Jamel Gurley Artis (born January 12, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Al Wahda. A native of Baltimore,[1] he played college basketball for University of Pittsburgh.
Artis in 2018
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| No. 0 – Al Wahda Damascus | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 31) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) |
| College | Pittsburgh (2013–2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | Orlando Magic |
| 2017–2018 | →Lakeland Magic |
| 2018–2019 | Agua Caliente Clippers |
| 2019–2020 | Levallois Metropolitans |
| 2020 | BC Juventus |
| 2021 | Chorale Roanne Basket |
| 2021 | Kyoto Hannaryz |
| 2021 | Ionikos Nikaias |
| 2022 | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| 2022 | Cape Town Tigers |
| 2022–2023 | Trepça |
| 2023 | Mineros de Zacatecas |
| 2023–2024 | CS Maristes |
| 2024–present | Al Wahda |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
From Notre Dame Prep in Massachusetts,[2] on April 12, 2013 he signed to play for the Pittsburgh Panthers.[3] As a freshman, Artis played at power forward coming off the bench. Following the 2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Artis was named All-ACC third team.[4] Artis received All-ACC honorable mention honors as a senior.[5]
After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft,[6] Artis signed a partially guaranteed contract to join the New York Knicks' 2017 NBA Summer League roster on June 24, 2017.[7] He averaged 8.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists for 18 minutes per game through five games.[8] On August 18, 2017, Artis signed with the New York Knicks.[9] He was released during preseason training camp on October 4.[10] Twelve days later, Artis agreed to a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic, meaning a split in his playing time between Orlando and their NBA G League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic.[11] Artis made his NBA debut with Orlando on December 13, playing for a single minute in a 106–95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
On September 24, 2018, Artis signed with the Sacramento Kings for training camp.[12] On October 7, 2018, Artis was waived by the Kings.[13]
On July 3, 2019, Levallois Metropolitans announced that Artis joined them.[14] He averaged 13.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.[15]
On September 21, 2020, Artis signed with BC Juventus of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[15]
On December 25, 2020, he has signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A.[16] In 26 games, he averaged 11.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.[17]
On August 31, 2021, Artis signed with Kyoto Hannaryz of the B.League.[17]
On September 29, 2021, Artis signed with Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League.[18] On November 1, he was released from the Greek club.
On December 31, 2021, Artis joined the NorthPort Batang Pier of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup as a replacement for the injured Cameron Forte.[19]
In April 2022, Artis was revealed to be on the roster of the Cape Town Tigers for the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[20]
On December 12, 2022, Artis signed with Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague.[21] Artis won the Kosovo Cup with Trepça.[22]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Orlando | 15 | 1 | 18.6 | .392 | .276 | .583 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .1 | .2 | 5.1 |
| Career | 15 | 1 | 18.6 | .392 | .276 | .583 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .1 | .2 | 5.1 | |
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