Johnny Berhanemeskel

Johnny Berhanemeskel
No. 8 – BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1992-10-30) October 30, 1992 (age 32)
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height1.88[1] m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight79[2] kg (174 lb)
Career information
High schoolLester B. Pearson (Ottawa, Ontario)
CollegeOttawa (2010–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Tallinna Kalev
2016–2017Araberri
2017–2018Eisbären Bremerhaven
2018–2019Zaragoza
2019–2020Larisa
2020Boulazac Dordogne
2020Ottawa Blackjacks
2020–2021Nanterre 92
2021–22Ottawa Blackjacks
2021–2022Chorale Roanne Basket
2022–2023BC Budivelnyk
2023–presentBCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
Career highlights and awards
  • CIS Outstanding Player (2015)
  • OUA-Player of the Year (2015)
  • CIS All-Canada First Team (2015)
  • France All Star - Three point shooting contest (2023)

Johnny Berhanemeskel (born October 30, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.

College career

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He played college basketball at the University of Ottawa, earning CIS Outstanding Player, First Team All-Canadian and OUA Player of the Year honors in his fifth year with the Ottawa Gee-Gees.[3] Appearing in a total of 105 games over the span of his five-year career at Ottawa, Berhanemeskel averaged 19.0 points per contest. He was Ottawa's all-time leader in points scored (2000 points), and first in career three-pointers made (299) when he graduated.[4]

Professional career

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In August 2015, Berhanemeskel signed his first contract as a professional basketball player, joining BC Tallinna Kalev in Estonia.[5] Averaging 20.5 points a game,[6] he had an immediate scoring impact in the Estonian top-flight and also saw action in 14 games of the Baltic Basketball League, averaging 18.9 points per outing.[7] For his efforts, he received Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League Import Player of the Year, Eurobasket.com All-Baltic League 1st Team[8] and Eurobasket.com All-Estonian League Honorable Mention honors.[9]

The 2016–17 season saw him turn out 32 times for Araberri of the Spanish second-tier league LEB Oro, averaging 18.9 points per game,[10] while earning Eurobasket.com All-Spanish LEB Gold 2nd Team distinction.[11]

Berhanemeskel signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German elite league Bundesliga in July 2017.[12] He was Bremerhaven's second-leading scorer, averaging 13.9 points a contest in the 2017-18 Bundesliga season.[13]

On July 4, 2018, Berhanemeskel signed a two-year deal with Tecnyconta Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[14][15] After starting the 2019–20 season with Greek team Larisa B.C., he was signed by Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the French top-flight LNB Pro A in January 2020.[16] He appeared in eight games of the French league, averaging 14.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per outing.[17]

Berhanemeskel signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks of the CEBL in June 2020.[18] On September 18, he signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.[19]

On March 11, 2021, Berhanemeskel re-signed with the Blackjacks.[20]

On July 9, 2021, Berhanemeskel signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A.[21]

On August 11, 2022, he signed a deal with BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League and the Champions League.[22]

During the summer of 2023, Berhanemeskel returned to France and signed for a season with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.[23]

National team career

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Berhanemeskel represented Canada at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.[24] He also represented Team Canada at the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers in Puerto Rico.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Johnny Berhanemeskel". Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Présentation de Johnny Berhanemeskel". frenchbasketballscouting.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "U Sports Hoops - University Basketball in Canada". usportshoops.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  4. ^ "Johnny Berhanemeskel". uOttawa Gee-Gees. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  5. ^ "Johnny B goes pro - The Fulcrum". The Fulcrum. 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  6. ^ Korvpalliliit, Eesti. "Mängijad". Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  7. ^ "Player". bbl.net. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  8. ^ "Baltic League Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  9. ^ "KML_2015-2016 Basketball League ESTONIA - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  10. ^ "Federación Española de Baloncesto - Competiciones FEB". competiciones.feb.es. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  11. ^ "LEB-GOLD_2016-2017 Basketball League SPAIN - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  12. ^ Bremerhaven, Eisbären (2017-07-28). "Eisbären holen Scharfschütze Johnny Berhanemeskel". Eisbären Bremerhaven (in German). Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  13. ^ "easyCredit - 439 BRE". www.easycredit-bbl.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  14. ^ "ACB.COM - Johnny Berhanemeskel aterriza en Basket Zaragoza". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Johnny Berhanemeskel joins Basket Zaragoza". Sportando. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Johnny Berhanemeskel, un arrière canadien signe au Boulazac Basket Dordogne". France Bleu (in French). 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  17. ^ "Berhanemeskel Johnny | LNB.fr". LNB (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  18. ^ "Ottawa BlackJacks Sign Free Agent Johnny Berhanemeskel". www.cebl.ca. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  19. ^ "Johnny Berhanemeskel joins Nanterre". Sportando. September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  20. ^ "Ottawa BlackJacks Re-Sign Berhanemeskel for 2021 CEBL Season". TheBlackjacks.ca. March 11, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  21. ^ "Berhanemeskel et Gant clôturent le recrutement". Sportando. July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  22. ^ "Canadian sniper Berhanemeskel became another newcomer of Budivelnyk!". budivelnyk.ua (in Ukrainian). August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  23. ^ "Gravelines sign Johnny Berhanemeskel". Eurobasket. August 4, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  24. ^ "2015 Summer Universiade: Berhanemeskel's big game fuels win over Estonia, Canada finishes 7th - Ontario University Athletics (OUA)". www.oua.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  25. ^ "Led by unsung heroes, Team Canada is one step closer to 2024 Olympic games". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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