Jeremiah Massey
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| Nickname | Air Massey |
|---|---|
| Position | Power Forward |
| Height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
| Weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| League | Spanish League/Euroleague |
| Team | Real Madrid |
| Number | 14 |
| Born | July 22, 1982 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| College | Kansas State University |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2005 |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Former teams | AEL 1964 BC (2005–2006) Aris BC (2006–2008) |
| Awards | Euroleague Most Spectacular Player for the 2006-2007 season Greek League All-Star Game MVP 2008 |
Jeremiah Massey (born July 22, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for Real Madrid, a Spanish professional basketball team. Real competes in the Spanish League and the Euroleague. At 6'7 1/2" (2.02 m), weighing 234 lbs. (106 kg), he plays the power forward position.
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[edit] College career
He played his college basketball at Kansas State University, playing for the Kansas State Wildcats. He earned the Big 12 newcomer of the year honor in 2004. He was named to the 3rd and 2nd All Big 12 teams in 2004 and 2005 respectively.[1]
[edit] Professional career
He was selected 5th overall in the 2005 USBL draft. He started his professional basketball career in 2005 playing for AEL G.S. Larisa, a mid-level team in the Greek League. In the A1 Ethniki 2005-06 season he was the leading rebounder in the Greek League. This was the main reason why he was acquired by Aris, one of the top 3 teams in the Greek League, prior to the A1 Ethniki 2006-07 season. He was declared the most spectacular basketball player of the Euroleague 2006-07 season[2].
Massey signed a two-year contract extension through the year 2009 with his club Aris in the summer of 2007, [3] but Aris sold his rights to Real Madrid in 2008. Massey is undersized by NBA standards for the power forward position at 6'7 1/2" (2.02 m), but with the recent success of players like Paul Millsap of the Utah Jazz and Chuck Hayes of the Houston Rockets, NBA teams like the Boston Celtics have reportedly shown interest in signing Massey.[citation needed]
[edit] Awards
- Voted the Euroleague 2006-07 season's Most Spectacular Player
- Greek League All-Star Game MVP 2008
