Ben McLemore
McLemore with Merkezefendi in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | February 11, 1993 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| 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 |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2017 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2017–2018 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2017 | →Memphis Hustle |
| 2018–2019 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2019–2021 | Houston Rockets |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2021–2022 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2023 | Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin |
| 2023 | AEK Athens |
| 2023–2024 | Río Breogán |
| 2024–2025 | Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli |
| Career highlights | |
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| 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.