Jameel Warney

Jameel Warney
Warney playing for Stony Brook in 2016
No. 0 – Anhui Wenyi
Position Power forward
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1994-01-31) January 31, 1994
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 259 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school Roselle Catholic
(Roselle, New Jersey)
College Stony Brook (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2018 Texas Legends
2018 Dallas Mavericks
2018–present Anhui Wenyi
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
2017 Argentina

Jameel Marcus Warney (born January 31, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Anhui Wenyi of the Chinese National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Stony Brook Seawolves.

High school career

Warney attended Roselle Catholic High School. As a sophomore, he averaged 20.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks and was named All-Union County. In his senior season, he averaged 17.0 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.5 blocks. He graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer.[1]

College career

Jameel Warney (20) playing in the 2016 America East Tournament final against Vermont.
Warney (20) was named America East Player of the Year and 2016 America East Tournament MVP to lead Stony Brook to its first conference tournament title ever.

After graduating high school, Warney attended Stony Brook, where he was named America East Conference Player of the Year in 2014, 2015 and 2016,[2] becoming the third player in conference history to win Player of the Year three times, joining Reggie Lewis and Taylor Coppenrath.

As a senior, Warney averaged 19.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 3.0 blocks in 33 games[3] and was named to the 35-man midseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy.[4] On March 12, 2016, he led the Seawolves to their first NCAA Tournament appearance by scoring 43 points in the America East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament finals against Vermont.[5]

He graduated with averages of 15.8 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.0 blocks and 30.7 minutes in 135 games and ended as the school’s all-time leader in points (2,132), rebounds (1,275), blocks (275) and games played.[3]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Stony Brook 33?27.2.6180.0.5577.20.90.71.512.4
2013–14 Stony Brook 30?29.4.6160.0.6068.01.90.71.214.5
2014–15 Stony Brook 353433.0.5380.0.57411.72.10.72.516.8
2015–16 Stony Brook 363632.9.6280.0.62410.81.60.93.019.8


Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Warney joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[6] On July 27, 2016, he signed with the Mavericks,[3] but was later waived on October 16 after appearing in three preseason games.[7] On October 30, 2016, he was acquired by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Mavericks.[8]

On October 13, 2017 he was signed by the Mavericks for the second time.[9] He was later waived before the start of the season and rejoined the Legends.

On March 7, 2018, the Mavericks signed him to a 10-day contract.[10] On March 21, he rejoined the Legends after his stint with the Mavericks ended.

On May 5, 2018, Warney signed with Anhui Wenyi of the Chinese NBL.[11]

National team

Warney played with the senior United States national team at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup, where he won a gold medal. He was named to the All-Tournament Team, and was also named the tournament's MVP. He was named USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year for 2017.[12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Dallas 309.0.583.000.6003.0.0.0.05.7
Career 309.0.583.000.6003.0.0.0.05.7

D-League

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Texas Legends 443429.2.5750.0.7028.01.41.01.217.3

2017 FIBA Americup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 USA 5?21.1.6490.0.6158.61.40.20.812.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gardner, David (February 17, 2016). "Hungry Wolf: Jameel Warney May Be College Hoops' Mvp, But First He Wants To Make School History". CampusRush.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Warney Tabbed Player of Year to Highlight MBB Award Winners". America East Conference. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Karalla, Bobby (July 27, 2016). "Mavs sign Jameel Warney and Keith Hornsby". Mavs.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Payne, Terrence (February 11, 2016). "Naismith Trophy midseason list announced". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Jameel Warney scored 43 points and Stony Brook reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time by coming from behind to win the America East Tournament championship 80-74 against Vermont on Saturday". Associated Press. March 12, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ahmadi, Arya (July 4, 2016). "Samsung NBA Summer League 2016 Roster and Schedule". Mavs.com. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mavericks waive Jameel Warney". InsideHoops.com. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Legends Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mavericks sign Jameel Warney; request waivers on Brandon Ashley". Mavs.com. October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mavericks To Sign Jameel Warney To 10-Day Deal". RealGM. March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ "DeQuan Jones, Jameel Warney sign with Chinese NBL team Anhui". Sportando.com. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Jameel Warney Honored as 2017 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year". USA Basketball. December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
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