James Batemon III
James Batemon III (born April 8, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Crailsheim Merlins of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball with North Dakota State College of Science and Loyola Marymount. Following his college career, Batemon played professionally in Europe. In 2022, he was named the LNB Pro B Most Valuable Player.
Batemon in action with Loyola Marymount | |
| Crailsheim Merlins | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga FIBA Europe Cup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 8 April 1997 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Riverside (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2019 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Ogre |
| 2020–2021 | JA Vichy-Clermont |
| 2021–2022 | Tours Métropole |
| 2022–2023 | Karditsa |
| 2023–present | Crailsheim Merlins |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
Batemon attended Riverside University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1]
College career
Batemon played two seasons of college basketball with North Dakota State College of Science from 2015 to 2017 before transferring to Loyola Marymount[2][3] where he played until 2019.[4][5] Batemon made an immediate impact on the program in his two seasons after transferring to LMU from an All-American career at North Dakota College of Science. As a junior, Batemon ranked fourth in the WCC in scoring, and led all newcomers to the conference, with a 17.8 ppg average in his All-WCC Second Team season and WCC All-Tournament Team. In his senior campaign, Batemon tied the program record by starting and playing all 34 games, finishing with the third-most minutes played in a season in school history at 1201. His senior year was filled with accolades after leading the West Coast Conference with 54 steals as he was named to the All-WCC First Team, Lou Henson Award Watch List, and Jamaica Classic Montego Bay Division MVP. Finished his career tied for 13th at 17.0 career ppg, 15th in career free throws made (323), 16th in career assists (261), and third in career minutes averaged (25.2).
Professional career
After going undrafted at the 2019 NBA Draft, Batemon started his pro career with Ogre of the Latvian-Estonian League.[6] For the 2020–2021 season, Batemon joined JA Vichy-Clermont of the LNB Pro B.[7] The following season he signed with Tours Métropole Basket.[8] After the season he was named the LNB Pro B Most Valuable Player.[9]
On August 10, 2022, Batemon moved to ASK Karditsas of the Greek Basket League.[10] On 15 October 2022, he scored a buzzer beater from half-court to give Karditsa a 59–57 win against Kolossos Rodou[11] On January 11, 2023, his contract was bought out by German club Crailsheim Merlins.
References
- ^ Mark Whicker (November 27, 2018). "James Batemon has Loyola Marymount off to a sweet 7-0 start". Daily Breeze. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ Gilbert Manzano (2 March 2018). "LMU's James Batemon finally gets his D-I moment at WCC tournament". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Oregon State Basketball: Opponent Preview - Loyola Marymount Lions (Game 7)". buildingthedam.com. December 1, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ "James Batemon - NBADraft.net". nbadraft.net. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ Jim Meehan (17 January 2019). "Zags know Lion's Batemon can light it up". The Spokesman-Review. p. B3. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "James Batemon to sign with BK Ogre". sportish.co. September 30, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "JA Vichy-Clermont signs James Batemon". sportando.
- ^ Julien Chauvel (30 July 2021). "Pro B : l'Américain James Batemon rejoint le Tours Métropole Basket". La Nouvelle République (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Stefanos Makris (10 August 2022). "Καρδίτσα μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Τζέιμς Μπέιτμον, MVP της Α2 Γαλλίας". Sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Karditsa announced James Bateman, MVP of A2 France". sportish.co. September 29, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "James Batemon wins it for Karditsa with a halfcourt buzzer beater". eurohoops.net. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
- Proballers Profile
- RealGM Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile