Jared Armon Cunningham (born May 22, 1991) is an American professional

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player. He played

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for Oregon State, where he was an All-Pac-12 first team selection before being selected with the 24th overall pick in the

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by the

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High school career

In his junior season at San Leandro High School, Cunningham averaged 17.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. As a senior, He averaged 20.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He earned academic All-America honors his senior year. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Cunningham was listed as the No. 14 point guard and the No. 76 player in the nation in 2009.

College career

Freshman season

In Cunningham's freshman season at Oregon State, he averaged 6.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game. In a first-round game against

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in the 2010 College Basketball Invitational, he recorded a then career-high of 21 points.

Sophomore season

In his sophomore season, Cunningham averaged 14.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.83 steals per game. He was first in the Pac-10 in steals and was also fifth in the nation. He was named to the All-Pac-10 Second Team and the Pac-10 All-Defensive-Team. He was also named to the Pac-10 All-Tournament Team after averaging 23.5 points per game in the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament.

Junior season

In his junior season, he averaged 17.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.53 steals per game. He led the Pac-12 in steals per game for the second consecutive season, and also finished ninth nationally. Cunningham was also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team. Additionally, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Tournament team for the second consecutive season. On April 9, 2012, Jared declared for the

Professional career

Cunningham was selected with the 24th overall pick in the

by the

. His draft rights were then traded with Jae Crowder and Bernard James to the

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in exchange for Tyler Zeller and Kelenna Azubuike on draft night. On July 21, 2012, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Mavericks. On December 11, 2012, he was assigned to the Texas Legends. He was recalled by the Mavericks on December 31, 2012, reassigned on January 28, 2013, and recalled again on March 30, 2013. On June 27, 2013, Cunningham was traded to the

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in a draft night deal, and he later joined the Hawks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. During his sophomore season, he had multiple assignments with the Bakersfield Jam of the

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. On February 22, 2014, he was waived by the Hawks. On March 31, 2014, Cunningham signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On April 10, 2014, he signed with the Kings for the rest of the season. In July 2014, he joined the Kings for the 2014 NBA Summer League but did not receive a new contract offer from the team. On September 29, 2014, Cunningham signed with the

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. On January 7, 2015, he was traded, along with the draft rights to Cenk Akyol and cash considerations, to the

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in exchange for the draft rights to Sergei Lishouk. He was waived by the 76ers later that day. On January 15, 2015, Cunningham was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. On March 7, he was traded to the Idaho Stampede in exchange for Joel Wright. In July 2015, Cunningham joined the

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for the

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. On September 28, 2015, he signed with the

. On February 18, 2016, he was traded, along with a future second-round pick, to the

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in exchange for Channing Frye. Four days later, he was waived by the Magic. On March 8, he was reacquired by the Idaho Stampede. The next day, he made his season debut for Idaho in a 114–113 loss to the Texas Legends, recording 30 points and three rebounds in 26 minutes. On March 16, 2016, Cunningham signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On March 20, he made his debut for the Bucks in a 94–85 loss to the

, recording four points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in 16 minutes off the bench. Following the conclusion of his 10-day contract, the Bucks parted ways with Cunningham. On March 28, he was reacquired by the Stampede. On August 23, 2016, Cunningham signed with Jiangsu Monkey King of the

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. In June 2017, Cunningham signed with the

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for the 2017 NBA Summer League. On August 29, 2017, Cunningham signed a one-year deal with Bayern Munich of the German

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(BBL) and the EuroCup. On June 16, 2018, he won the German national championship in his first year with the team. On November 28, 2018, Cunningham signed a deal with Italian basketball club Basket Brescia Leonessa of the LBA. He joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the

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in 2019. On January 17, 2020, Cunningham was reported to have signed with Shanghai Sharks. On January 25, 2021, he signed with Bnei Herzliya of the

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. On September 29, 2021, Cunningham signed with the

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. He was waived before the start of the season and joined the Motor City Cruise. However, he was released on November 15, before playing for the Cruise. On December 14, 2022, Cunningham signed with Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). On November 22, 2023, Cunningham signed with

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of the

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(KLS).

Career statistics

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College

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References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Jared 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks players Bakersfield Jam players Basketball players from Oakland, California Pallacanestro Brescia players BC Pieno žvaigždės players Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks Cleveland Cavaliers players Dallas Mavericks players Delaware 87ers players FC Bayern Munich basketball players Idaho Stampede players KK Vojvodina players Nanjing Monkey Kings players Los Angeles Clippers players Milwaukee Bucks players Oregon State Beavers men's basketball players Sacramento Kings players Santa Cruz Warriors players Shooting guards Texas Legends players San Leandro High School alumni Sportspeople from San Leandro, California 21st-century American sportsmen Shanghai Sharks players