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Jeremy Raymon Pargo (born March 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the point guard position. In 2011 he reached the EuroLeague Final with Maccabi Tel Aviv, earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in the process. He is the brother of Jannero Pargo, who also played in the NBA.
Early life
Pargo attended Chicago's Paul Robeson High School.
College career
He played college basketball for Gonzaga University's Gonzaga Bulldogs. He was voted the 2008 WCC Player of the Year in his junior season. The following year, he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine for the 2009 March Madness issue.
Professional career
2009–10 season
After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Pargo participated in the 2009 Las Vegas NBA Summer League, as a member of the Detroit Pistons' summer league squad, alongside former Gonzaga teammate Austin Daye. He also played in the Orlando Pro Summer League for the Orlando Magic's summer league squad. He did not secure a contract, however.
In his first professional year, Pargo played for Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Super League, averaging 14.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.7 turnovers per game. He was a home crowd favorite because of his electrifying dunks over bigger defenders. He won the 2009-10 Israeli Super League championship.
2010–11 season
In 2010, Pargo participated in the Orlando Pro Summer League for the Charlotte Bobcats, and then later in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League, as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves. On August 26, 2010, Pargo replaced Mikhail Torrance, who was suffering from a heart condition, signing a one-year contract with EuroLeague giants Maccabi Tel Aviv. After a promising start, he emerged as one of the team's main players, especially after Doron Perkins's season-ending injury. He helped Maccabi to reach the EuroLeague Final, earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in the process. His team lost in the EuroLeague Finals to Panathinaikos, by a score of 78–70.
2011–12 season
On May 24, 2011, Pargo signed a new two-year contract extension with Maccabi. However, he broke the contract, and on December 10, 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, with his successful EuroLeague season not having gone unnoticed.
2012–13 season
On July 25, 2012, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with a 2014 second round draft pick, in exchange for D. J. Kennedy.
On January 22, 2013, Pargo was waived by the Cavaliers.
On February 7, 2013, Pargo was signed to a ten-day contract by the Philadelphia 76ers. On February 18, 2013, Pargo was signed by the 76ers for the rest of the 2012–13 season. He was waived on April 1, 2013, when the team signed Justin Holiday.
2013–14 season
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In June 2013, he signed a two-year contract worth $5.2 million net income (€4 million) with the Russian club CSKA Moscow.
2014–15 season
On July 24, 2014, Pargo and CSKA Moscow reached an agreement to part ways. Later that day, Pargo signed a two-year deal with his former club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
2015–16 season
On July 4, 2015, he parted ways with Maccabi, signing with the Chinese club Zhejiang Lions for the 2015–16 CBA season. On April 27, 2016, Pargo joined the Italian club Reyer Venezia, for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.
2016–17 season
In July 2016, Pargo signed with the Chinese club Shenzhen Leopards.
2017–18 season
On December 12, 2017, Pargo signed with the Chinese club Nanjing Monkey King.
On February 26, 2018, Pargo joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. One month later, Pargo signed with the Lebanese team Champville SC.
On April 25, 2018, Pargo returned for a third stint in Maccabi Tel Aviv, signing for the rest of the season. On May 17, 2018, Pargo recorded 26 points, scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter, along with four rebounds and four assists, leading Maccabi to a 98–95 win over Ironi Nes Ziona. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 32 MVP. On June 8, 2018, Pargo was named 2018 Israeli League Quarterfinals MVP. Pargo made a key contribution to Maccabi's 2018 Israeli League Championship title.
2018–19 season
On July 11, 2018, Pargo signed a one-year contract extension with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Pargo won the 2019 Israeli League Championship with Maccabi, winning the Israeli League title for two consecutive years.
2019–20 season
On November 7, 2019, Pargo joined the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League for a second stint. He scored 37 points against the South Bay Lakers on December 10.
On February 8, 2020, Pargo signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors.
The Basketball Tournament
In the summer of 2017, Pargo played in The Basketball Tournament (TBT)—a single-elimination winner-take-all tournament—for team Few Good Men (Gonzaga alumni). He averaged 13.3 points per game (PPG) and helped take the team to the Super 16 round of TBT 2017, where they lost to Team Challenge ALS, 77–60. In TBT 2018, Pargo played for Overseas Elite, the three-time defending champion. In six games, he averaged 7.7 PPG, 3.3 assists per game and 2.3 rebounds per game. Overseas Elite reached the championship game and defeated Eberlein Drive, 70–58, for their fourth consecutive TBT title. In TBT 2019, Pargo and Overseas Elite advanced to the semifinals where they suffered their first-ever defeat, losing to Carmen's Crew, 71–66.
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
| Led the league |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Memphis | 44 | 5 | 9.6 | .333 | .263 | .596 | .8 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 2.9 |
| 2012–13 | Cleveland | 25 | 11 | 17.9 | .401 | .316 | .683 | 1.3 | 2.6 | .5 | .1 | 7.8 |
| 2012–13 | Philadelphia | 14 | 0 | 14.9 | .381 | .412 | .667 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .1 | .0 | 4.9 |
| 2019–20 | Golden State | 3 | 0 | 14.7 | .500 | .429 | .000 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .3 | .0 | 8.3 |
| Career | 86 | 16 | 13.1 | .379 | .319 | .644 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .3 | .0 | 4.8 | |
EuroLeague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Maccabi | 22 | 22 | 30.0 | .463 | .363 | .676 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 13.0 | 12.5 |
| 2013–14 | CSKA Moscow | 27 | 10 | 15.4 | .452 | .257 | .652 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 5.0 | 3.4 |
| 2014–15 | Maccabi | 27 | 24 | 32.0 | .402 | .282 | .759 | 3.2 | 5.4 | .2 | .1 | 13.7 | 13.0 |
| 2018–19 | Maccabi | 11 | 2 | 19.1 | .237 | .216 | .583 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .3 | .1 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 87 | 58 | 24.7 | .410 | .293 | .698 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .5 | .1 | 9.8 | 8.3 | |