Jared Armon Cunningham (born May 22, 1991) is an American professional

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player for Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys of the

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(LKL). He played

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for

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, where he was an All-Pac-12 first team selection before being selected with the 24th overall pick in the

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by the

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High school career

In his junior season at

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, Cunningham averaged 17.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. As a senior, He averaged 20.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He earned academic All-America honors his senior year. Considered a four-star recruit by

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, Cunningham was listed as the No. 14 point guard and the No. 76 player in the nation in 2009.

College career

Freshman season

In Cunningham's freshman season at

, he averaged 6.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game. In a first-round game against

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in the 2010 College Basketball Invitational, he recorded a then career-high of 21 points.

Sophomore season

In his sophomore season, Cunningham averaged 14.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.83 steals per game. He was first in the Pac-10 in steals and was also fifth in the nation. He was named to the All-Pac-10 Second Team and the Pac-10 All-Defensive-Team. He was also named to the Pac-10 All-Tournament Team after averaging 23.5 points per game in the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament.

Junior season

In his junior season, he averaged 17.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.53 steals per game. He led the

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in steals per game for the second consecutive season, and also finished ninth nationally. Cunningham was also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. Additionally, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament team for the second consecutive season. On April 9, 2012, Jared declared for the

Professional career

Cunningham was selected with the 24th overall pick in the

by the

. His draft rights were then traded with

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and

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to the

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in exchange for

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and

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on draft night. On July 21, 2012, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Mavericks. On December 11, 2012, he was assigned to the

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. He was recalled by the Mavericks on December 31, 2012, reassigned on January 28, 2013, and recalled again on March 30, 2013. On June 27, 2013, Cunningham was traded to the

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in a draft night deal, and he later joined the Hawks for the

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. During his sophomore season, he had multiple assignments with the

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of the

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. On February 22, 2014, he was waived by the Hawks. On March 31, 2014, Cunningham signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On April 10, 2014, he signed with the Kings for the rest of the season. In July 2014, he joined the Kings for the

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but did not receive a new contract offer from the team. On September 29, 2014, Cunningham signed with the

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. On January 7, 2015, he was traded, along with the draft rights to

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and cash considerations, to the

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in exchange for the draft rights to

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. He was waived by the 76ers later that day. On January 15, 2015, Cunningham was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League. On March 7, he was traded to the

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in exchange for Joel Wright. In July 2015, Cunningham joined the

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for the

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. On September 28, 2015, he signed with the

. On February 18, 2016, he was traded, along with a future second-round pick, to the

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in exchange for

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. Four days later, he was waived by the Magic. On March 8, he was reacquired by the Idaho Stampede. The next day, he made his season debut for Idaho in a 114–113 loss to the Texas Legends, recording 30 points and three rebounds in 26 minutes. On March 16, 2016, Cunningham signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On March 20, he made his debut for the Bucks in a 94–85 loss to the

, recording four points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in 16 minutes off the bench. Following the conclusion of his 10-day contract, the Bucks parted ways with Cunningham. On March 28, he was reacquired by the Stampede. On August 23, 2016, Cunningham signed with

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of the

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. In June 2017, Cunningham signed with the

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for the 2017 NBA Summer League. On August 29, 2017, Cunningham signed a one-year deal with

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of the German

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(BBL) and the EuroCup. On June 16, 2018 he won the German national championship in his first year with the team. On November 28, 2018, Cunningham signed a deal with Italian basketball club Basket Brescia Leonessa of the LBA. He joined the

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of the

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in 2019. On January 17, 2020, Cunningham was reported to have signed with

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. On January 25, 2021, he signed with

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of the

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. On September 29, 2021, Cunningham signed with the

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. He was waived before the start of the season and joined the

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. However, he was released on November 15, before playing for the Cruise. On December 14, 2022, Cunningham signed with Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys of the

(LKL).

Career statistics

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College

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References

External links

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