Lester Prosper (born 21 September 1988) is a Dominican-born Indonesian professional

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player for the Suwon KT Sonicboom of the

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College career

Lester Prosper played four years with the State University of New York College at Old Westbury in the

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Professional career

Altogether, Prosper played in 12 countries before suiting up for Columbian in the

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in 2019. He recorded a career-high 45 points in a 123–127 loss to the

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. He also played for San Miguel Beer in the Terrific 12 in

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that year. On March 20, 2022, Prosper signed with the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.

National team career

He has been a part of Indonesia's national basketball team at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification. At his home country's 90–76 victory against

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, Prosper collected 19 points and 13 rebounds.

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