Jamel Artis

BirthJanuary 121993

Jamel Artis

Jamel Artis, American basketball player

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When
Tuesday, January 12 199333 years ago
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Jamel Artis

At a glance

Born 1993-01-12.

Known as: basketball player. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Jamel Gurley Artis is an American professional basketball player for Al Wahda. A native of Baltimore, he played college basketball for University of Pittsburgh.

Early life

Educated at: Notre Dame Preparatory School and University of Pittsburgh.

Path and career

Professional career Orlando Magic (2017–2018) After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft , [ 1 ] Artis signed a partially guaranteed contract to join the New York Knicks ' 2017 NBA Summer League roster on June 24, 2017. [ 2 ] He averaged 8.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists for 18 minutes per game through five games. [ 3 ] On August 18, 2017, Artis signed with the New York Knicks . [ 4 ] He was released during preseason training camp on October 4. [ 5 ]

Why this date

Jamel Artis appears on our January 12 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.

January 12 through the years

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January 12 1993 — 33 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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