John David Jamerson (born August 13, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1990 NBA draft.
Jamerson was the first NCAA Division I men's basketball player to make 14 three-point shots in a single game.
Jamerson remains the Mid-American Conference (MAC) single-season three-point shots made (131), single-game three-point shots made (14, shared), single-game scoring (60) and single conference game scoring (52, shared) record holder.
[5] As a senior, his team won 22 consecutive games before losing in the Class AAA District Tournament semifinal to Central-Hower High School 75–62.
[7] For the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season the National Collegiate Athletic Association introduced the three-point shot.
[10] On February 25, 1989, Jamerson connected from 61 feet (18.6 m) with 1 second left in overtime to finish with 21 points and give Ohio a 77–74 victory over Toledo.
[12] On December 21, 1989, against the Golden Eagles of the University of Charleston, Jamerson set a single-game record by becoming the first NCAA Division I men's basketball player to make fourteen three-point shots in a game (surpassing Gary Bossert's January 7, 1987, NCAA Division I record total of 12).
[13] Jamerson scored 40 points on December 29, 1989, to keep Ohio in the contest against Washington State until they surrendered a three-point play with 1 second left to lose 72–69.
[16] As a senior for the 1989–90 Bobcats, Jamerson was a first team All-MAC honoree when he led the MAC in scoring (31.2) and three-point shots per game (4.68).
[17] After his college career at Ohio, Jamerson was underestimated despite finishing third nationally in scoring because the school had not produced an NBA player since Howie Jolliff in the early 1960s.
His conference record 14 single-game three point shots was tied by Ronald Blackshear on March 1, 2002, but had not been surpassed as of the beginning of the 2018–19 season.
When his college basketball eligibility expired, his career total of 2,336 points was second in MAC history to Ron Harper (2,377).
[27][28] Jamerson's #33 jersey was retired during halftime in a banner-raising ceremony during a January 24, 2007, game at Ohio University' Convocation Center.
[34] He matched this output in the April 25, 1991 NBA playoffs opening game 94–92 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers with 12 points that included 6–6 free throw shooting.
[35] Head coach Don Chaney inserted Jamerson in the backcourt with Sleepy Floyd for unusually meaningful time in the second quarter when the Rockets were down by 11 points.
[38] In the first of these, double digit pairs, he boosted his career high to 13 points and added 8 assists against the on December 30, 1991, against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
[43] On November 26, the Jazz decided that they needed a center or power forward to replace Benoit and waived Jamerson,[44] subsequently signing Aaron Williams.
[49] He was vying with Askia Jones for the final roster spot behind Isaiah Rider and Doug West on the depth chart.
[57] At some point thereafter, he joined the Harrisburg Hammerheads before being traded with Ronnie Grandison to the Rapid City Thrillers for three 1995 draft picks, Winston Garland and $20,000 ($39991 in 2023) on January 4, 1995.
[59] The United States lost the gold medal game 90–86 to Argentina men's national basketball team.
[60] In 1996, Jamerson was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes-affiliated Sportspower International touring team along with David Magley and John Grieg.