J. R. Bremer

{{for | the former US diplomat sometimes known as "Jerry Bremer" | Paul Bremer}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = J. R. Bremer

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| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 205

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|9|19}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

| nationality = American

| high_school = Cleveland Heights
(Cleveland Heights, Ohio)

| college = St. Bonaventure (1998–2002)

| draft_year = 2002

| career_start = 2002

| career_end = 2017

| years1 = {{nbay|2002|full=y}}

| team1 = Boston Celtics

| years2 = {{nbay|2003|full=y}}

| team2 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| years3 = {{nbay|2003|end}}

| team3 = Golden State Warriors

| years4 = 2004–2005

| team4 = Unicaja Málaga

| years5 = 2005–2006

| team5 = Lauretana Biella

| years6 = 2007

| team6 = PAOK Thessaloniki

| years7 = 2007

| team7 = Bosna

| years8 = 2007–2008

| team8 = Spartak Primorje

| years9 = 2008–2009

| team9 = Triumph Lyubertsy

| years10 = 2009–2011

| team10 = Krasnye Krylya Samara

| years11 = 2011–2012

| team11 = Nizhny Novgorod

| years12 = 2012

| team12 = Olimpia Milano

| years13 = 2012

| team13 = Fenerbahçe Ülker

| years14 = 2012–2013

| team14 = Emporio Armani Milano

| years15 = 2013–2014

| team15 = Royal Halı Gaziantep

| years16 = 2014–2015

| team16 = PAOK Thessaloniki

| years17 = 2015

| team17 = Torku Konyaspor

| years18 = 2015

| team18 = PAOK Thessaloniki

| years19 = 2015–2016

| team19 = Torku Konyaspor

| years20 = 2016–2017

| team20 = Limoges CSP

| cyears1 = 2019–Present

| cteam1 = Cleveland Heights

| highlights =

NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2003)
First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2002)

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Ernest Lenell "J. R." Bremer (born September 19, 1980) is a retired American former professional basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. Bremer has also played in the NBA and was an NBA All-Rookie second team member. Standing at {{height|m=1.88}}, he played the point guard position. He also represented the senior men's Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/lid_38135_cp/1/pid/49719/q/bremer/rpp//_//players.html FIBA.com Ernest Lenell BREMER (BIH).] and was one of the highest-paid point guards in Europe in 2008.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/sports/basketball/13pension.html?_r=0 Players in Europe Ponder an N.B.A. Pension ] He is the grandson of former Negro Leagues pitcher Eugene Bremer.{{Cite web|title=The Forgotten Championship|url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/sports/articles/the-forgotten-championship|access-date=2021-05-13|website=clevelandmagazine.com|language=en}}

College career

Bremer played college basketball at St. Bonaventure University, with the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team.

Professional career

In 2002, Bremer attended the NBA Chicago pre-draft camp and tested as the number one tested athlete. Although Bremer went undrafted, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the NBA's Boston Celtics in 2002, and in that season he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He spent two seasons in the NBA, with the Celtics (2002–03), the Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–04), and the Golden State Warriors (2003–04), averaging 6.5 points and 2.2 assists per game. He became known as a 3-point specialist. The Charlotte Bobcats selected him from the Warriors in the NBA expansion draft, and then waived him shortly thereafter, before he played any games with the club.

Bremer's final NBA game was played on March 28, 2004, in a 105 - 77 win over the Los Angeles Clippers where he recorded 2 points.

Since 2004, he has played in Europe, competing for the following clubs: Málaga of the Spanish League where he won the Spanish King's Cup. He played for Biella and Olimpia Milano of the Italian League, PAOK of the Greek League, Bosna of the Bosnia and Herzegovina League, Spartak Primorje of the Russian Super League, Triumph Lyubertsy, Krasnye Krylya Samara and Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian Pro League, and Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish League.

