Gregory Alexander Renfroe (born May 23, 1986) is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional
basketball
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player for
Real Betis Baloncesto
Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., simply known as Real Betis, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro, the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It pl ...
of the
LEB Oro
The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...
.
College career
Renfroe played
college basketball
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at
Belmont University
Belmont University is a Private university, private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporate ...
. He was named
Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year in 2009.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2009 NBA draft
The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball p ...
, Renfroe signed his first professional contract with
BK VEF Rīga
VEF Rīga is a Latvian professional basketball team that is based in Riga, Latvia. VEF Rīga is an twelven-time Latvian Basketball League champion.
History Early years
The club name VEF came from the radio manufacturing company VEF which create ...
of Latvia for the 2009–10 season on July 11, 2009.
In August 2010, he signed with the Croatian club
Zagreb
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for the 2010–11 season. On July 18, 2011, he signed with
New Basket Brindisi
New Basket Brindisi, for sponsorship reasons named Valtur Brindisi or shortly Brindisi, is a professional Italian basketball based in Brindisi, Apulia. They compete in Serie A2 (basketball), Serie A2, second level of Italian basketball system.
F ...
of the Italian
Legadue Basket
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for the 2011–12 season.
On September 24, 2012, he signed with
CB Valladolid
Club Baloncesto Valladolid, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Valladolid, Castile-León, Spain. CB Valladolid was member of the Liga ACB, Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). Famous players that have played for the team includ ...
of Spain for the 2012–13 season. He left them in February 2013, and signed with
Brose Baskets
Bamberg Baskets is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia/North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup six times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketball ...
of Germany for the rest of the season.
On August 21, 2013, he signed with
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk of Russia.
On May 12, 2014, he signed with
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria of Spain for the rest of the 2013–14 season.
On September 24, 2014, Renfroe signed a four-month contract with the German team
Alba Berlin
Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...
. On January 30, 2015, he signed a contract extension with Alba Berlin until June, 2015.
On June 28, 2015, Renfroe signed a two-year contract with the German club
Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...
.
On November 29, 2016, he parted ways with Bayern, and signed a contract with the Spanish club
FC Barcelona
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for the rest of the season. On June 8, 2017, Barcelona announced the end of their contract with Renfroe.
On July 24, 2017, Renfroe signed with Turkish club
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
for the 2017–18 season.
On July 18, 2018, Renfroe signed a one-year deal with
Baxi Manresa of the
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...
.
On December 26, 2018, Renfroe signed with Serbian club
Partizan for the rest of the 2018–19 season.
On June 19, 2019, Renfroe signed a one-year contract with the Russian club
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit (, ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Pr ...
.
On July 3, 2020, Renfroe signed with
San Pablo Burgos of the
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...
. With Burgos, he won the
2019–20 Basketball Champions League
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.
On August 24, 2022, he signed with
Covirán Granada of the Spanish
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administered by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, w ...
.
On August 19, 2024, he signed with
Real Betis Baloncesto
Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., simply known as Real Betis, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro, the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It pl ...
of the
LEB Oro
The Primera FEB, formerly known as LEB or LEB Oro, is the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It is run by the Spanish Basketball Federation, FEB. The FEB leagues are divided into three categorie ...
.
National team
In 2015, Renfroe received a Bosnian-Herzegovinian passport and represented the
Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team (Bosnian language, Bosnian: ''Košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / Кошаркашка репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia ...
at
EuroBasket 2015
EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Sept ...
.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
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Alba Berlin
Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...
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Bayern
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2016–17
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Barcelona
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References
External links
Alex Renfroeay acb.com
Alex Renfroe at beko-bbl.de
Alex Renfroeat eurobasket.com
Alex Renfroeat euroleague.net
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1986 births
Living people
21st-century American sportsmen
21st-century African-American sportsmen
Alba Berlin players
ABA League players
American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Serbia
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Basketball League of Serbia players
Basketball players from Tennessee
Bàsquet Manresa players
BC Enisey players
BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
Belmont Bruins men's basketball players
BK VEF Rīga players
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Germany
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Spain
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
Bosnia and Herzegovina people of African-American descent
Bamberg Baskets players
CB Valladolid players
FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
FC Bayern Munich basketball players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
KK Partizan players
KK Zagreb players
Liga ACB players
Naturalised basketball players
Naturalized citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina
New Basket Brindisi players
People from Hermitage, Tennessee
Point guards
Real Betis Baloncesto players
Saski Baskonia players
Shooting guards
Sportspeople from Davidson County, Tennessee
Trevecca Nazarene University alumni