Johnny Berhanemeskel

Johnny Berhanemeskel (born October 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Ottawa BlackJacks of the CEBL. Berhanemeskel plays at the shooting guard position, and has previously played in Estonia, Spain, Germany and Greece. He played college basketball at the University of Ottawa.

Johnny Berhanemeskel
No. 8 – Ottawa BlackJacks
PositionShooting guard
LeagueCEBL
Personal information
Born (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height1.88[1] m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight79[2] kg (174 lb)
Career information
High schoolLBP (Ottawa, Ontario)
CollegeOttawa (2010–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Tallinna Kalev
2016–2017Araberri
2017–2018Eisbären Bremerhaven
2018–2019Zaragoza
2019–2020Larisa
2020Boulazac Dordogne
2020–presentOttawa BlackJacks
Career highlights and awards
  • CIS Outstanding Player (2015)
  • OUA-Player of the Year (2015)
  • CIS All-Canada First Team (2015)

College career

He played college basketball at the University of Ottawa, earning CIS Outstanding Player, First Team All-Canadian and OUA Player of the Year honors in his fifth year with the Ottawa Gee-Gees.[3] Appearing in a total of 105 games over the span of his five-year career at Ottawa, Berhanemeskel averaged 19.0 points per contest. He was Ottawa's all-time points leader and first in career three-pointers when he graduated.[4]

Professional career

In August 2015, Berhanemeskel signed his first contract as a professional basketball player, joining BC Tallinna Kalev in Estonia.[5] Averaging 20.5 points a game,[6] he had an immediate scoring impact in the Estonian top-flight and also saw action in 14 games of the Baltic Basketball League, averaging 18.9 points per outing.[7] For his efforts, he received Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Import Player of the Year, Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League 1st Team[8] and Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League Honorable Mention honors.[9]

The 2016-17 season saw him turn out 32 times for Araberri of the Spanish second-tier league LEB Oro, averaging 18.9 points per game,[10] while earning Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold 2nd Team distinction.[11]

Berhanemeskel signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German elite league Bundesliga in July 2017.[12] He was Bremerhaven's second-leading scorer, averaging 13.9 points a contest in the 2017-18 Bundesliga season.[13]

On July 4, 2018, Berhanemeskel signed a two-year deal with Tecnyconta Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[14][15] After starting the 2019-20 season with Greek team Larisa B.C., he was signed by Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the French top-flight LNB Pro A in January 2020.[16] He appeared in eight games of the French league, averaging 14.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per outing.[17]

Berhanemeskel signed with the Ottawa BlackJacks of the CEBL in June 2020.[18]

National team career

Berhanemeskel represented Canada at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.[19]

References
  1. "Johnny Berhanemeskel". Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "Présentation de Johnny Berhanemeskel". frenchbasketballscouting.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. "U Sports Hoops - University Basketball in Canada". usportshoops.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  4. "Johnny Berhanemeskel". uOttawa Gee-Gees. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  5. "Johnny B goes pro - The Fulcrum". The Fulcrum. 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  6. Korvpalliliit, Eesti. "Mängijad". Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  7. "Player". bbl.net. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  8. "Baltic League Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  9. "KML_2015-2016 Basketball League ESTONIA - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  10. "Federación Española de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  11. "LEB-GOLD_2016-2017 Basketball League SPAIN - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  12. Bremerhaven, Eisbären (2017-07-28). "Eisbären holen Scharfschütze Johnny Berhanemeskel". Eisbären Bremerhaven (in German). Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  13. "easyCredit - 439 BRE". www.easycredit-bbl.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  14. "ACB.COM - Johnny Berhanemeskel aterriza en Basket Zaragoza". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. "Johnny Berhanemeskel joins Basket Zaragoza". Sportando. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  16. "Johnny Berhanemeskel, un arrière canadien signe au Boulazac Basket Dordogne". France Bleu (in French). 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  17. "Berhanemeskel Johnny | LNB.fr". LNB (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  18. "Ottawa BlackJacks Sign Free Agent Johnny Berhanemeskel". www.cebl.ca. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  19. "2015 Summer Universiade: Berhanemeskel's big game fuels win over Estonia, Canada finishes 7th - Ontario University Athletics (OUA)". www.oua.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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