1. Jonathan Elmore was born on December 20,1995 and is an American professional basketball player for Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Super Ligi.
18 Facts About Jon Elmore
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Jon Elmore originally committed to play at VMI where his father, Gay Elmore, played.
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Jon Elmore joined an intramural team at Marshall and was recruited to varsity by December 2015.
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Marshall then received an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament and Jon Elmore led the Herd to their first NCAA Tournament win, an upset of Wichita State, tallying 27 points.
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Jon Elmore averaged 22.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a junior.
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On March 3,2019, Jon Elmore became the Conference USA all-time leading scorer, passing UTEP's Stefon Jackson.
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Jon Elmore is the first player in NCAA Division I history to have over 2,500 points and over 750 assists.
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On March 19,2019 Jon Elmore became Marshall's all-time leading scorer, breaking the record held by Skip Henderson.
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Jon Elmore was then surpassed just four years later by Taevion Kinsey.
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Jon Elmore averaged 7.5 points, 2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
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On January 15,2020, Jon Elmore signed with Orlandina Basket of the Italian second division where he averaged 17 points per game.
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On December 5,2020, Jon Elmore signed with Ionikos of the Greek Basket League.
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Jon Elmore averaged 17.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
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On September 27,2023, Jon Elmore signed with the Miami Heat, but was waived later that day.
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Jon Elmore played just four games with the Charge averaging 6.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3 assists in 23.6 minutes per game.
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Just one month after signing with the Charge, Jon Elmore would be traded again to the Stockton Kings on March 6 for a second-round pick in the 2024 G League Draft.
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The Kings were 16 - 9 when Jon Elmore joined the team and he would play in the last 9 games of the season with them, helping them win 8 of their last 9 games to finish 24 - 10.
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Elmore played in The Basketball Tournament 2019 for the WV Wildcats, they were defeated in the first round by Big X Elmore joined Herd That, a team composed primarily of Marshall alumni, in The Basketball Tournament 2020.