Jeremy Combs Explained

Jeremy Combs
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:215
League:NBL1 West
Team:Rockingham Flames
Number:5
Birth Date:24 November 1995
Nationality:American
High School:David W. Carter (Dallas, Texas)
College:
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–2020
Team1:Köping Stars
Years2:2020–2021
Team2:Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
Years3:2022
Team3:Maccabi Hod HaSharon
Years4:2023
Team4:Saigon Heat
Years5:2023–present
Team5:Rockingham Flames
Years6:2023–2024
Team6:Tokushima Gambarous
Highlights:

Jeremy Combs (born November 24, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West. He played college basketball for Texas Southern University, where was named the 2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

College career

After a high school career at David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Combs committed to North Texas Mean Green men's basketball, where he played for coach Tony Benford. In three seasons for the Mean Green, Combs averaged 12 points and 8.2 rebounds for the team and as a sophomore was named second-team All-Conference USA. At the close of Combs' three seasons at North Texas, Benford was fired and subsequently hired as an assistant at Louisiana State University (LSU). Combs was eligible as a graduate transfer and followed Benford to Baton Rouge.[1]

In his lone season at LSU, Combs was limited to six games as he struggled with the lingering effects of his ankle injury suffered at North Texas.[2] Following the season, he and LSU parted ways, but he was granted a fifth year of eligibility and transferred to Texas Southern to complete it.[3] Combs made the most of his extra year, averaging 17 points and 9 rebounds per game and earning Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year honors.[4]

Professional career

For the 2019–20 season, Combs joined the Köping Stars of the Swedish Basketligan.[5] He had a season-high 30 points in January and was named the league's Center of the Year.[6] In 32 games, he led the team in points (19.1), rebounds (7.9) and steals (1.7) and averaged a team-high 30 minutes per game.

For the 2020–21 season, Combs moved to Israel to play for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim. In 30 games, he averaged 20.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game.[7] He returned to Hapoel Ramat Gan for the 2021–22 season but left in mid December 2021. In 10 games, he averaged 14.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

In January 2022, Combs joined Maccabi Hod HaSharon for the rest of the season. In 18 games, he averaged 15.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

Combs joined the Saigon Heat for the 2023 ABL season. He helped the team reach the final and averaged 15.9 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 19 games.[8]

On March 30, 2023, Combs signed with the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West for the 2023 season.[9] He was named to the NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five.[10]

On July 19, 2023, Combs signed with Tokushima Gambarous of the B.League.[11] Following the 2023–24 B.League season, he was initially set to join the Joondalup Wolves of the NBL1 West.[12] After his contract was terminated,[13] he returned to the Rockingham Flames in June 2024 for the rest of the 2024 NBL1 West season.[14] [15]

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Notes and References

  1. News: LSU hoops adds North Texas transfer. March 24, 2019. The Times. May 1, 2017.
  2. News: Mickles. Sheldon. Grad transfer Jeremy Combs' brief career with LSU basketball team likely over. March 24, 2019. . December 20, 2017.
  3. News: Lopez. Andrew. Former LSU forward Jeremy Combs transferring to Texas Southern: sources. March 24, 2019. The Times-Picayune. July 14, 2018.
  4. News:
    1. SWACMBB All-Conference Awards Announced
    . March 24, 2019. Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2019.
  5. Web site: Välkommen till Stars – Jeremy!. kopingstars.se. August 6, 2019. January 16, 2020.
  6. Web site: Årets Center: Jeremy Combs. basketsverige.se. April 7, 2020. April 21, 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200519065434/http://www.basketsverige.se/2020/04/07/arets-center-jeremy-combs/. May 19, 2020.
  7. Web site: Jeremy Combs. australiabasket.com. March 30, 2023. subscription.
  8. Web site: Jeremy Combs (ex Saigon Heat) agreed terms with Flames. australiabasket.com. March 30, 2023. March 30, 2023.
  9. Web site: 2023 • JEREMY COMBS X Sinclair Family McDonald's Rockingham Flames. facebook.com/rockingham.flames. March 30, 2023. March 30, 2023.
  10. Web site: 2023 Coles Express NBL1 National Finals All-Star Five. NBL1.com.au. August 21, 2023. live. https://archive.today/20230821053344/https://nbl1.com.au/news/2023-coles-expres-nbl1-national-finals-all-star-five. August 21, 2023.
  11. Web site: ジェレミー・コームズ選手、B3リーグ2023-24シーズン 契約合意のお知らせ. Japanese. Tokushima Gambarous. July 19, 2023. August 1, 2023.
  12. Web site: Defensive Stopper Jeremy Combs Signs with the Wolfpack. NBL1.com.au. March 4, 2024. live. https://archive.today/20240304030736/https://joondalupwolves.nbl1.com.au/news/defensive-stopper-jeremy-combs-signs-with-the-wolfpack. March 4, 2024.
  13. Web site: WE GOT OUR WOLF!. wolfpackbasketball.com.au. June 13, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240613104904/https://wolfpackbasketball.com.au/news/we-got-our-wolf/. June 13, 2024.
  14. Web site: The Rockingham Flames are thrilled to announce the return of Jeremy Combs to the NBL1 programme for the 2024 season.... facebook.com/rockingham.flames. June 14, 2024. June 14, 2024.
  15. Web site: Zis. Matt. NBL1 West: Controversy as Rockingham Flames re-sign American All Star Jeremy Combs from Joondalup Wolves. SoundTelegraph.com.au. June 16, 2024. live. https://archive.today/20240727154028/https://www.soundtelegraph.com.au/sport/basketball/nbl1-west-controversy-as-rockingham-flames-re-sign-american-all-star-jeremy-combs-from-joondalup-wolves-c-15036146. July 27, 2024.