Jarrid Jerome Famous (born July 16, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for NSH Mountain Gold Timika of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball at both Westchester Community College and the University of South Florida .
24-580: After graduating from Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School , Famous went to Westchester Community College where he averaged 25.2 points, 13.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game as a sophomore, being named one of 10 players named to the NJCAA Division I All-American first-team for the 2008–2009 season. After his sophomore season, he transferred to South Florida , where he played in 31 games and started 20, averaging 8.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.5 blocks per night. Famous went undrafted in
48-562: A game in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional when he scored 79 points on May 22, 1974. In that game he achieved the record by making 34 field goals (all of them 2-pointers as 3-pointers were not adopted back then) and 11 free throws. In 1989, Pablo Alicea of the Gigantes de Carolina established a record for most assists in one game with 25. The record stood for over two decades until May 1, 2012, when Jonathan García of
72-707: A total of four games amongst themselves, two at home and two away, for a total of 44 games during the regular season. Of the 12 participating teams, the top 8 move on to the postseason. The final two teams left will play in the La Final Brava , or the Brava Final, a basketball tournament sponsored by Brava Lubricants. The league began in 1930, and is noted for having had several head coaches who went on to achieve international recognition later in their careers. Among those are Basketball Hall of Fame members Dr. Jack Ramsay , Tex Winter and Red Holzman , who coached
96-412: Is Georgie Torres, who broke it before retiring in 2001 with 15,863 points in 679 games, playing his first 7 years before the establishment of the three-point line. Rodríguez also holds the mark for most rebounds in a career with 6,178. He also held the single-season rebound record with 380 in 1978, which stood until Lee Benson broke it in 2008. Currently, Neftalí Rivera holds the record for most points in
120-588: The 2011 NBA draft . In October 2011, he signed with SKP Banska Bystrica of Slovakia. However, he left after just 2 games. On November 3, 2011, he was selected in the third round of the 2011 NBA D-League draft by the Iowa Energy . On December 9, 2011, he signed with the Indiana Pacers . However, he was waived on December 23. On December 26, he was reacquired by the Iowa Energy. On January 5, 2012, he
144-777: The Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association , making his debut on November 6. On December 24, he left Fujian to play for Hekmeh of the Lebanese League , playing in seven games with the team. On February 5, he left Hekmeh and signed with Al-Muharraq of the Bahraini League . On March 2, he moved to Bucaneros de La Guaira of the Venezuelan League . On October 5, 2016, Famous signed with Maccabi Haifa of
168-631: The Israeli League . On December 14, 2016, he parted ways with Haifa after appearing in six games. On January 2, 2017, he signed with Al Naser Dubai of the UAE National Basketball League . In February 2017, he was supposed to sign with the Phoenix Fuel Masters as their import for the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup . However, his former PBA team, GlobalPort, refused to let go of their rights on him, pushing
192-632: The Leones de Ponce in the 1950s and 1960s, and Phil Jackson , who coached the Piratas de Quebradillas and Gallitos de Isabela in the late 1980s. Others notable coaches who have worked for BSN teams include Gene Bartow , Lou Rossini , Del Harris , P. J. Carlesimo , Bernie Bickerstaff , Herb Brown and Sergio Hernández . During the 1980s, notable players followed in the footsteps of players such as Juan "Pachin" Vicens ( 1959 Santiago Chile FIBA World Championship 's All-Tournament Team ) and Butch Lee,
216-628: The Liga Uruguaya de Basketball . On October 11, 2022, Famous entered the 2022 IBL Foreign Draft , he was picked in the second round 19th overall by the NSH Mountain Gold Timika . In August 2012, Famous competed for the Lebanese national basketball team in the 2012 William Jones Cup after he was naturalised earlier that year. Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School
240-606: The BSN team owners selected Ricardo Dalmau Santana to succeed Fernando Quiñones Bodea as president of the league. In October 2020, there was a change in ownership of the Vaqueros de Bayamón , when retired professional baseball player Yadier Molina acquired his hometown team. In April 2021, the league approved the return of the Cangrejeros under the ownership of Noah Assad and Jonathan Miranda. Later that month, Bad Bunny joined
264-581: The Caciques de Humacao broke it recording 33 assists against the Brujos de Guayama. García's mark is an unofficial world record pending the approval of Guinness World Records , since there is no higher number recorded in any amateur or professional international league or in FIBA competition. During this game, the Caciques also established the team points record for a single game with 130 and for most scored during
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#1732801672839288-635: The Dominican Republic. On September 27, 2012, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies . However, he was waived on October 7. In November 2012, he was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders . On January 30, 2013, he was traded to the Iowa Energy. In May 2013, he signed with Leñeros de Los Mina of the Dominican Republic. Later that year, he signed with Tadamon Zouk of Lebanon for the 2013–14 season. In July 2014, he joined
