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Jamari Traylor

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Jamari Traylor
Free agent
PositionPower forward / center
Personal information
Born (1992-06-24) June 24, 1992 (age 32)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolIMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
CollegeKansas (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Oberwart Gunners
2017Kymis
2018–2021Hiroshima Dragonflies
2022Oklahoma City Blue
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Team competition

Jamari Traylor (born June 24, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. Standing at 6'8" (2.03 m), he played the power forward and the center positions. Traylor played college basketball at Kansas.

High school career

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Traylor played high school basketball at IMG Academy.

College career

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As a freshman Traylor played 37 games, producing 2 points and 2 rebounds per game with a total of 28 blocks. As a sophomore Traylor played in 34 contests, and improved his numbers, averaging 4.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game, improving his playing time to 16.1 minutes per game. During the next two years, his numbers continued to drop. He became known for being a hard-nosed defender and hustle type player.

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Traylor joined Oberwart Gunners of the Austria League.[1] During the season, Traylor was the top rebounder and led the league in blocks.

On June 22, 2017, Traylor joined Kymis of the Greek Basket League.[2] He joined the Hiroshima Dragonflies in 2018.[3]

Oklahoma City Blue (2022)

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On January 8, 2022, Traylor was acquired off waivers by the Oklahoma City Blue. He was then later waived on January 18, 2022.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Energy, intangibles provided by former KU forward Jamari Traylor were missing in exhibition opener, Self says". kansascity.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Kimis inks Jamari Traylor". Sportando.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. ^ Chasen, Scott (August 3, 2018). "Jamari Traylor reflects on KU memories before returning to Japan". 247 Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "2021-22 NBA G League transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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