J. R. Bremer
Personal information
Born (1980-09-19) September 19, 1980 (age 43)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Bosnian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolCleveland Heights
(Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
CollegeSt. Bonaventure (1998–2002)
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–2017
PositionPoint guard
Career history
As player:
2002–2003Boston Celtics
2003–2004Cleveland Cavaliers
2004Golden State Warriors
2004–2005Unicaja Málaga
2005–2006Lauretana Biella
2007PAOK Thessaloniki
2007Bosna
2007–2008Spartak Primorje
2008–2009Triumph Lyubertsy
2009–2011Krasnye Krylya Samara
2011–2012Nizhny Novgorod
2012Olimpia Milano
2012Fenerbahçe Ülker
2012–2013Emporio Armani Milano
2013–2014Royal Halı Gaziantep
2014–2015PAOK Thessaloniki
2015Torku Konyaspor
2015PAOK Thessaloniki
2015–2016Torku Konyaspor
2016–2017Limoges CSP
As coach:
2019–PresentCleveland Heights
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ernest Lenell "J. R." Bremer (born September 19, 1980) is a retired American-Bosnian former professional basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. Bremer has also played in the NBA and was an NBA All-Rookie second team member. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), he played the point guard position. He also represented the senior men's Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team[1] and was one of the highest-paid point guards in Europe in 2008.[2] He is the grandson of former Negro Leagues pitcher Eugene Bremer.[3]

College career

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

Professional career

In 2002, Bremer attended the NBA Chicago pre-draft camp and tested as the number one tested athlete. Although Bremer went undrafted, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the NBA's Boston Celtics in 2002, and in that season he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He spent two seasons in the NBA, with the Celtics (2002–03), the Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–04), and the Golden State Warriors (2003–04), averaging 6.5 points and 2.2 assists per game. He became known as a 3-point specialist. The Charlotte Bobcats selected him from the Warriors in the NBA expansion draft, 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 Los Angeles Clippers where he recorded 2 points.

Since 2004, he has played in Europe, competing for the following clubs: Málaga of the Spanish League where he won the Spanish King's Cup. He played for Biella and Olimpia Milano of the Italian League, PAOK of the Greek League, Bosna of the Bosnia and Herzegovina League, Spartak Primorje of the Russian Super League, Triumph Lyubertsy, Krasnye Krylya Samara and Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian Pro League, and Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish League.

In 2009, he signed a contract with Krasnye Krylya Samara of the Russian Super League. In July 2011, he signed a contract with BC Nizhny Novgorod.[4] In January 2012, Bremer moved to the Italian Serie A team Olimpia Milano. Later that year, he signed a contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[5] In December 2012, Bremer left Fenerbahçe Ülker and returned to his former club Emporio Armani Milano.[6] For the 2013–14 season he signed with Royal Halı Gaziantep.[7]

On December 5, 2014, Bremer signed with his former team PAOK Thessaloniki.[8] In January 2015, he left PAOK and returned to Turkey where he signed with Torku Konyaspor.[9] In May 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 Turkish League season, he returned to PAOK for the Greek playoffs.[10] On July 30, 2015, he returned to Torku Konyaspor.[11] On April 19, 2016, he parted ways with Konyaspor.[12]

On December 28, 2016, Bremer signed with Limoges CSP.[13]

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.[14]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Boston 64 41 23.5 .369 .353 .766 2.3 2.6 0.6 0.0 8.3
2003–04 Cleveland 31 2 13.0 .285 .288 .650 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 3.5
2003–04 Golden State 5 0 8.0 .190 .000 – 0.6 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.6
Career 100 43 19.5 .344 .333 .748 1.8 2.2 0.6 0.1 6.5

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Boston 10 0 14.7 .286 .250 .875 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.0 4.7
Career 10 0 14.7 .286 .250 .875 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.0 4.7

References

  1. ^ FIBA.com Ernest Lenell BREMER (BIH).
  2. ^ Players in Europe Ponder an N.B.A. Pension
  3. ^ "The Forgotten Championship". clevelandmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  4. ^ Nizhny Novgorod tab JR Bremer.
  5. ^ Fenerbahce Ulker inks veteran guard Bremer
  6. ^ Olimpia Milano announced the return of JR Bremer.
  7. ^ Gaziantep'ten dev transfer (in Turkish)
  8. ^ PAOK announces the return of JR Bremer
  9. ^ JR Bremer signs with Konya
  10. ^ JR Bremer returns to PAOK
  11. ^ JR Bremer inks with Konyaspor
  12. ^ Konyaspor and JR Bremer part ways
  13. ^ JR Bremer signs with Limoges CSP
  14. ^ Goul, Matt (May 22, 2019). "J.R. Bremer returning to Cleveland Heights as boys basketball coach". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

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