Jahmar Thorpe (born September 2, 1984) is an American professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player for the
Kanazawa Samuraiz in Japan.
Born in
Morristown, New Jersey, Thorpe played basketball at
Morristown High School
Morristown High School (MHS) is a four-year public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from three communities in Morris County, United States, operating as part of the Morris School District. The school serves students ...
.
Thorpe joined
Kawasaki Brave Thunders
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders are a Japanese professional basketball team located in Kanagawa, Japan. The team currently competes in the B.League.
The team was the 2016 Champion of the now dissolved Japanese National Basketball League. in 2020 and averaged 1.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. He signed with the
Saga Ballooners
The Saga Ballooners is a professional basketball team that competes in the second division of the Japanese B.League.
Coaches
* Aljosa Bjekovic
* Luis Guil Torres
* Yuta Miyanaga Roster
Notable players
* Aljosa Bjekovic
* Trey G ...
on September 29, 2020. In 2021, he played for
Alvark Tokyo
Alvark Tokyo is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Tokyo. The team, which is sponsored by Toyota, currently plays in the Japanese B.League. Until 2000, the team was known as the Toyota Pacers. Founded as Toyota Pacers in 1948 ...
and averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. On September 6, 2021, Thorpe signed with the
Kanazawa Samuraiz.
References
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1984 births
Living people
Altiri Chiba players
Alvark Tokyo players
American expatriate basketball people in China
American expatriate basketball people in Denmark
American expatriate basketball people in Finland
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Japan
American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg
American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam
American men's basketball players
Austin Toros players
Bakken Bears players
Bambitious Nara players
Basketball players from New Jersey
BG Göttingen players
Houston Cougars men's basketball players
Iwate Big Bulls players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Kawasaki Brave Thunders players
Koshigaya Alphas players
Kumamoto Volters players
Levanga Hokkaido players
Utsunomiya Brex players
Morristown High School (Morristown, New Jersey) alumni
Osaka Evessa players
People from Morristown, New Jersey
Power forwards (basketball)
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka players
Saga Ballooners players
Saigon Heat players
Sendai 89ers players
Sportspeople from Morris County, New Jersey
Sun Rockers Shibuya players
Tokyo Hachioji Bee Trains players