Ben McLemore

Ben McLemore
McLemore with Merkezefendi in 2024
Personal information
Born (1993-02-11) February 11, 1993
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeKansas (2012–2013)
NBA draft2013: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Drafted bySacramento Kings
Playing career2013–2025
PositionShooting guard
Number16, 23, 7
Career history
20132017Sacramento Kings
2017–2018Memphis Grizzlies
2017Memphis Hustle
2018–2019Sacramento Kings
20192021Houston Rockets
2021Los Angeles Lakers
2021–2022Portland Trail Blazers
2023Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin
2023AEK Athens
2023–2024Río Breogán
2024–2025Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Ben Edward McLemore III (born February 11, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player. 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.