Jeremiah Massey ( mk, Џеремаја Мејси; born July 22, 1982) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional
basketball
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player who last played
Ciclista Olímpico
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of the
Liga Nacional de Básquet
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. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.02 m), he plays the
power forward
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position.
College career
Massey started his collegiate career at
Oxnard Community College where he earned California State Junior College Player of the Year Award. He then transferred to play college basketball at
Kansas State University, where he earned the
Big 12 Conference
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newcomer of the year honor in 2004. He was named to the 3rd and 2nd All Big 12 teams in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
Professional career
Massey was selected 5th overall in the 2005
USBL
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draft. He started his professional basketball career in 2005 playing for
Gymnastikos S. Larissas, a team in the
Greek League. In the 2005–06 season he was the leading rebounder in the Greek League. This was the main reason why he was acquired by
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, one of the top 3 teams in the Greek League, prior to the 2006–07 season.
Massey signed a two-year contract extension through the year 2009 with his club Aris in the summer of 2007, but Aris sold him to
Real Madrid in 2008, where he signed a three-year contract.
In January 2010, his contract with Real Madrid was terminated by the club under mutual consent, and in February 2010, Massey signed for
Obradoiro CAB
Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently compete in th ...
, to replace
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after his retirement. On May 14, 2010, he parted ways with Obradoiro.
In August 2010, he signed a one-year contract with the Russian team
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban
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. On July 28, 2011, he re-signed with Lokomotiv for one more season. He was named to the
All-EuroCup Second Team in 2012. In the summer of 2012, after club decided not to extend his contract, he became a free agent.
In November 2012, Massey signed a six-week contract with
Krasnye Krylia of the
PBL. Later, in December 2012, he signed for
Brose Baskets Bamberg
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of Germany. Massey was suspended for being undisciplined the last few weeks while he was still with Brose Baskets. In early May 2013, he signed with
Champville of Lebanon for the rest of the season.
In December 2013, he signed with
Amchit Club
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for the 2013-14 season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. In 23 games he averaged 21 points, 8.6 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.9 steals per game.
In November 2014, he signed with
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
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...
.
After a short stint in Qatar with
Al-Gharafa
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, on April 22, 2016, he signed in Argentina with
Libertad de Sunchales
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of the
Liga Nacional de Básquet
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.
On August 10, 2016, Massey signed with Macedonian club
MZT Skopje for the 2016–17 season. On October 10, 2016, he parted ways with MZT after appearing in only three ABA league games. On October 25, 2016, he returned to Libertad de Sunchales for the rest of the season.
On October 27, 2017, Massey signed with
Quimsa
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The club's professional basketball team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB) ...
for the 2017–18 season.
National team career
Massey played internationally for the senior
Macedonia national basketball team
The North Macedonia men's national basketball team ( mk, Кошаркарска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, Košarkarska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in internationa ...
, after acquiring Macedonian citizenship in 2008.
Massey plays with the Macedonian national basketball team
Euroleague.net (2008-09-03). Retrieved on 2012-12-28. He has played for Macedonia in the EuroBasket 2009 qualification in September 2008, helping the team to reach the final tournament
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to:
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for the first time since 1999.
EuroLeague statistics
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, style="text-align:left;", Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jama ...
, 20 , , 15 , , 30.1 , , .470 , , .214 , , .795 , , 7.4 , , 1.4 , , 1.9 , , .8 , , 12.3 , , 18.3
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, style="text-align:left;", 2007–08
, style="text-align:left;", Aris
, 20 , , 20 , , 32.7 , , .530 , , .200 , , .642 , , 8.4 , , .9 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , 17.0 , , 21.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2008–09
, style="text-align:left;", Real Madrid
, 20 , , 9 , , 21.1 , , .541 , , .316 , , .565 , , 4.1 , , .6 , , .7 , , .2 , , 8.2 , , 8.9
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2012–13
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, style="text-align:left;", Brose Baskets
Brose Bamberg is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia / North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup five times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketball ...
, 5 , , 4 , , 18.2 , , .314 , , .200 , , .750 , , 2.8 , , .6 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , 6.2 , , 5.8
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, style="text-align:left;", Career
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References
External links
Euroleague.net profile
Eurobasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Massey, Jeremiah
1982 births
Living people
Al-Gharafa SC basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia
American expatriate basketball people in Qatar
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Aris B.C. players
Basketball players from Detroit
BC Krasnye Krylia players
Brose Bamberg players
Centers (basketball)
Ciclista Olímpico players
Forwards (basketball)
Greek Basket League players
Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball players
KK MZT Skopje players
Libertad de Sunchales basketball players
Liga ACB players
Macedonian men's basketball players
Macedonian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Macedonian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Macedonian expatriate basketball people in Russia
Obradoiro CAB players
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players
Quimsa basketball players
Real Madrid Baloncesto players
Mackenzie High School (Michigan) alumni
Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players