Jerome Meyinsse

Jerome Meyinsse
No. 55 – Asociación Deportiva Atenas
Position Center
League Liga Nacional de Básquet
Personal information
Born (1988-12-18) December 18, 1988
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school McKinley (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College Virginia (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010-2011 9 de Julio (Argentina)
2011-2012 Estudiantes (BB) (Argentina)
2013 Regatas Corrientes (Argentina)
2013–2016 Flamengo (Brazil)
2016–2017 San Lorenzo de Almagro (Argentina)
2017–2018 Atenas de Cordoba (Argentina)
Career highlights and awards

Jerome Dieu Donne Meyinsse (born December 18, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a center for Asociación Deportiva Atenas in the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB).

High school

Born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Meyinsse attended high school and played basketball at McKinley Senior High School. Averaged 18.5 points, 11 rebounds, five blocked shots and three assists a game for McKinley High School as a senior. Was the team captain and earned second-team Class 4A All-State honors and was selected to play with the East team in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star game.

College career

Meyinsse played college basketball at the University of Virginia with the Virginia Cavaliers.[1]. [2]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006-07 Virginia 15 0 6.7 .364 .000 .692 1.3 0.1 0.1 .1 1.1
2007-08 Virginia 26 0 7.2 .697 .000 .333 1.9 0.1 0.1 .1 1.9
2008-09 Virginia 17 1 8.8 .400 .000 .591 1.6 0.1 0.1 .4 1.7
2009-10 Virginia 31 23 22.3 .580 .000 .747 4.1 0.4 0.3 .7 6.5
Career 89 24 12.7 .568 .000 .783 2.5 0.3 0.2 .4 3.4

Professional career

In his pro career, Meyinsse has played since 2010 in several teams of Argentina and Brazil.

In January of 2013 he was cut by Sionista and joined Regatas Corrientes and won the Liga Nacional de Básquet league in May of 2013.

Meyinsse next step was to play for Flamengo of the Brazilian League. With his argentinian friend Nicolas Laprovittola and guard Vitor Benite had a great time in Brazil, winning several tournaments. For the 2016-17 season joined San Lorenzo de Almagro of the Liga Nacional de Basquet and won for 2nd time the argentinian league under coach Julio Lamas.[3]

Personal life

Because of his fluency in the Portuguese language and quick adaptation to the Brazilian culture, Meyinsse became a fan favorite in Rio de Janeiro. He was nicknamed, "The Big One", by Flamengo supporters, and was one of the most popular basketball players in Brazil. Meyinsse is usually the subject of many local news articles, due to his outrageous posts on Instagram.[4]

NBB career statistics

NBB regular season

Season Team GP MPG 2PT FG% 3PT FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14Flamengo 31 21.3 .667 .000 .734 4.7 .5 .7 1.0 12.2
2014-15Flamengo 29 25.5 .617 .500 .674 5.5 .8 .9 1.1 11.2
2015-16Flamengo 26 18.2 .632 .000 .783 4.3 .9 .5 1.0 9.2
Career 86 21.7 .640 .500 .718 4.8 .8 .7 1.0 11.0
All-Star 2 24 1.000 .000 1.000 6.0 3.0 .0 .0 4.0

NBB playoffs

Season Team GP MPG 2PT FG% 3PT FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013-14Flamengo 9 24.8 .662 .000 .698 6.3 .7 .6 .8 13.3
2014-15Flamengo 10 24.8 .590 .000 .818 4.9 .8 .5 1.4 9.2
Career 19 24.8 .633 .000 .738 5.6 .7 .5 1.1 11.2

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ DailyProgress.com Jerome Meyinsse's season of personal loss, professional success.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ games, san lorenzo arg. "last games". real GM.
  4. ↑ “Trompetista” Jerome Meyinsse aprende a tocar Hino do Flamengo (in Portuguese).
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