Maristes land Stedmon Lemon, ex Panteras

Stedmon Lemon

CS Maristes (LBL) landed 32-year old American 198cm swingman Stedmon Lemon (college: JCSU). Lemon played this summer at Panteras in Mexican LNBP. He managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year (!!!). In 24 LNBP games just recently he averaged 12.4ppg, 2.5rpg and 1.8apg. Lemon helped them to make it to the semifinals. The last season he played at Tabiat in Iranian league where in 12 West Asia Super League games he had very impressive stats: 17.3ppg, 3.9rpg and 3.3apg. He contributed to his team making it to the West Asia Super League Final 8 final after they ended regular season as second best team. Lemon can count that season as a very successful as was awarded Asia-Basket.com All-West Asia Super League Final 8 Forward of the Year and League Player of the Week.
In 2016 he was drafted by Canton Charge (D-League) in fourth round (80th overall).
He graduated from Johnson C. Smith University and it will be his eleventh season in pro basketball.
Lemon is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in nine different countries playing on four different continents. He is familiar with European, Asian, Latin American and of course North American leagues. Lemon has played previously professionally in Argentina (Instituto), Colombia (Toros), Israel (Hapoel Ramat Gan Givataim and Maccabi Haifa), Japan (Rizing), Puerto Rico (Cariduros and Santeros), United Arab Emirates (Al Naser and Al Wasl), Dominican Republic (Rafael Barias) and NBA G League (Cleveland Charge and Delaware Blue Coats).
Among many awards his team won CIAA Southern Division Regular Season in 2016. He received All-CIAA Player of the Year award back in 2016.



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