| Johnny Berhanemeskel | |
| Position: | Shooting guard |
| Height M: | 1.88[1] |
| Weight Kg: | 79[2] |
| League: | LNB Pro A |
| Team: | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque |
| Number: | 8 |
| Birth Date: | October 30, 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| High School: | Lester B. Pearson (Ottawa, Ontario) |
| College: | Ottawa (2010–2015) |
| Draft Year: | 2015 |
| Career Start: | 2015 |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Team1: | Tallinna Kalev |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Team2: | Araberri |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Team3: | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Team4: | Zaragoza |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Team5: | Larisa |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Team6: | Boulazac Dordogne |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Team7: | Ottawa Blackjacks |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Team8: | Nanterre 92 |
| Years9: | 2021–22 |
| Team9: | Ottawa Blackjacks |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Team10: | Chorale Roanne Basket |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Team11: | BC Budivelnyk |
| Years12: | 2023–present |
| Team12: | BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque |
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Johnny Berhanemeskel (born October 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.
He played college basketball at the University of Ottawa, earning CIS Outstanding Player, First Team All-Canadian and OUA Player of the Year honors in his fifth year with the Ottawa Gee-Gees.[3] Appearing in a total of 105 games over the span of his five-year career at Ottawa, Berhanemeskel averaged 19.0 points per contest. He was Ottawa's all-time leader in points scored (2000 points), and first in career three-pointers made (299) when he graduated.[4]
In August 2015, Berhanemeskel signed his first contract as a professional basketball player, joining BC Tallinna Kalev in Estonia.[5] Averaging 20.5 points a game,[6] he had an immediate scoring impact in the Estonian top-flight and also saw action in 14 games of the Baltic Basketball League, averaging 18.9 points per outing.[7] For his efforts, he received Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Import Player of the Year, Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League 1st Team[8] and Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League Honorable Mention honors.[9]
The 2016–17 season saw him turn out 32 times for Araberri of the Spanish second-tier league LEB Oro, averaging 18.9 points per game,[10] while earning Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold 2nd Team distinction.[11]
Berhanemeskel signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German elite league Bundesliga in July 2017.[12] He was Bremerhaven's second-leading scorer, averaging 13.9 points a contest in the 2017-18 Bundesliga season.[13]
On July 4, 2018, Berhanemeskel signed a two-year deal with Tecnyconta Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[14] [15] After starting the 2019–20 season with Greek team Larisa B.C., he was signed by Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the French top-flight LNB Pro A in January 2020.[16] He appeared in eight games of the French league, averaging 14.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per outing.[17]
Berhanemeskel signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks of the CEBL in June 2020.[18] On September 18, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.[19]
On March 11, 2021, Berhanemeskel re-signed with the Blackjacks.[20]
On July 9, 2021, Berhanemeskel signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A.[21]
On August 11, 2022, he signed a deal with BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League and the Champions League.[22]
During the summer of 2023, Berhanemeskel returned to France and signed for a season with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.[23]
Berhanemeskel represented Canada at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.[24] He also represented Team Canada at the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers in Puerto Rico.[25]