Jereme Richmond
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||
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March 13, 1992 Evanston, Illinois |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Waukegan (Waukegan, Illinois) | ||||||||||||
| College | Illinois (2010–2011) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2012–2013 | Sauk Valley Predators | ||||||||||||
| 2016–present | CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago | ||||||||||||
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Jereme Richmond (born March 13, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for CDP Domingo Paulino Santiago of the Dominican Republic. Richmond was considered a top 25 recruit and #4 at his position in the 2010 class. He played college basketball for the University of Illinois. In November 2013, Richmond was sentenced to serve three years in prison. Earlier in 2013 he was convicted of harassment of a witness for making threatening comments and gestures to a probation officer.
As a freshman, Richmond attended North Shore Country Day School of Winnetka, Illinois. Richmond received notoriety for a verbal commitment to then Illini coach Bruce Weber before his first high school game. Following a transfer in his sophomore year, he excelled as the starting small forward for the Waukegan High Bulldogs basketball team of Waukegan, Illinois. As a junior, he led Waukegan to a runner-up finish in the 2009 IHSA Class 4A State Tournament. Richmond averaged 20.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.3 blocks as a junior. As a senior Richmond led the Bulldogs to a third-place finish in IHSA 4A State Tournament. Richmond averaged 21 points, 11.5 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks as a senior.
In his senior year, Richmond was named to the 2010 McDonald's All-American Boys Game roster. Richmond was also named the 2010 Illinois Mr. Basketball. Richmond was named the Chicago Sun Times Player of the Year two years in a row. Quinn Buckner was the only other player to receive this distinction. Richmond was also a two-time consensus first-team All-State selection as a junior and senior by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association. Following his senior year, Richmond was a member of the USA Basketball U18 National Team that won a gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in June 2010.
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