Romeo Weems

Romeo Jajuan Weems (born June 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons.

Romeo Weems
Rip City Remix
PositionForward
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (2001-06-09) June 9, 2001
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolNew Haven
(New Haven, Michigan)
CollegeDePaul (2019–2021)
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2023Memphis Hustle
2023–presentRip City Remix
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 ArgentinaTeam
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 ArgentinaTeam

Early life and high school career

Weems grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended New Haven High School in New Haven, Michigan, where he was a four-year starter on the basketball team.[1] As a freshman in 2015–16, he started in all 25 games and averaged 16 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 4 steals and 1.8 blocks to help his team to a 22–3 record, a regional championship and the state Class B quarterfinals. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he started in all 28 games and averaged 18.1 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.2 blocks to help his team to a 27–1 record, a second-straight regional title and a Class B state title. He averaged 23.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 4.8 steals and 2 blocks per game and was named All-Michigan by USA Today in his junior season. As a senior, Weems averaged 27.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 steals, 3.5 assists and 2.6 blocks per game and was named the Associated Press Division 2 Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball of Michigan.[2] Weems finished his high school career with 2,151 points scored.[3] Weems was considered to be a Top 50 recruit in his class and committed to playing college basketball for DePaul over offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Oregon.[4]

College career

As a freshman, Weems averaged 8 points, 1.7 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game and was named to the Big East Conference All-Freshman team.[5][6] He was named the conference Freshman of the Week after a nine-point, five-rebound, three-block game in a 93–78 victory over Iowa on November 11, 2019, and scoring nine points with eight rebounds and four assists in a 75–54 win against Cornell on November 16, 2019.[7][8] Weems repeated as Freshman of the Week after scoring 17 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and two assists in a 72–67 win over Boston College.[9] As a sophomore, Weems averaged 7.3 points and 5 rebounds per game. On April 7, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[10]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2021–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Weems joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2021 NBA Summer League[11] and on October 8, he signed with the Grizzlies.[12] However, he was waived on October 15.[13] On October 23, he signed with the Memphis Hustle as an affiliate player.[14]

Rip City Remix (2023–present)

On June 8, 2023, Weems was selected by the Rip City Remix in the 2023–24 NBA G League Expansion Draft.[15]

National team career

Weems played for United States National Team as they won the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship.[16] He was a starter for Team USA and averaged 8.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game when they won the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup.[17]

Career statistics
Legend
  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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 DePaul 323230.1.427.365.6074.91.71.3.88.0
2020–21 DePaul 181528.6.376.366.6965.0.91.3.67.3
Career 504729.5.408.365.6334.91.41.3.77.7

References
  1. "Why 4-star Romeo Weems didn't go to a prep school". Detroit Free Press. January 31, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. "New Haven's Romeo Weems 'overjoyed' to be named Mr. Basketball". The Macomb Daily. March 11, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. "Mr. Basketball Romeo Weems adds AP Division 2 player of year honor". MLive.com. Associated Press. March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  4. Johnson, Raphielle (May 22, 2018). "Four-star wing Romeo Weems commits to DePaul". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  5. "DePaul's Romeo Weems ready to expand his game as a sophomore". 247 Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  6. "DePaul's Romeo Weems Named to All-Big East Freshman Team". 247 Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  7. "DePaul basketball's dream resurgence is finally real". SB Nation. 5 December 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  8. "Reed propels DePaul past Cornell". Reuters. November 16, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  9. "New Haven's Romeo Weems helping to lead DePaul resurgence in Chicago". The Detroit News. January 12, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  10. Kreymer, Lawrence (April 11, 2021). "Romeo Weems declares for 2021 NBA Draft". The DePaulia. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  11. "Memphis Grizzlies announce 2021 Salt Lake City Summer League roster". NBA.com. August 2, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  12. "Memphis Grizzlies sign Romeo Weems". NBA.com. October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  13. "Memphis Grizzlies sign Ahmad Caver and Matthew Hurt". NBA.com. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  14. Moore, Corey (October 23, 2021). "Memphis Hustle announce 2021-22 training camp roster". NBA.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  15. "Expansion Draft". twitter.com. June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  16. "Romeo Weems Brings Home Gold". 247 Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  17. "New Haven's Romeo Weems to-do list: Mr. Basketball, way more". Detroit Free Press. November 13, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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