Jeremy Pargo

Jeremy Raymon Pargo (born March 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the point guard position. In 2011 he reached the EuroLeague Final with Maccabi Tel Aviv, earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in the process. He was the 2015 Israeli Basketball Premier League Assists Leader, and the 2016 Chinese Basketball Association assists leader. He is the brother of Jannero Pargo, who also played in the NBA.

Jeremy Pargo
Pargo (right) playing for Gonzaga in 2008.
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1986-03-17) March 17, 1986
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High schoolPaul Robeson (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeGonzaga (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2010–2011Maccabi Tel Aviv
2011–2012Memphis Grizzlies
2012–2013Cleveland Cavaliers
2013Philadelphia 76ers
2013–2014CSKA Moscow
2014–2015Maccabi Tel Aviv
2015–2016Zhejiang Lions
2016Reyer Venezia Mestre
2016–2017Shenzhen Leopards
2017–2018Nanjing Monkey King
2018Santa Cruz Warriors
2018Champville SC
2018–2019Maccabi Tel Aviv
2020Golden State Warriors
2020Santa Cruz Warriors
2020Hapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

Pargo attended Chicago's Paul Robeson High School.[1]

College career

He played college basketball for Gonzaga University's Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was voted the 2008 WCC Player of the Year in his junior season. The following year, he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine for the 2009 March Madness issue.

Professional career

2009–10 season

After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Pargo participated in the 2009 Las Vegas NBA Summer League, as a member of the Detroit Pistons' summer league squad, alongside former Gonzaga teammate Austin Daye.[2] He also played in the Orlando Pro Summer League for the Orlando Magic's summer league squad. He did not secure a contract, however.

In his first professional year, Pargo played for Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Super League, averaging 14.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.7 turnovers per game. He was a home crowd favorite because of his electrifying dunks over bigger defenders. He won the 2009-10 Israeli Super League championship.[3]

2010–11 season

In 2010, Pargo participated in the Orlando Pro Summer League for the Charlotte Bobcats, and then later in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League, as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves. On August 26, 2010, Pargo replaced Mikhail Torrance, who was suffering from a heart condition, signing a one-year contract with EuroLeague giants Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4] After a promising start, he emerged as one of the team's main players, especially after Doron Perkins's season-ending injury. He helped Maccabi to reach the EuroLeague Final, earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in the process. His team lost in the EuroLeague Finals to Panathinaikos, by a score of 78–70.

2011–12 season

On May 24, 2011, Pargo signed a new two-year contract extension with Maccabi. However, he broke the contract, and on December 10, 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, with his successful EuroLeague season not having gone unnoticed.[5]

2012–13 season

On July 25, 2012, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with a 2014 second round draft pick, in exchange for D. J. Kennedy.[6]

On January 22, 2013, Pargo was waived by the Cavaliers.[7]

On February 7, 2013, Pargo was signed to a ten-day contract by the Philadelphia 76ers.[8] On February 18, 2013, Pargo was signed by the 76ers for the rest of the 2012–13 season.[9] He was waived on April 1, 2013, when the team signed Justin Holiday.[10]

2013–14 season
Pargo with CSKA Moscow, 2013

In June 2013, he signed a two-year contract worth $5.2 million net income (€4 million) with the Russian club CSKA Moscow.[11]

2014–15 season

On July 24, 2014, Pargo and CSKA Moscow reached an agreement to part ways. Later that day, Pargo signed a two-year deal with his former club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[12]

2015–16 season

On July 4, 2015, he parted ways with Maccabi, signing with the Chinese club Zhejiang Lions for the 2015–16 CBA season.[13] On April 27, 2016, Pargo joined the Italian club Reyer Venezia, for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[14]

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Pargo signed with the Chinese club Shenzhen Leopards.[15]

2017–18 season

On December 12, 2017, Pargo signed with the Chinese club Nanjing Monkey King.[16]

On February 26, 2018, Pargo joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League.[17] One month later, Pargo signed with the Lebanese team Champville SC.[18]

On April 25, 2018, Pargo returned for a third stint in Maccabi Tel Aviv, signing for the rest of the season.[19][20] On May 17, 2018, Pargo recorded 26 points, scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter, along with four rebounds and four assists, leading Maccabi to a 98–95 win over Ironi Nes Ziona. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 32 MVP.[21] On June 8, 2018, Pargo was named 2018 Israeli League Quarterfinals MVP.[22] Pargo made a key contribution to Maccabi's 2018 Israeli League Championship title.

2018–19 season

On July 11, 2018, Pargo signed a one-year contract extension with Maccabi Tel Aviv.[23] Pargo won the 2019 Israeli League Championship with Maccabi, winning the Israeli League title for two consecutive years.

2019–20 season

On November 7, 2019, Pargo joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League for a second stint.[24] He scored 37 points against the South Bay Lakers on December 10.[25]

On February 8, 2020, Pargo signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors.[26] In his debut the same day against the Lakers, Pargo appeared in an NBA game for the first time in six years, 316 days — the sixth-longest gap between game appearances in NBA history. Pargo posted 15 points in a 112-106 loss to the Phoenix Suns.[27]

2020 season

On June 3, 2020, Pargo signed with Hapoel Jerusalem.[28]

The Basketball Tournament

In the summer of 2017, Pargo played in The Basketball Tournament (TBT)—a single-elimination winner-take-all tournament—for team Few Good Men (Gonzaga alumni). He averaged 13.3 points per game (PPG) and helped take the team to the Super 16 round of TBT 2017, where they lost to Team Challenge ALS, 77–60. In TBT 2018, Pargo played for Overseas Elite, the three-time defending champion. In six games, he averaged 7.7 PPG, 3.3 assists per game and 2.3 rebounds per game. Overseas Elite reached the championship game and defeated Eberlein Drive, 70–58, for their fourth consecutive TBT title. In TBT 2019, Pargo and Overseas Elite advanced to the semifinals where they suffered their first-ever defeat, losing to Carmen's Crew, 71–66.[29]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Led the league

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Memphis 4459.6.333.263.596.81.3.3.02.9
2012–13 Cleveland 251117.9.401.316.6831.32.6.5.17.8
2012–13 Philadelphia 14014.9.381.412.6671.22.0.1.04.9
2019–20 Golden State 3014.7.500.429.0001.02.7.3.08.3
Career 861613.1.379.319.6441.01.8.3.04.8

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 Maccabi 222230.0.463.363.6763.54.31.0.013.012.5
2013–14 CSKA Moscow 271015.4.452.257.6521.01.4.4.15.03.4
2014–15 Maccabi 272432.0.402.282.7593.25.4.2.113.713.0
2018–19 Maccabi 11219.1.237.216.5831.72.7.3.15.51.0
Career 875824.7.410.293.6982.43.5.5.19.88.3

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  7. "Cavaliers Acquire Speights, Ellington, Selby and Future First Round Pick From Grizzlies". NBA.com. January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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