312-908: The Fuel Masters to choose for another import. On March 7, 2017, Famous signed with the Caciques de Humacao of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional . On August 3, 2017, Famous signed with Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia of the Liga Nacional de Básquet . In March 2018, Famous signed with the Blackwater Elite of the Philippine Basketball Association as their import for the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup . On January 22, 2022, Famous signed with Club Sportivo Capitol of
336-545: The Memphis Grizzlies for the 2014 NBA Summer League . In September 2014, he signed with Jiangsu Dragons of China. However, he was later released by Jiangsu on October 31, 2014, before appearing in a game for them. On December 12, 2014, he was reacquired by the Iowa Energy. On February 24, 2015, he was traded to the Texas Legends in exchange for a 2015 third-round draft pick. In May 2015, he returned to
360-659: The Philippines, this time with GlobalPort Batang Pier . In nine games for GlobalPort, he averaged 30.2 points and 23.0 rebounds per game. In July 2015, he joined the Washington Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League . On July 24, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks . However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 22 after appearing in five preseason games. Five days later, he signed with
384-565: The Vaqueros 80-60 in Game 5 of the BSN Finals, leading the Gigantes to become the 2023 BSN Champions. In October of 2024, Molina sold ownership of his team. Rubén Rodríguez established most of the early long-standing records in the BSN. He broke both the single-season points record with 810 in 1978 and the highest career points record with 11,549. The current holder of the career mark
408-466: The first Puerto Rican and BSN player to enter the NBA . Among those are: Mario 'Quijote' Morales , Raymond Dalmau , Jose 'Piculin' Ortiz , Ramón Rivas , Jerome Mincy , Georgie Torres , Angelo Cruz , Angel Santiago, the late Federico 'Fico' Lopez , Rolando Frazer , Mario Butler , and Rubén Rodríguez , who showcased their talents to all of Puerto Rico's TV viewers and game goers. On September 19, 2019,
432-641: The ownership group. In October 2022, the Osos de Manatí returned from a short hiatus, when Puerto Rican singer Ozuna purchased the Brujos de Guayama and relocated the team to Manatí. In game 1 of the 2023 BSN finals, LeBron James made a surprise appearance as the Gigantes defeated the Vaqueros , 89-85, in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead. On July 27 2023, the Gigantes De Carolina defeated
456-523: The school community were not expecting the news. The following courses constitute the program of studies at Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School Freshmen : Juniors : Sophomores : Seniors : The school offered the following interscholastic sports: Baloncesto Superior Nacional The Baloncesto Superior Nacional , abbreviated as BSN , is the first-tier-level professional men's basketball league in Puerto Rico . It
480-479: The world. Among them, Georgie Torres was the first Puerto Rican to sign an NBA contract & Butch Lee was the first BSN player to win an NBA title. Later on players including José Ortiz , Ramón Rivas , Daniel Santiago , Carlos Arroyo and J. J. Barea , started their careers playing for BSN teams and later played in the NBA. BSN games are played under the regular FIBA basketball rules. The twelve teams each play
504-641: Was a co-educational , private , Roman Catholic high school in New Rochelle , New York in Westchester County . The school was a result of the merger of Blessed Sacrament and Saint Gabriel's into one co-educational institution. The school was conducted by members of the Sisters of Charity and the Congregation of Christian Brothers together with other religious and lay persons. It
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#1732801672839528-515: Was founded in 1929 and is organized by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation . The Baloncesto Superior Nacional, which is played under FIBA rules , currently consists of 12 teams, of which the most successful has been the Vaqueros de Bayamón with 16 titles as of 2022. The league has produced players that have distinguished themselves in the NBA , EuroLeague , Spain's ACB , and other tournaments throughout
552-477: Was located in Blessed Sacrament Parish. Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School permanently closed following the completion of the 2012-2013 school year. In November 2012 there was a list of schools published by the archdiocese that had the potential of being closed, but the archdiocese did not put the school on the list. When the archdiocese announced it would close, students and members of
576-1104: Was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants . On January 27, 2012, his contract was bought out by the Mad Ants. In February 2012, he joined the Meralco Bolts of the Philippines for the Commissioner's Cup. He later joined the Petron Blaze Boosters . In July 2012, he joined the Indiana Pacers for the Orlando Summer League and the Milwaukee Bucks for the Las Vegas Summer League. Following the Summer League, he joined Metros de Santiago of
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