Jamari Traylor (born June 24, 1992) is an American professional

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player for Çayırova Belediye of the

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(TBL). Standing at , he played the

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and the

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positions. Traylor played

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High school career

Traylor played high school basketball at

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College career

As a freshman Traylor played 37 games, producing 2 points and 2 rebounds per game with a total of 28 blocks. As a sophomore Traylor played in 34 contests, and improved his numbers, averaging 4.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game, improving his playing time to 16.1 minutes per game. During the next two years, his numbers continued to drop. He became known for being a hard-nosed defender and hustle type player.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Traylor joined

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of the Austria League. During the season, Traylor was the top rebounder and led the league in blocks. On June 22, 2017, Traylor joined Kymis of the

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. He joined the Hiroshima Dragonflies in 2018. On January 8, 2022, Traylor was acquired off waivers by the

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. He was then later waived on January 18, 2022. On August 11, 2024, he signed with Çayırova Belediye of the

(TBL). He renewed his contract with the team on July 2, 2025, signing a new one-year deal.

References

External links

Kansas Jayhawks bioEurobasket.com ProfileNBAdraft Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Traylor, Jamari 1992 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Austria American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Boca Juniors basketball players Centers (basketball) Çayırova Belediyesi players FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Hiroshima Dragonflies players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Kymis B.C. players Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Power forwards Summer World University Games medalists in basketball