Lester Prosper Explained

Lester Prosper
Number:32
Position:Center
Height M:2.09
Weight Lb:233
League:IBL
Team:Dewa United Banten
Birth Date:21 September 1988
Birth Place:Roseau, Dominica
Nationality:British Virgin Islands / Indonesian
High School:Mepham
(Bellmore, New York)
College:Old Westbury (2007–2011)
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2011
Years1:2011
Team1:Norrköping Dolphins
Years2:2011
Team2:BC Prievidza
Years3:2011–2012
Team3:MBK Handlová
Years4:2012
Team4:Moncton Miracles
Years5:2012–2013
Team5:Windsor Express
Years6:2013
Team6:Oshawa Power
Years7:2013–2014
Team7:Al Wehda Mecca
Years8:2014
Team8:Caribbean Heat de Cartagena
Years9:2014
Team9:Cheshire Phoenix
Years10:2014
Team10:Araberri BC
Years11:2014
Team11:San Lazaro baloncesto
Years12:2016
Team12:Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón
Years13:2016–2017
Team13:Windsor Express
Years14:2017
Team14:Rafael Barias
Years15:2017
Team15:Gaiteros del Zulia
Years16:2017–2018
Team16:Panteras de Costa del Este Panama City
Years17:2018–2019
Team17:Worcester Wolves
Years18:2019
Team18:Columbian Dyip
Years19:2019
Team19:San Miguel Beermen
Years20:2020
Team20:Indonesia Patriots
Years21:2021
Team21:Halcones de Xalapa
Years22:2022
Team22:Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Years23:2022
Team23:Terrafirma Dyip
Years24:2022–2023
Team24:Suwon KT Sonicboom
Years25:2023
Team25:Dynamo Lebanon
Years26:2023–present
Team26:Dewa United Banten
Highlights:

Lester Prosper (born September 21, 1988) is a Dominican-born British Virgin Islands[1] [2] -Indonesian professional basketball player for the Dewa United Banten of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the SUNY Old Westbury Panthers.

College career

Lester Prosper played four years with the State University of New York College at Old Westbury in the NCAA Division III.[3]

Professional career

Prosper was drafted in the 6th round of the 2013 NBA Development League draft by the Maine Red Claws.[4]

Altogether, Prosper played in 12 countries before suiting up for Columbian in the Philippine Basketball Association in 2019. He recorded a career-high 45 points in a 123–127 loss to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.[5] He also played for San Miguel Beer in the Terrific 12 in Macau that year.[3]

On March 20, 2022, Prosper signed with the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.[6]

National team career

On November 12, 2020, Prosper became citizen of Indonesia.[7] He has been a part of Indonesia's national basketball team at the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification. At his home country's 90–76 victory against Thailand, Prosper collected 19 points and 13 rebounds.[3]

Personal life

Prosper was born in Dominica, moved to Montserrat when he was 11, then moved to the United States two years later.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Joaquin M. Henson . Indonesian cagers in Serbia . 2023-11-27 . The Philippine Star . 2019-10-31 . Prosper, who has a British Virgin Islands passport, averaged 33.6 points, 16.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in seven games with the Dyip. .
  2. Web site: Lester Prosper - Player Profile . FIBA.basketball . 27 November 2023 . Nationality INA//IVB.
  3. Web site: Henson . Quinito . Prosper ready for Gilas . February 24, 2021 . The Philippine Star . February 25, 2021.
  4. Web site: NBA Summer League: Lester Prosper hoping to catch on with Knicks' roster. nj.com. July 22, 2023 . July 22, 2023.
  5. Web site: Columbian Dyip 123 - Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 127. EuroBasket.com. July 14, 2019. January 5, 2022.
  6. News: 台鋼獵鷹起飛!補進場均22+11雷神 分擔阿提諾壓力. March 20, 2022. NOWnews. March 20, 2022.
  7. News: Wila Wildayanti . Sah! Atlet Basket Brandon Jawato dan Lester Prosper Resmi Jadi WNI . 2023-11-26 . BolaSport.com . 2020-11-12 .
  8. News: Joaquin M. Henson . Winning off the court . 2023-11-27 . The Philippine Star . 2022-11-23 . Prosper was born in the Caribbean island of Dominica and raised by a single mother with a brother and two sisters from another father. When a volcano erupted in Dominica, his mother brought him to the neighboring island of Montserrat at 11. Two years later, Prosper was sent off alone to New York to a father he had never met by his mother because she couldn’t afford keeping him home. In New York, Prosper hardly saw his father and was brought to a shelter..