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Romeo Jajuan Weems (born June 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons.

Romeo Weems

No. 4 – Memphis Hustle
Position	Forward
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(2001-06-09) June 9, 2001 (age 21) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	New Haven (New Haven, Michigan)
College	DePaul (2019–2021)
NBA draft	2021 / Undrafted
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021–present	Memphis Hustle
Career highlights and awards
Big East All-Freshman team (2020) Jordan Brand Classic (2019) Mr. Basketball of Michigan (2019)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA Under-17 World Cup 2018 Argentina Team FIBA Americas U16 Championship 2017 Argentina Team

Early life and high school career

Weems grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended New Haven High School in New Haven, Michigan, where he was a four-year starter on the basketball team.[1] As a freshman in 2015–16, he started in all 25 games and averaged 16 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 4 steals and 1.8 blocks to help his team to a 22–3 record, a regional championship and the state Class B quarterfinals. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he started in all 28 games and averaged 18.1 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.2 blocks to help his team to a 27–1 record, a second-straight regional title and a Class B state title. He averaged 23.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 4.8 steals and 2 blocks per game and was named All-Michigan by USA Today in his junior season. As a senior, Weems averaged 27.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 steals, 3.5 assists and 2.6 blocks per game and was named the Associated Press Division 2 Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball of Michigan.[2] Weems finished his high school career with 2,151 points scored.[3] Weems was considered to be a Top 50 recruit in his class and committed to playing college basketball for DePaul over offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Oregon.[4]

College career

As a freshman, Weems averaged 8 points, 1.7 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game and was named to the Big East Conference All-Freshman team.[5][6] He was named the conference Freshman of the Week after a nine-point, five-rebound, three-block game in a 93–78 victory over Iowa on November 11, 2019, and scoring nine points with eight rebounds and four assists in a 75–54 win against Cornell on November 16, 2019.[7][8] Weems repeated as Freshman of the Week after scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two assists in a 72–67 win over Boston College.[9] As a sophomore, Weems averaged 7.3 points and 5 rebounds per game. On April 7, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[10]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2021–present)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Weems joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2021 NBA Summer League[11] and on October 8, he signed with the Grizzlies.[12] However, he was waived on October 15.[13] On October 23, he signed with the Memphis Hustle as an affiliate player.[14]

National team career

Weems played for United States National Team as they won the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship.[15] He was a starter for Team USA and averaged 8.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game when they won the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup.[16]

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	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	DePaul	32	32	30.1	.427	.365	.607	4.9	1.7	1.3	.8	8.0
2020–21	DePaul	18	15	28.6	.376	.366	.696	5.0	.9	1.3	.6	7.3
Career		50	47	29.5	.408	.365	.633	4.9	1.4	1.3	.7	7.7

References

External links

• DePaul Blue Demons bio
• USA Basketball bio

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