Jameel Warney
Warney with the Stony Brook Seawolves in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 34 – Seoul SK Knights | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power Forward / Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | Korean Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 31, 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Roselle Catholic (Roselle, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Stony Brook (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Texas Legends | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Anhui Dragons | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Westchester Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Seoul SK Knights | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Jameel Marcus Warney (born January 31, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the Stony Brook Seawolves, leading the team to its first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament and graduating as the school's all-time leader in several career categories.
After going undrafted, Warney became the first Stony Brook player to reach the NBA when he made his debut with the Dallas Mavericks on March 11, 2018. Warney continued to play in the G League and was traded to the Westchester Knicks in 2019.
Warney moved his career overseas and signed with the Seoul SK Knights of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) before the 2019–20 season. He is the only player to be named the KBL's Foreign MVP four times. Warney led the Knights to a regular season title and KBL Finals championship in 2022.
Jameel Warney is widely considered a Seoul SK Knights legend, having played numerous seasons with the team. He also holds the record for the most seasons played with a single team among top-tier foreign players in the KBL and has gained the respect of many basketball and Seoul SK Knights fans in South Korea.