Jarmar Otis Gulley (born March 12, 1991) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(CBA). He played

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for Highland CC and Missouri State before playing professionally in Luxembourg, Israel, and Turkey. Standing at , he plays at the

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and

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positions.

Early life and college career

Gulley attended Central High School in

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, where he averaged 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots a game in his senior year. Gulley was also the co-MVP of Texas District 20 in Class 4A and also earned all-conference honors as a junior and was a three-year starter for the Jaguars. Gulley started his

at Highland Community College in

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, where he averaged 23.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game in his sophomore year. Gulley earned NJCAA Division II first-team All-America honors in 2010–11 after helping Coach Scotties to a 22–14 record and Region VI title. On April 15, 2011, Gulley signed national letter of intent to attend Missouri State. In his senior year, he averaged 14.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, earning a spot in the second-team All-

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Professional career

Musel Pikes (2014–2018)

On August 5, 2014, Gulley signed his professional contract with the Musel Pikes of Luxembourg's

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of the Israeli National League. In 31 games played for Ra'anana, he finished the season as the

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second-leading scorer (23.7 points per game) and second in efficiency rating (24.6 per game), to go with 6.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.6 steals per game. Gulley led Ra'anana to the 2019 Israeli National League Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by

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. On April 5, 2019, Gulley earned the Israeli National League Regular Season Best Import and the All-National League First Team honors.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2019–2020)

On July 17, 2019, Gulley signed a one-year deal with

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of the

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. On October 27, 2019, Gully recorded 26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, including a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Gilboa Galil a 91–89 overtime win over

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. On December 1, 2019, Gulley recorded 32 points, while shooting 12-of-24 from the field, along with eight rebounds, nine assists and five steals for 42 PIR, leading Gilboa Galil to a 115–106 double overtime win over

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. Two days later, he was named co- Israeli League Round 8 MVP, alongside his teammate

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. On January 18, 2020, Gulley recorded a double-double of 30 points with a career-high 16 rebounds, while shooting 11-of-17 from the field, along with five assists for 51 PIR in a 96–80 win over

. He was named the Israeli League Round 16 MVP. On January 31, 2020, Gulley was named Israeli League Player of the Month after averaging 19.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals in four games played in January. On the season he averaged 18.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals for Hapoel Gilboa Galil.

Darüşşafaka (2020–2021)

On July 26, 2020, Gulley signed with Darüşşafaka of the

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Gaziantep (2021–2022)

On July 6, 2021, Gulley signed with

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of the

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(BSL).

Personal life

He is the son of former basketball player James Gulley who played

for the

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. He has also played for

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in Israel, where he led the Israeli League in

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for three consecutive years.

References

External links

Missouri State Bears bio

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gulley, Jarmar 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg American men's basketball players Gaziantep Basketbol players Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Highland Community College (Kansas) alumni Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Maccabi Ra'anana players Missouri State Bears basketball players Musel Pikes players Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball players from Beaumont, Texas Zhejiang Golden Bulls players 21st-century American sportsmen Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players