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Ramsey Leads Sacramento to NBA Summer League Championship
August 18, 2021 | Men's Basketball
LAS VEGAS – Jahmi'us Ramsey scored 16 points to help lead Sacramento to a 100-67 win over Boston to earn the 2021 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Championship on Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Ramsey had a strong Summer League throughout, averaging 16.2 points per game for the Kings. Entering his second season in the NBA, the former Texas Tech standout finished the tournament by going 8-for-16 from the field in the title game and also added three rebounds and an assists. The Kings went 5-0 in Las Vegas and won its second Summer League title.
Ramsey played in 13 games for the Kings in his rookie season, averaging 3.1 points per game. He was drafted in the 2020 NBA Draft with Sacramento taking him with the 13th pick of the second round.
An Arlington, Texas native who played one season at Texas Tech, Ramsey earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year, All-Big 12 Second Team, NABC All-District First Team, Big 12 All-Newcomer Team, Big 12 All-Freshman Team and was a three-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week selection. Ramsey, who is the first Red Raider to earn Big 12 Freshman of the Year, finished the season fifth in the Big 12 in scoring and was second with a 42.6 percentage on 3-pointers and fifth with a 44.2 shooting percentage.
An explosive and consistent guard for the Red Raiders throughout the 2019-20 season, Ramsey scored in double figures in 21 of 27 games played including scoring 20 or more in seven games. He recorded his career-high with 27 points against Long Island in non-conference play before dropping 26 at Kansas where he was 5-for-6 on 3-pointers at Allen Field House. Ramsey completed the season going 60-for-141 (42.6 percent) from beyond the arc and with four games with five 3-pointers and 10 games with three or more.
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Ramsey had a strong Summer League throughout, averaging 16.2 points per game for the Kings. Entering his second season in the NBA, the former Texas Tech standout finished the tournament by going 8-for-16 from the field in the title game and also added three rebounds and an assists. The Kings went 5-0 in Las Vegas and won its second Summer League title.
Ramsey played in 13 games for the Kings in his rookie season, averaging 3.1 points per game. He was drafted in the 2020 NBA Draft with Sacramento taking him with the 13th pick of the second round.
An Arlington, Texas native who played one season at Texas Tech, Ramsey earned Big 12 Freshman of the Year, All-Big 12 Second Team, NABC All-District First Team, Big 12 All-Newcomer Team, Big 12 All-Freshman Team and was a three-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week selection. Ramsey, who is the first Red Raider to earn Big 12 Freshman of the Year, finished the season fifth in the Big 12 in scoring and was second with a 42.6 percentage on 3-pointers and fifth with a 44.2 shooting percentage.
An explosive and consistent guard for the Red Raiders throughout the 2019-20 season, Ramsey scored in double figures in 21 of 27 games played including scoring 20 or more in seven games. He recorded his career-high with 27 points against Long Island in non-conference play before dropping 26 at Kansas where he was 5-for-6 on 3-pointers at Allen Field House. Ramsey completed the season going 60-for-141 (42.6 percent) from beyond the arc and with four games with five 3-pointers and 10 games with three or more.
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