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Ben McLemore

Ben Edward McLemore III (born February 11, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player and convicted rapist. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks and was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. McLemore played for five teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) across a nine-year career. McLemore spent four seasons with the Kings before signing with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2017. He was traded back to the Kings in 2018 and then signed with the Houston Rockets in 2019. McLemore joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2021 and spent his final NBA stint with the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2021–22 season. McLemore played overseas in China, Greece, Spain and Turkey from 2023 to 2025. In 2025, McLemore was sentenced to eight years imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a woman in Oregon.

Infobox

2017
→Memphis Hustle
2021
Los Angeles Lakers
2023
AEK Athens
Born
(1993-02-11) February 11, 1993 (age 32)St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
High school
Wellston (St. Louis, Missouri) Oak Hill Academy(Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) Christian Life Center(Humble, Texas)
College
Kansas (2012–2013)
NBA draft
2013: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Drafted by
Sacramento Kings
Playing career
2013–2025
Position
Shooting guard
Number
16, 23, 7
2013–2017
Sacramento Kings
2017–2018
Memphis Grizzlies
2018–2019
Sacramento Kings
2019–2021
Houston Rockets
2021–2022
Portland Trail Blazers
2023–2024
Río Breogán
2024–2025
Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli

Tables

· Career statistics › NBA › Regular season
2013–14
2013–14
Year
2013–14
Team
Sacramento
GP
82
GS
55
MPG
26.7
FG%
376
3P%
320
FT%
804
RPG
2.9
APG
1.0
SPG
5
BPG
2
PPG
8.8
2014–15
2014–15
Year
2014–15
Team
Sacramento
GP
82
GS
82*
MPG
32.6
FG%
437
3P%
358
FT%
813
RPG
2.9
APG
1.7
SPG
9
BPG
2
PPG
12.1
2015–16
2015–16
Year
2015–16
Team
Sacramento
GP
68
GS
53
MPG
21.2
FG%
429
3P%
362
FT%
718
RPG
2.2
APG
1.2
SPG
8
BPG
1
PPG
7.8
2016–17
2016–17
Year
2016–17
Team
Sacramento
GP
61
GS
26
MPG
19.3
FG%
430
3P%
382
FT%
753
RPG
2.1
APG
8
SPG
5
BPG
1
PPG
8.1
2017–18
2017–18
Year
2017–18
Team
Memphis
GP
56
GS
17
MPG
19.5
FG%
421
3P%
346
FT%
828
RPG
2.5
APG
9
SPG
7
BPG
3
PPG
7.5
2018–19
2018–19
Year
2018–19
Team
Sacramento
GP
19
GS
0
MPG
8.3
FG%
391
3P%
415
FT%
667
RPG
9
APG
2
SPG
3
BPG
1
PPG
3.9
2019–20
2019–20
Year
2019–20
Team
Houston
GP
71
GS
23
MPG
22.8
FG%
444
3P%
400
FT%
746
RPG
2.2
APG
8
SPG
6
BPG
2
PPG
10.1
2020–21
2020–21
Year
2020–21
Team
Houston
GP
32
GS
4
MPG
16.8
FG%
357
3P%
331
FT%
719
RPG
2.1
APG
9
SPG
6
BPG
1
PPG
7.4
L.A. Lakers
L.A. Lakers
Year
L.A. Lakers
Team
21
GP
1
GS
17.5
MPG
390
FG%
368
3P%
762
FT%
1.6
RPG
5
APG
1
SPG
3
BPG
8.0
2021–22
2021–22
Year
2021–22
Team
Portland
GP
64
GS
6
MPG
20.1
FG%
401
3P%
362
FT%
818
RPG
1.6
APG
9
SPG
6
BPG
2
PPG
10.2
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
556
GP
267
GS
22.5
MPG
414
FG%
363
3P%
780
FT%
2.3
RPG
1.0
APG
6
SPG
2
BPG
9.0
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2013–14
Sacramento
82
55
26.7
376
320
804
2.9
1.0
5
2
8.8
2014–15
Sacramento
82
82*
32.6
437
358
813
2.9
1.7
9
2
12.1
2015–16
Sacramento
68
53
21.2
429
362
718
2.2
1.2
8
1
7.8
2016–17
Sacramento
61
26
19.3
430
382
753
2.1
8
5
1
8.1
2017–18
Memphis
56
17
19.5
421
346
828
2.5
9
7
3
7.5
2018–19
Sacramento
19
0
8.3
391
415
667
9
2
3
1
3.9
2019–20
Houston
71
23
22.8
444
400
746
2.2
8
6
2
10.1
2020–21
Houston
32
4
16.8
357
331
719
2.1
9
6
1
7.4
Lakers
21
1
17.5
390
368
762
1.6
5
1
3
8.0
2021–22
Portland
64
6
20.1
401
362
818
1.6
9
6
2
10.2
Career
556
267
22.5
414
363
780
2.3
1.0
6
2
9.0
· Career statistics › NBA › Playoffs
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
Houston
GP
11
GS
0
MPG
11.8
FG%
375
3P%
389
FT%
—
RPG
1.0
APG
5
SPG
4
BPG
0
PPG
4.0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
4
GS
0
MPG
9.0
FG%
222
3P%
333
FT%
—
RPG
1.8
APG
3
SPG
3
BPG
0
PPG
1.5
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
15
GP
0
GS
11.1
MPG
347
FG%
381
3P%
—
FT%
1.2
RPG
5
APG
3
SPG
0
BPG
3.3
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2020
Houston
11
0
11.8
375
389
—
1.0
5
4
0
4.0
2021
Lakers
4
0
9.0
222
333
—
1.8
3
3
0
1.5
Career
15
0
11.1
347
381
—
1.2
5
3
0
3.3
· Career statistics › College
2012–13
2012–13
Year
2012–13
Team
Kansas
GP
37
GS
37
MPG
32.2
FG%
495
3P%
420
FT%
870
RPG
5.2
APG
2.0
SPG
1.0
BPG
7
PPG
15.9
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
2012–13
Kansas
37
37
32.2
495
420
870
5.2
2.0
1.0
7
15.9

References

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