No. 2 – Shenzhen Leopards | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Chinese Basketball Association |
Personal information | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois |
March 17, 1986
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Paul Robeson (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | Gonzaga (2005–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2010 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
2010–2011 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2011–2012 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2012–2013 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2013 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2013–2014 | CSKA Moscow |
2014–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2015–2016 | Zhejiang Lions |
2016 | Reyer Venezia Mestre |
2016–present | Shenzhen Leopards |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jeremy Raymon Pargo (born March 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Shenzhen Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the point guard position. In 2011 he reached the Euroleague final with Maccabi Tel Aviv, earning an All-Euroleague Second Team selection in the process. He is the brother of Jannero Pargo, who also played in the NBA.
Pargo attended Chicago's Paul Robeson High School. He played college basketball for Gonzaga University's Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was voted the 2008 WCC Player of the Year in his junior season. The following year, he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine for the 2009 March Madness issue.
After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Pargo participated in the 2009 Las Vegas NBA Summer League, as a member of the Detroit Pistons' summer league squad, alongside former Gonzaga teammate Austin Daye. He also played in the Orlando Pro Summer League for the Orlando Magic's summer league squad. He did not secure a contract, however.