Jonte Flowers
{{short description|American professional basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jonte Flowers
| image =
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| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 198
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| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|4|12}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
| highschool = La Follette (Madison, Wisconsin)
| college = Winona State (2004–2008)
| draft_year = 2008
| career_start = 2008
| career_end = 2019
| years1 = 2008–2009
| team1 = Solna Vikings
| years2 = 2009–2010
| team2 =JA Vichy
| years3 = 2010–2011
| team3 = Hyères-Toulon
| years4 = 2011–2012
| team4 = JA Vichy
| years5 = 2012
| team5 = Solna Vikings
| years6 = 2012–2013
| team6 = Kataja
| years7 = 2013–2015
| team7 = CSU Asesoft Ploiești
| years8 = 2015–2016
| team8 = Fortitudo Bologna
| years9 = 2016–2017
| team9 = Timișoara
| years10 = 2017–2018
| team10 = Juventus Utena
| years11 = 2018
| team11 = CSA Steaua Bucuresti
| years12 = 2018–2019
| team12 = Trefl Sopot
| highlights =
- 2× NCAA Division II champion (2006, 2008)
- 4× NSIC Defensive Player of the Year (2005–2008)
- 2× First-team All-NSIC (2007, 2008)
}}
Jermaine "Jonte" Flowers (born April 12, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player.
Career
Flowers signed with the Romanian team CSU Asesoft Ploiești for the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/jonte-flowers-moves-to-romania/ |title=Jonte Flowers moves to Romania |work=Court-side.com |date=2013-07-31 |accessdate=2014-03-17}} After 6 games, 4 in the Romanian league and 2 in the EuroCup, Flowers tore his achilles tendon.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/cat/nba/107337/csu-ploiesti-sign-rawle-marshall-to-replace-the-injured-jonte-flowers.html |title=CSU Ploiesti sign Rawle Marshall to replace the injured Jonte Flowers |work=Sportando.com |date=2013-10-25 |accessdate=2014-03-17}} In July 2014, he extended his contract with Asesoft for one more season.{{cite news|title=Asesoft extends swingman Flowers, guard Szijarto|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/138453/3735/asesoft-extends-swingman-flowers-guard-szijarto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163351/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/138453/3735/asesoft-extends-swingman-flowers-guard-szijarto|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2014|accessdate=July 12, 2014|work=Eurocupbasketball.com|date=July 7, 2014}} In July 2015, he signed with Italian team Fortitudo Bologna.{{cite news|title=Jonte Flowers moves to Fortitudo Bologna|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-ovest/167416/jonte-flowers-moves-to-fortitudo-bologna.html|accessdate=July 6, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=July 7, 2015}}
Honours
{{flagicon|FIN|size=20px}} Joensuun Kataja
- 17px Korisliiga Bronze medal (1): 2012–13
Statistics
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| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|FIN|size=15px}} Joensuun Kataja
| style="text-align:center;"| Korisliiga
| 45{{#tag:ref|Including Playoff games.|group=upper-alpha}} || || 30.8 || .538 || .385 || .772 || 6.1 || 2.4 || 2.5 || 0.6 || 16.8
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Personal life
Flowers is married to Jennifer Flowers, a former athlete at Winona State and current vice-president and women's commissioner of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.{{cite web |title=Warrior Stories : Jennifer and Jonte Flowers |url=https://winonastatewarriors.com/news/2020/10/28/general-warrior-stories-jennifer-and-jonte-flowers.aspx |publisher=Winona State |access-date=December 24, 2021 |date=October 28, 2020}}
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Jonte_Flowers/103403 Jonte Flowers] at eurobasket.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150808174243/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/72881/playerview.html Jonte Flowers] at fiba.com
- [http://www.nbadraft.net/players/jonte-flowers Jonte Flowers] at nbadraft.net
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