Jeremy Combs

Jeremy Combs (born November 24, 1995) is an American basketball player for the Köping Stars in the Basketligan, the highest tier of basketball in Sweden. He played college basketball for Texas Southern University. He was named the 2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

Jeremy Combs
No. 0 – Köping Stars
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueBasketligan
Personal information
Born (1995-11-24) November 24, 1995
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolDavid W. Carter (Dallas, Texas)
College
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentKöping Stars
Career highlights and awards

After a high school career at David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Combs committed to North Texas Mean Green men's basketball, where he played for coach Tony Benford. In three seasons for the Mean Green, Combs averaged 12 points and 8.2 rebounds for the team and as a sophomore was named second-team All-Conference USA. At the close of Combs' three seasons at North Texas, Benford was fired and subsequently hired as an assistant at Louisiana State University (LSU). Combs was eligible as a graduate transfer and followed Benford to Baton Rouge.[1]

In his lone season at LSU, Combs was limited to six games as he struggled with the lingering effects of his ankle injury suffered at North Texas.[2] Following the season, he and LSU parted ways, but he was granted a fifth year of eligibility and transferred to Texas Southern to complete it.[3] Combs made the most of his extra year, averaging 17 points and 9 rebounds per game and earning Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year honors.[4]

Following the close of his college career, Combs signed with the Köping Stars of the Swedish Basketligan.[5] On October 7, 2019 Combs got named to the SBL Team of the Week for the first time.[6] After the season got shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Köping on a third place (they received a bronze medal), Combs got awarded the SBL Center Of The Year on April 7, 2020.[7]

References
  1. "LSU hoops adds North Texas transfer". The Times. May 1, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. Mickles, Sheldon (December 20, 2017). "Grad transfer Jeremy Combs' brief career with LSU basketball team likely over". The Advocate. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. Lopez, Andrew (July 14, 2018). "Former LSU forward Jeremy Combs transferring to Texas Southern: sources". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. "#SWACMBB All-Conference Awards Announced". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  5. "Välkommen till Stars – Jeremy!". kopingstars.se. August 6, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  6. "Veckans SBL-lag 2019/20: Vecka 41". www.basketsverige.se. October 7, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  7. "Årets Center: Jeremy Combs". April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
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