Ernest Lenell "J. R." Bremer (born September 19, 1980) is a retired American-Bosnian former professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. Bremer has also played in the

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and was an NBA All-Rookie second team member. Standing at , he played the

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position. He also represented the senior men's

Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team ( Bosnian: ''Košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / Кошаркашка репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

and was one of the highest-paid point guards in Europe in 2008. He is the grandson of former Negro Leagues pitcher Eugene Bremer.

College career

Bremer played

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

Professional career

In 2002, Bremer attended the

Chicago pre-draft camp and tested as the number one tested athlete. Although Bremer went

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, he signed as an

free agent with the

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in 2002, and in that season he was named to the

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. He spent two seasons in the NBA, with the Celtics (2002–03), the

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(2003–04), and the

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(2003–04), averaging 6.5 points and 2.2 assists per game. He became known as a 3-point specialist. The

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selected him from the Warriors in the NBA

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, 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

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where he recorded 2 points. Since 2004, he has played in Europe, competing for the following clubs:

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of the Spanish League where he won the Spanish King's Cup. He played for

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and

Olimpia Milano Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...

of the

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, PAOK of the Greek League, Bosna of the Bosnia and Herzegovina League,

Spartak Primorje BC Spartak Primorye (russian: БК «Спартак-Приморье») is a Russian professional basketball club that is based in Vladivostok, Russia. It currently plays in the Russian Basketball Super League 1, Russian Super League 1. Players C ...

of the

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, Krasnye Krylya Samara and

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...

of the Russian Pro League, and Fenerbahçe Ülker of the

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. In 2009, he signed a contract with Krasnye Krylya Samara of the

. In July 2011, he signed a contract with

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. In January 2012, Bremer moved to the Italian

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team

. Later that year, he signed a contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker. In December 2012, Bremer left Fenerbahçe Ülker and returned to his former club

Emporio Armani Milano Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...

. For the 2013–14 season he signed with

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. On December 5, 2014, Bremer signed with his former team PAOK Thessaloniki. In January 2015, he left PAOK and returned to Turkey where he signed with

Torku Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at thei ...

. In May 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 Turkish League season, he returned to PAOK for the Greek playoffs. On July 30, 2015, he returned to Torku Konyaspor. On April 19, 2016, he parted ways with Konyaspor. On December 28, 2016, Bremer signed with

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.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

NBA.com Profile

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Italian League Profile

Spanish League Profile

Turkish League Profile
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