Jahmi'us Ramsey | |
Position: | Shooting guard |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 192 |
League: | NBA G League |
Team: | Oklahoma City Blue |
Number: | 8 |
Birth Date: | 9 June 2001 |
Birth Place: | Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
High School: |
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College: | Texas Tech (2019–2020) |
Draft Year: | 2020 |
Draft Round: | 2 |
Draft Pick: | 43 |
Draft Team: | Sacramento Kings |
Career Start: | 2020 |
Years1: | – |
Team1: | Sacramento Kings |
Years2: | 2021 |
Team2: | →Agua Caliente Clippers |
Years3: | 2021–2022 |
Team3: | →Stockton Kings |
Years4: | 2022–2024 |
Team4: | Oklahoma City Blue |
Team5: | Toronto Raptors |
Years6: | 2024 |
Team6: | →Raptors 905 |
Years7: | 2024–present |
Team7: | Oklahoma City Blue |
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Jahmi'us Ramsey (born June 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
As a freshman and sophomore, Ramsey played basketball for Mansfield Summit High School in his hometown of Arlington, Texas.[1] Entering his junior season, he transferred to IMG Academy, a prominent prep school in Bradenton, Florida, where he played a national schedule and started drawing more college interest.[2] For his senior year, Ramsey moved to Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, after initially intending to join national powerhouse Oak Hill Academy.[3] He averaged 21 points and six rebounds per game, leading his team to a Class 6A state championship.[1]
On April 20, 2019, Ramsey posted 15 points, six rebounds, and two steals at the Jordan Brand Classic.[4] On May 4, he shared most valuable player (MVP) honors with Isaiah Mobley at the Ballislife All-American Game.[5]
Ramsey was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals and a four-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports. On November 28, 2018, he committed to play college basketball for Texas Tech over Memphis and many other NCAA Division I programs. Ramsey became the highest-ranked recruit in school history and its first five-star recruit.[6]
On August 15, 2019, Ramsey recorded 44 points and 12 rebounds for Texas Tech in a 94–92 preseason win over Serbian professional team Mega Bemax on the Red Raiders International Tour in The Bahamas.[7] He scored 19 points in his regular-season debut, an 85–60 win over Eastern Illinois.[8] After scoring 27 points with five 3-pointers and six rebounds versus LIU, Ramsey was named Big 12 newcomer of the week on November 25, 2019.[9] Ramsey injured his hamstring in a loss to Iowa on November 28 and missed several games.[10] At the conclusion of the regular season, Ramsey was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Conference.[11] [12] Ramsey averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[13]
On April 25, 2020, Ramsey declared he would be entering the 2020 NBA draft.[14]
On November 18, 2020, Ramsey was selected with the 43rd pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.[15] On December 4, 2020, he signed a multi-year contract with the Kings.[16] On February 11, 2022, Ramsey was waived by the Kings.[17]
Following his release, Ramsey signed an NBA G League entry contract, and was picked up by the Birmingham Squadron off of waivers. He was traded to the Oklahoma City Blue the following day in exchange for Chasson Randle.[18]
On October 20, 2023, Ramsey signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but was waived the same day[19] and on October 31, he re-joined the Oklahoma City Blue.[20]
On March 5, 2024, Ramsey signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors[21] and on March 14, he signed a second 10-day contract.[22] On March 25, he returned to the Blue.[23]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento| 13 || 0 || 7.3 || .395 || .263 || 1.000 || .8 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 3.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento| 19 || 0 || 7.0 || .414 || .278 || .500 || .7 || .4 || .1 || .1 || 3.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto| 7 || 1 || 17.3 || .439 || .273 || .833 || 3.1 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 39 || 1 || 9.0 || .416 || .271 || .680 || 1.2 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 3.8
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Texas Tech| 27 || 27 || 31.2 || .442 || .426 || .641 || 4.0 || 2.2 || 1.3 || .7 || 15.0