Jemeil de Juan Rich (born January 31, 1975) is a retired American professional
basketball player.
Pro career
After graduating from the
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...
in 1997, he was successful in international play, spending several seasons in Europe, including periods of time spent on teams in France, Switzerland, and Germany. He never got a chance to play in the
NBA, although he participated in an
Orlando Magic preseason game in 2004.
His performances in the
Euroleague earned him a spot on the
All-Euroleague Second Team in the
Euroleague 2000-01 season, while he was playing for the
Lugano Snakes.
Rich played for the
Gary Steelheads of the
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association (CBA), originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association, was a men's professional basketball m ...
(CBA) from 2002 to 2005. He was selected as a member of the All-CBA Second Team in 2004 and 2005, and the All-Defensive Team in 2003 and 2004.
An explosive
point guard
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A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player ...
, Rich ended his career playing for the
Frankfurt Skyliners in the German
Basketball Bundesliga
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.
References
External links
Euroleague.net ProfileItalian Second Division Profile
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1975 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Germany
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
American men's basketball players
ASVEL Basket players
S.S. Basket Napoli players
Basketball players from Gary, Indiana
Chorale Roanne Basket players
Fort Worth Flyers players
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Lugano Tigers players
Point guards
Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
Skyliners Frankfurt players
SMU Mustangs men's basketball players
Sutor Basket Montegranaro players
21st-century African-American sportsmen
20th-century African-American sportsmen
Toros de Aragua players