Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson Explained

Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:209
League:CEBL
Team:Winnipeg Sea Bears
Number:3
Birth Date:11 August 1991
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Nationality:Canadian / Jamaican
High School:Garden City Collegiate
(Winnipeg, Manitoba)
College:Calgary (2009–2010)
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2017
Team1:Galitos Barreiro Tley
Years2:2017–2018
Team2:Força Lleida
Years3:2018–2019
Team3:Aix-les-Bains
Years4:2019–2020
Team4:Kataja
Years5:2020–2021
Team5:Donar
Years6:2021–2022
Team6:Bakken Bears
Years7:2022–2023
Team7:Orléans Loiret
Years8:2023–2024
Team8:BC Minsk
Years9:2024–present
Team9:Winnipeg Sea Bears
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Jarred Abiona Ogungbemi-Jackson (born August 11, 1991) is a Canadian-Jamaican professional basketball player for the Winnipeg Sea Bears of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)[1]

High school and college career

Ogungbemi-Jackson played high school basketball for Garden City Collegiate in Winnipeg. He was named Manitoba's most outstanding high school player in Grade 11 and Grade 12. He scored 34 points in the Manitoba province championship game and was named MVP.[2]

He played five seasons of U Sports basketball for the Calgary Dinos. At the end of his time with the Dinos, he was 3rd all time in points scored, and 1st all time in steals in school history.

Professional career

Ogungbemi-Jackson started his career in 2015 with Galitos F.C. in the Portuguese first-level LPB. In his rookie year he averaged 14.8 points and 3.7 assists in 30 games aiding his team to a 17-13 record.

In 2016-2017, his second season with Galitos F.C., he improved his stats to 17.6 points and 4.4 assists over 24 games played.

In the summer of 2017, he signed in Spain with Força Lleida CE of the LEB Oro, the Spanish 2nd division for one season. He averaged 13.5 points and 3.1 assists per game in 34 contests in the 2017-2018 season.

In the 2018–19 season, he played for AMSB in the French LNB Pro B.[3]

He averaged 13.1 points and 3.4 assists in the French 2nd Division.

Ogungbemi-Jackson signed with Kataja to play in Finland for the 2019–20 season.[4] The season was cancelled early because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He averaged 17.3 points in 21 games played.

On May 5, 2020, Ogungbemi-Jackson signed with Donar in the Netherlands for the 2020–21 season.[5] After the regular season, he was named to the All-DBL Team after averaging 17.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.[6] He also played two games in the FIBA Europe Cup, averaging 24.0 points in two lost games.[1]

On July 10, 2021, he signed with Danish club Bakken Bears of the Basketligan.[7]

In July of 2022, he signed with French club Orléans Loiret Basket of the Pro B for the 2022-2023 season. He averaged 15.4 points, 2.8 assists and 3 rebounds per game.

On July 25th, 2023, he signed with BC Minsk. On November 26, he set his career high with 38 points in a home loss against Lokomotiv Kuban, 90-86.

Personal

Ogungbemi-Jackson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to James and Sybil, Jamaican and Nigerian parents.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson Player Profile. basketball.realgm.com. 7 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson - 2014-15 - Men's Basketball . 2022-11-10 . University of Calgary Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: Basketball Manitoba: Winnipeg's Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson Signs New Professional Basketball Contract In France. 8 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Basketball Manitoba: Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson Signs Pro Basketball Contract in Finland for 2019-20 Season. 8 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson naar Donar. 5 May 2020.
  6. News: Historische mega-prijzenoogst voor Nzekwesi . 28 April 2021 . Basketball League . nl.
  7. News: Bears henter ny point guard Basketball Bakken Bears Officielle Website . 11 July 2021 . 10 July 2021 . da-DK.
  8. Web site: Home. Jarred Ogungbemi- Jackson. 8 May 2020.