Jahmi'us Ramsey (born June 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
![]() Ramsey with Texas Tech in 2020 | |
No. 7 – Oklahoma City Blue | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | (2001-06-09) June 9, 2001 (age 21) Arlington, Texas |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Texas Tech (2019–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall |
Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2022 | Sacramento Kings |
2021 | →Agua Caliente Clippers |
2021–2022 | →Stockton Kings |
2022–present | Oklahoma City Blue |
Career highlights and awards | |
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As a freshman and sophomore, Ramsey played basketball for duncanville High School in his hometown of Arlington, Texas.[1] Entering his junior season, he transferred to IMG Academy, a prominent prep school in Bradenton, Florida, where he played a national schedule and started drawing more college interest.[2] For his senior year, Ramsey moved to Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, after initially intending to join national powerhouse Oak Hill Academy.[3] He averaged 21 points and six rebounds per game, leading his team to a Class 6A state championship.[1]
On April 20, 2019, Ramsey posted 15 points, six rebounds, and two steals at the Jordan Brand Classic.[4] On May 4, he shared most valuable player (MVP) honors with Isaiah Mobley at the Ballislife All-American Game.[5]
Ramsey was considered a five-star recruit by Rivals and a four-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports. On November 28, 2018, he committed to play college basketball for Texas Tech over Memphis and many other NCAA Division I programs. Ramsey became the highest-ranked recruit in school history and its first five-star recruit.[6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jahmi'us Ramsey SG |
Arlington, TX | Duncanville (TX) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 14, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 21 247Sports: 42 ESPN: 31 | ||||||
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On August 15, 2019, Ramsey recorded 44 points and 12 rebounds for Texas Tech in a 94–92 preseason win over Serbian professional team Mega Bemax on the Red Raiders International Tour in The Bahamas.[7] He scored 19 points in his regular-season debut, an 85–60 win over Eastern Illinois.[8] After scoring 27 points with five 3-pointers and six rebounds versus LIU, Ramsey was named Big 12 newcomer of the week on November 25, 2019.[9] Ramsey injured his hamstring in a loss to Iowa on November 28 and missed several games.[10] At the conclusion of the regular season, Ramsey was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Conference.[11][12] Ramsey averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[13]
On April 25, 2020, Ramsey declared he would be entering the 2020 NBA Draft.[14]
On November 18, 2020, Ramsey was selected with the 43rd pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.[15] On December 4, 2020, he signed a multi-year contract with the Kings.[16] On February 11, 2022, Ramsey was waived by the Kings.[17]
Following his release, Ramsey signed an NBA G League entry contract, and was picked up by the Birmingham Squadron off of waivers. He was traded to the Oklahoma City Blue the following day in exchange for Chasson Randle.[18]
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 | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Sacramento | 13 | 0 | 7.2 | .395 | .263 | 1.000 | .8 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.1 |
2021–22 | Sacramento | 19 | 0 | 7.1 | .414 | .278 | .500 | .7 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.2 |
Career | 32 | 0 | 7.1 | .406 | .270 | .632 | .7 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 3.1 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Texas Tech | 27 | 27 | 31.2 | .442 | .426 | .641 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .7 | 15.0 |
Oklahoma City Blue current roster | |
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