Jeremy Raymon Pargo (born March 17, 1986) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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position. In

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he reached the

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with

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

, earning an

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selection in the process. He was the 2015 Israeli Basketball Premier League Assists Leader, and the 2016

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assists leader. He is the brother of

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, who also played in the NBA.

Early life

Pargo attended

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's Paul Robeson High School.

College career

He played

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for

Gonzaga University Gonzaga University (GU) () is a private Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Founded in 1887 by Joseph Cataldo, an Italian-born priest and Jesuit missionary, the univ ...

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. He was voted the 2008 WCC

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in his junior season. The following year, he was featured on the cover of ''

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'' magazine for the 2009

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issue.

Professional career

2009–10 season

After going

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in the

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, Pargo participated in the 2009 Las Vegas

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, as a member of the Detroit Pistons' summer league squad, alongside former Gonzaga teammate

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. He also played in the Orlando Pro Summer League for the

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's summer league squad. He did not secure a contract, however. In his first professional year, Pargo played for

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...

of the

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, averaging 14.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.7 turnovers per game. He was a home crowd favorite because of his electrifying dunks over bigger defenders. He won the 2009-10 Israeli Super League championship.

2010–11 season

In 2010, Pargo participated in the Orlando Pro Summer League for the

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, and then later in the Las Vegas

, as a member of the

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...

. On August 26, 2010, Pargo replaced Mikhail Torrance, who was suffering from a heart condition, signing a one-year contract with EuroLeague giants

. After a promising start, he emerged as one of the team's main players, especially after Doron Perkins's season-ending injury. He helped Maccabi to reach the

, earning an

selection in the process. His team lost in the EuroLeague Finals to

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

, by a score of 78–70.

2011–12 season

On May 24, 2011, Pargo signed a new two-year contract extension with Maccabi. However, he broke the contract, and on December 10, 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the

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, with his successful EuroLeague season not having gone unnoticed.

2012–13 season

On July 25, 2012, he was traded to the

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, along with a

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second round draft pick, in exchange for D. J. Kennedy. On January 22, 2013, Pargo was waived by the Cavaliers. On February 7, 2013, Pargo was signed to a ten-day contract by the

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. On February 18, 2013, Pargo was signed by the 76ers for the rest of the 2012–13 season. He was waived on April 1, 2013, when the team signed

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2013–14 season

In June 2013, he signed a two-year contract worth $5.2 million

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(

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4 million) with the Russian club

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2014–15 season

On July 24, 2014, Pargo and

reached an agreement to part ways. Later that day, Pargo signed a two-year deal with his former club

2015–16 season

On July 4, 2015, he parted ways with Maccabi, signing with the Chinese club

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for the 2015–16 CBA season. On April 27, 2016, Pargo joined the Italian club

Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...

, for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Pargo signed with the Chinese club

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2017–18 season

On December 12, 2017, Pargo signed with the Chinese club

Nanjing Monkey King The Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings () are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Nanjing, Jiangsu, which plays in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association The Chinese Basketball Association (), often abbreviated as ...

. On February 26, 2018, Pargo joined the

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of the

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. One month later, Pargo signed with the Lebanese team

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. On April 25, 2018, Pargo returned for a third stint in

, signing for the rest of the season. On May 17, 2018, Pargo recorded 26 points, scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter, along with four rebounds and four assists, leading Maccabi to a 98–95 win over

Ironi Nes Ziona Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Bask ...

. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 32 MVP. On June 8, 2018, Pargo was named 2018 Israeli League Quarterfinals MVP. Pargo made a key contribution to Maccabi's 2018 Israeli League Championship title.

2018–19 season

On July 11, 2018, Pargo signed a one-year contract extension with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Pargo won the 2019 Israeli League Championship with Maccabi, winning the Israeli League title for two consecutive years.

2019–20 season

On November 7, 2019, Pargo joined the

of the

for a second stint. He scored 37 points against the

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on December 10. On February 8, 2020, Pargo signed a 10-day contract with the

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...

. In his debut the same day against the Lakers, Pargo appeared in an NBA game for the first time in six years, 316 days — the sixth-longest gap between game appearances in NBA history. Pargo posted 15 points in a 112-106 loss to the

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2020–21 season

On June 3, 2020, Pargo signed with

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. On February 15, 2021, he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

2021–22 season

On November 1, 2021, Pargo signed with

Napoli Basket Napoli Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as GeVi Napoli, is an Italian professional basketball team of the city of Naples. It's the ''de facto'' successor of the S.S. Basket Napoli, Basket Napoli which was dissolved in 2009. The team has achi ...

of the Italian

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(LBA). On January 10, 2022, he was traded from the

to the

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. Napoli and Pargo mutually parted ways on January 25, allowing him to return to the USA. He averaged 9.6 points and 3.6 assists per game in his tenure with the Italian team.

2022–23 season

On January 1, 2023, Pargo was reacquired by the

. On April 11, 2023, he signed with

of the

The Basketball Tournament

In the summer of 2017, Pargo played in

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(TBT)—a single-elimination winner-take-all tournament—for team Few Good Men (Gonzaga alumni). He averaged 13.3 points per game (PPG) and helped take the team to the Super 16 round of TBT 2017, where they lost to Team Challenge ALS, 77–60. In TBT 2018, Pargo played for

Overseas Elite Overseas Elite was an American basketball team that participated in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team won the tournament four consecutive times: 2015 (prize money $1 million), 2016 ...

, the three-time defending champion. In six games, he averaged 7.7 PPG, 3.3 assists per game and 2.3 rebounds per game. Overseas Elite reached the championship game and defeated

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, 70–58, for their fourth consecutive TBT title. In TBT 2019, Pargo and Overseas Elite advanced to the semifinals where they suffered their first-ever defeat, losing to Carmen's Crew, 71–66.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 14 , , 0 , , 14.9 , , .381 , , .412 , , .667 , , 1.2 , , 2.0 , , .1 , , .0 , , 4.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 3 , , 0 , , 14.7 , , .500 , , .429 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , 2.7 , , .3 , , .0 , , 8.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 86 , , 16 , , 13.1 , , .379 , , .319 , , .644 , , 1.0 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , .0 , , 4.8

EuroLeague

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, 27 , , 10 , , 15.4 , , .452 , , .257 , , .652 , , 1.0 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.0 , , 3.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 27 , , 24 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 32.0 , , .402 , , .282 , , .759 , , 3.2 , , 5.4 , , .2 , , .1 , , 13.7 , , 13.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 11 , , 2 , , 19.1 , , .237 , , .216 , , .583 , , 1.7 , , 2.7 , , .3 , , .1 , , 5.5 , , 1.0 , - , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 87 , , 58 , , 24.7 , , .410 , , .293 , , .698 , , 2.4 , , 3.5 , , .5 , , .1 , , 9.8 , , 8.3

References

External links

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Eurobasket profile

EuroLeague profile

Gonzaga Bulldogs bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pargo, Jeremy 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Russia American men's 3x3 basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Big3 players Cleveland Cavaliers players Golden State Warriors players Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Memphis Grizzlies players Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings players Napoli Basket players PBC CSKA Moscow players Philadelphia 76ers players Point guards Reyer Venezia players Santa Cruz Warriors players Shenzhen Leopards players Undrafted National Basketball Association players Zhejiang Lions players United States men's national basketball team players Windy City Bulls players