the remaining of the 2013-2014 season Diggs played at Sigal Prishtina. In three games he recorded 4.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg and 6.0 apg. He also played 3 games in Balkan League where he recorded just 2.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 2.0 apg.[4]

He started the 2014-2015 season at Twarde Pierniki Torun at Polish Basketball League. In 9 TBL games he had 8.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 4.2 apg.

He signed at Keravnos for the remaining of the 2014-2015 season.

On 10 August, 2016, Diggs signed with Lithuanian side BC Juventus for the 2016–2017 season.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/43178/jamar-diggs
  2. ↑ https://www.sport195.com/news_stories/jamar-diggs-signs-at-barons-kvartals-ex-omonia-6516845
  3. ↑ http://apoel.com.cy/content/jamar-diggs
  4. ↑ http://beobasket.net/page/news/en.html?view=story&id=32298&sectionId=10
  5. ↑ http://www.utenosjuventus.lt/naujienos-2533
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