J. R. Bremer

J. R. Bremer
Personal information
Born	September 19, 1980; Cleveland, Ohio
Nationality	American / Bosnian-Herzegovinian
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Cleveland Heights; (Cleveland Heights, Ohio)
College	St. Bonaventure (1998–2002)
NBA draft	2002 / Undrafted
Playing career	2002–2017
Position	Point guard
Career history
As player:
2002–2003	Boston Celtics
2003–2004	Cleveland Cavaliers
2004	Golden State Warriors
2004–2005	Unicaja Málaga
2005–2006	Lauretana Biella
2007	PAOK Thessaloniki
2007	Bosna
2007–2008	Spartak Primorje
2008–2009	Triumph Lyubertsy
2009–2011	Krasnye Krylya Samara
2011–2012	Nizhny Novgorod
2012	Olimpia Milano
2012	Fenerbahçe Ülker
2012–2013	Emporio Armani Milano
2013–2014	Royal Halı Gaziantep
2014–2015	PAOK Thessaloniki
2015	Torku Konyaspor
2015	PAOK Thessaloniki
2015–2016	Torku Konyaspor
2016–2017	Limoges CSP
As coach:
2019-Present	Cleveland Heights
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2003); First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2002);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Ernest Lenell "J. R." Bremer (born September 19, 1980) is a retired American-born naturalized Bosnian-Herzegovinian former professional basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. Bremer has also played in the NBA and was an NBA All-Rookie second team member. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), he plays the point guard position. He also represented the senior men's Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team[1] and was one of the highest-paid point guards in Europe in 2008.[2]

College career

Bremer played college basketball at St. Bonaventure University, with the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team.

Professional career

In 2002, Bremer attended the NBA Chicago pre-draft camp and tested as the number one tested athlete. Although Bremer went undrafted, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the NBA's Boston Celtics in 2002, and in that season he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He spent two seasons in the NBA, with the Celtics (2002–03), the Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–04), and the Golden State Warriors (2003–04), averaging 6.5 points and 2.2 assists per game. He became known as a 3-point specialist. The Charlotte Bobcats selected him from the Warriors in the NBA expansion draft, and then waived him shortly thereafter, before he played any games with the club.

Since 2004, he has played in Europe, competing for the following clubs: Málaga of the Spanish League where he won the Spanish King's Cup. He played for Biella and Olimpia Milano of the Italian League, PAOK of the Greek League, Bosna of the Bosnia and Herzegovina League, Spartak Primorje of the Russian Super League, Triumph Lyubertsy, Krasnye Krylya Samara and Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian Pro League, and Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish League.

In 2009, he signed a contract with Krasnye Krylya Samara of the Russian Super League. In July 2011, he signed a contract with BC Nizhny Novgorod.[3] In January 2012, Bremer moved to the Italian Serie A team Olimpia Milano. Later that year, he signed a contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[4] In December 2012, Bremer left Fenerbahçe Ülker and returned to his former club Emporio Armani Milano.[5] For the 2013–14 season he signed with Royal Halı Gaziantep.[6]

On December 5, 2014, Bremer signed with his former team PAOK Thessaloniki.[7] In January 2015, he left PAOK and returned to Turkey where he signed with Torku Konyaspor.[8] In May 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 Turkish League season, he returned to PAOK for the Greek playoffs.[9] On July 30, 2015, he returned to Torku Konyaspor.[10] On April 19, 2016, he parted ways with Konyaspor.[11]

On December 28, 2016, Bremer signed with Limoges CSP.[12]

Coaching career

Bremer took the head coaching position at his high school alma mater, Cleveland Heights High School, on May 22, 2019. Bremer's No. 22 jersey has previously been retired by the school.[13]

NBA 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	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Boston	64	41	23.5	.369	.353	.766	2.3	2.6	0.6	0.0	8.3
2003–04	Cleveland	31	2	13.0	.285	.288	.650	1.1	1.3	0.6	0.1	3.5
2003–04	Golden State	5	0	8.0	.190	.000	–	0.6	2.4	0.0	0.0	1.6
Career		100	43	19.5	.344	.333	.748	1.8	2.2	0.6	0.1	6.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003	Boston	10	0	14.7	.286	.250	.875	1.5	1.2	0.3	0.0	4.7
Career		10	0	14.7	.286	.250	.875	1.5	1.2	0.3	0.0	4.7

References

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[1] FIBA.com Ernest Lenell BREMER (BIH).

[2] Players in Europe Ponder an N.B.A. Pension

[3] Nizhny Novgorod tab JR Bremer.

[4] Fenerbahce Ulker inks veteran guard Bremer

[5] Olimpia Milano announced the return of JR Bremer.

[6] Gaziantep'ten dev transfer (in Turkish)

[7] PAOK announces the return of JR Bremer

[8] JR Bremer signs with Konya

[9] JR Bremer returns to PAOK

[10] JR Bremer inks with Konyaspor

[11] Konyaspor and JR Bremer part ways

[12] JR Bremer signs with Limoges CSP

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