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Nickname(s) | Air Massey |
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Position | Forward |
Height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
League | Russian Super League FIBA EuroChallenge |
Team | Lokomotiv-Kuban |
Born | July 22, 1982 Detroit, Michigan |
Nationality | American / Macedonian |
College | Kansas State |
Draft | Undrafted, 2005 |
Pro career | 2005–present |
Career history | Larissa (2005-06) Aris (2006-08) Real Madrid (2008-10) Obradoiro (2010) |
Awards | Euroleague Most Spectacular Player 2007 Greek All Star Game MVP 2008 |
Jeremiah Massey (born July 22, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan), is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player.[1] At 6 ft 7 ½ in (2.02 m), weighing 235 lbs. (107 kg), he plays the power forward position. He currently plays for PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban, a Russian professional basketball team which competes in Russian Super League and FIBA EuroChallenge.
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He 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 newcomer of the year honor in 2004. He was named to the 3rd and 2nd All Big 12 teams in 2004 and 2005 respectively.[2]
He was selected 5th overall in the 2005 USBL 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 Aris, one of the top 3 teams in the Greek League, prior to the 2006-07 season. He was declared the most spectacular basketball player of the Euroleague 2006-07 season.[3]
Massey signed a two-year contract extension through the year 2009 with his club Aris in the summer of 2007,[4] 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,[5] and in February 2010, Massey signed for Obradoiro CAB,[6] to replace Marc Jackson after his retirement. In August 2010 he signed a one-year contract for the 2010-11 season with Russian team PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban.[7]
Massey plays internationally for the Macedonia national basketball team, after acquiring Macedonian citizenship in 2008. [8] He has played for the Macedonia in the EuroBasket 2009 qualification in September 2008, helping the team to reach the final tournament for the first time since 1999.[9]
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