Jeremy Combs (born November 24, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Tokushima Gambarous of the B.League. He played college basketball for Texas Southern University, where was named the 2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 24, 1995 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | David W. Carter (Dallas, Texas) |
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| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Köping Stars |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim |
| 2022 | Maccabi Hod HaSharon |
| 2023 | Saigon Heat |
| 2023–2024 | Rockingham Flames |
| 2023–present | Tokushima Gambarous |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
editAfter a high school career at David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Combs committed to North Texas Mean Green men's basketball, where he played for coach Tony Benford. In three seasons for the Mean Green, Combs averaged 12 points and 8.2 rebounds for the team and as a sophomore was named second-team All-Conference USA. At the close of Combs' three seasons at North Texas, Benford was fired and subsequently hired as an assistant at Louisiana State University (LSU). Combs was eligible as a graduate transfer and followed Benford to Baton Rouge.[1]
In his lone season at LSU, Combs was limited to six games as he struggled with the lingering effects of his ankle injury suffered at North Texas.[2] Following the season, he and LSU parted ways, but he was granted a fifth year of eligibility and transferred to Texas Southern to complete it.[3] Combs made the most of his extra year, averaging 17 points and 9 rebounds per game and earning Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year honors.[4]
Professional career
editFor the 2019–20 season, Combs joined the Köping Stars of the Swedish Basketligan.[5] He had a season-high 30 points in January and was named the league's Center of the Year.[6] In 32 games, he led the team in points (19.1), rebounds (7.9) and steals (1.7) and averaged a team-high 30 minutes per game.[6]
For the 2020–21 season, Combs moved to Israel to play for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim. In 30 games, he averaged 20.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[7] He returned to Hapoel Ramat Gan for the 2021–22 season but left in mid December 2021. In 10 games, he averaged 14.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[7]
In January 2022, Combs joined Maccabi Hod HaSharon for the rest of the season. In 18 games, he averaged 15.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game.[7]
Combs joined the Saigon Heat for the 2023 ABL season. He helped the team reach the final and averaged 15.9 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 19 games.[8]
On March 30, 2023, Combs signed with the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West for the 2023 season.[9] He was named to the NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five.[10]
On July 19, 2023, Combs signed with Tokushima Gambarous of the B.League.[11] Following the 2023–24 B.League season, he was initially set to join the Joondalup Wolves of the NBL1 West.[12] After his contract was terminated,[13] he returned to the Rockingham Flames in June 2024 for the rest of the 2024 NBL1 West season.[14][15]
On June 19, 2024, Combs signed with Tokushima Gambarous for the 2024–25 B.League season.[16]
References
edit- ^ "LSU hoops adds North Texas transfer". The Times. May 1, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ Mickles, Sheldon (December 20, 2017). "Grad transfer Jeremy Combs' brief career with LSU basketball team likely over". The Advocate. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ Lopez, Andrew (July 14, 2018). "Former LSU forward Jeremy Combs transferring to Texas Southern: sources". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "#SWACMBB All-Conference Awards Announced". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Välkommen till Stars – Jeremy!". kopingstars.se. August 6, 2019. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ a b "Årets Center: Jeremy Combs". basketsverige.se. April 7, 2020. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jeremy Combs". australiabasket.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Jeremy Combs (ex Saigon Heat) agreed terms with Flames". australiabasket.com. March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "2023 • JEREMY COMBS X Sinclair Family McDonald's Rockingham Flames". facebook.com/rockingham.flames. March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Coles Express NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five". NBL1.com.au. August 21, 2023. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023.
- ^ "ジェレミー・コームズ選手、B3リーグ2023-24シーズン 契約合意のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Tokushima Gambarous. July 19, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Defensive Stopper Jeremy Combs Signs with the Wolfpack". NBL1.com.au. March 4, 2024. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024.
- ^ "WE GOT OUR WOLF!". wolfpackbasketball.com.au. June 13, 2024. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024.
- ^ "The Rockingham Flames are thrilled to announce the return of Jeremy Combs to the NBL1 programme for the 2024 season..." facebook.com/rockingham.flames. June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Zis, Matt (June 16, 2024). "NBL1 West: Controversy as Rockingham Flames re-sign American All Star Jeremy Combs from Joondalup Wolves". SoundTelegraph.com.au. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024.
- ^ "徳島ガンバロウズ 選手契約合意のお知らせ". 徳島ガンバロウズ. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.