Lamonte Turner

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Lamonte Turner
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Turner in January 2019
Personal information
Born (1997-07-04) July 4, 1997 (age 28)
Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeTennessee (2016–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2021Arka Gdynia
2022Terme Olimia Podcetrtek
2022–2023Kataja BC
2023FMP
2024Dynamic
Career highlights
  • SEC Sixth Man of the Year (2018)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Lamonte Centerius Turner (born July 4, 1997) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers.

High school career

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Turner played high school basketball for Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama. As a junior he averaged 13 points, 5.5 rebounds and four assists per game, helping lead the Senators to a 29–8 record and the Class 6A state championship game. Turner transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He was ranked the No. 56 overall prospect in the Class of 2016 according to Rivals.[1] Turner reclassified to 2015 and signed with Tennessee on April 28, 2015, choosing the Volunteers over offers from Florida, Florida State, Louisville, Wichita State, Alabama and Auburn.[2]

College career

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Turner in January 2019

Turner was forced to redshirt his freshman season. He averaged 8.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a redshirt freshman starting half of his 32 games.[1] As a sophomore, Turner averaged 10.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 39.9 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from behind the three-point line. He was named SEC Sixth Man of the Year.[3] He averaged 11.0 points and 3.8 assists per game as a junior on a team that reached the Sweet 16. He dealt with shoulder soreness during the beginning of the season.[4] Coming into his senior season, Turner was named to the Bob Cousy Award watchlist.[5] He had 13 points in a win over Alabama State on November 20 and surpassed the 1,000 point threshold.[6] On November 30, 2019, Turner hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer from the corner to give Tennessee a 72–69 win over VCU in the Emerald Classic.[7] As a senior, Turner averaged 12.3 points and 7.1 assists per game in 11 games but struggled with his shooting, hitting 23.4 percent of his three-pointers.[8] Following a win against Jacksonville State on December 21, 2019, Turner announced that he would have season-ending shoulder surgery.[9]

Professional career

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In September 2021, Turner signed his first professional contract with Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League.[10] He left Arka Gdynia after appearing in three games.[11]

Turner started the 2022–23 season in Slovenia with Terme Olimia Podcetrtek and then joined Finnish club Kataja BC in November 2022, where he averaged 15.6 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game.[11]

In June 2023, Turner signed with FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and the Adriatic League.[12] He left FMP after appearing in two games. In February 2024, he joined Dynamic.[11]

On January 5, 2025, Turner signed with the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the rest of the 2024–25 season.[13] However, four days later, his contract was voided by the Kings after he failed a team physical.[14]

Career statistics

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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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Tennessee Redshirt Redshirt
2016–17 Tennessee 32 6 20.7 .355 .328 .769 2.5 2.7 .6 .2 8.2
2017–18 Tennessee 35 0 25.3 .399 .395 .882 3.2 2.2 .7 .1 10.9
2018–19 Tennessee 28 19 31.0 .420 .320 .784 2.7 3.8 1.3 .1 10.9
2019–20 Tennessee 11 11 33.7 .310 .234 .746 3.5 7.1 1.8 .2 12.3
Career 106 36 26.3 .382 .341 .801 2.9 3.3 .9 .1 10.2

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