In 2009, he signed a contract with Krasnye Krylya Samara of the Russian Super League. In July 2011, he signed a contract with BC Nizhny Novgorod.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/russia/29924/nizhny_novgorod_tab_jr_bremer.html Nizhny Novgorod tab JR Bremer.] In January 2012, Bremer moved to the Italian Serie A team Olimpia Milano. Later that year, he signed a contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/100329/fenerbahce-ulker-inks-veteran-guard-bremer Fenerbahce Ulker inks veteran guard Bremer] In December 2012, Bremer left Fenerbahçe Ülker and returned to his former club Emporio Armani Milano.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/48005/olimpia-milano-announced-the-return-of-jr-bremer.html Olimpia Milano announced the return of JR Bremer.] For the 2013–14 season he signed with Royal Halı Gaziantep.[http://www.ligtv.com.tr/haber/gaziantepten-dev-transfer Gaziantep'ten dev transfer] {{in lang|tr}}

On December 5, 2014, Bremer signed with his former team PAOK Thessaloniki.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/143763/paok-announces-the-return-of-jr-bremer.html PAOK announces the return of JR Bremer] In January 2015, he left PAOK and returned to Turkey where he signed with Torku Konyaspor.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/150457/jr-bremer-signs-with-konya.html JR Bremer signs with Konya] In May 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 Turkish League season, he returned to PAOK for the Greek playoffs.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/160488/jr-bremer-returns-to-paok.html JR Bremer returns to PAOK] On July 30, 2015, he returned to Torku Konyaspor.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/170997/jr-bremer-inks-with-konyaspor.html JR Bremer inks with Konyaspor] On April 19, 2016, he parted ways with Konyaspor.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/197484/konyaspor-and-jr-bremer-part-ways.html Konyaspor and JR Bremer part ways]

On December 28, 2016, Bremer signed with Limoges CSP.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/221581/jr-bremer-signs-with-limoges-csp.html JR Bremer signs with Limoges CSP]

Coaching career

Bremer took the head coaching position at his high school alma mater, Cleveland Heights High School, on May 22, 2019. Bremer's No. 22 jersey has previously been retired by the school.{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/highschoolsports/2019/05/jr-bremer-returning-to-cleveland-heights-as-boys-basketball-coach.html|title=J.R. Bremer returning to Cleveland Heights as boys basketball coach|first=Matt|last=Goul|work=Cleveland.com|date=May 22, 2019|accessdate=April 5, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813172613/https://www.cleveland.com/highschoolsports/2019/05/jr-bremer-returning-to-cleveland-heights-as-boys-basketball-coach.html|archive-date=August 13, 2019}}

NBA career statistics

= Regular season =

| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|2002}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Boston

| 64 || 41 || 23.5 || .369 || .353 || .766 || 2.3 || 2.6 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 8.3

| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|2003}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland

| 31 || 2 || 13.0 || .285 || .288 || .650 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 3.5

| style="text-align:left;"| {{Nbay|2003}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Golden State

| 5 || 0 || 8.0 || .190 || .000 || – || 0.6 || 2.4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.6

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 100 || 43 || 19.5 || .344 || .333 || .748 || 1.8 || 2.2 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 6.5

= Playoffs =

|style="text-align:left;"|2003

|style="text-align:left;"|Boston

|10||0||14.7||.286||.250||.875||1.5||1.2||0.3||0.0||4.7

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

|10||0||14.7||.286||.250||.875||1.5||1.2||0.3||0.0||4.7

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 2452 |bbr= b/bremejr01 }}
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=JKL Euroleague.net Profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160309202140/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid//ot//pid/6027536/season/2014/tid/0/tidstat//playerView.html FIBA.com Profile]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_49719.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2012.roundID_8593.teamID_97360.html FIBA Europe Profile]
[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=ITA&PlayerID=31720 Eurobasket.com Profile]
[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=BRE-JR-80 Italian League Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105174732/http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=BRE-JR-80 |date=January 5, 2013 }} {{in lang|it}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132536/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=B74 Spanish League Profile] {{in lang|es}}
[https://www.tblstat.net/player/2367 Turkish League Profile]

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