Jamel Artis


Jamel Artis is an American professional basketball player who plays for Levallois Metropolitans of the LNB Pro A. A native of Baltimore, he played college basketball for University of Pittsburgh.

College career

From Notre Dame Prep in Massachusetts, on April 12, 2013 he signed to play for the Pittsburgh Panthers. 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. Artis received All-ACC honorable mention honors as a senior.

Professional career

Orlando Magic/Lakeland Magic (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Artis signed a partially guaranteed contract to join the New York Knicks' 2017 NBA Summer League roster on June 24, 2017. He averaged 8.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists for 18 minutes per game through five games. On August 18, 2017, Artis signed with the New York Knicks. He was released during preseason training camp on October 4. Twelve days later, Artis agreed to a two-way contract with the Orlando Magic, meaning he's split some of his playing time this season between Orlando and their NBA G League affiliate, the Lakeland Magic. Artis would make his official NBA debut with Orlando on December 13, playing for a single minute in a 106–95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Agua Caliente Clippers (2018–2019)

On September 24, 2018, Artis signed with the Sacramento Kings for training camp. On October 7, 2018, Artis was waived by the Kings.

Levallois Metropolitans (2019–present)

On July 3, 2019, Levallois Metropolitans announced that Artis joined them.

NBA career statistics

Regular season