Jared Cunningham
Jared Cunningham | |
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| Born | May 22, 1991 United States |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Basketball career in NBA, NBA G League, and international leagues |
Jared Armon Cunningham (born May 22, 1991) is a professional basketball player from the United States. He competed at the collegiate level for Oregon State, where he earned first-team All-Pac-12 recognition before being chosen 24th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
High school career
During his junior year at San Leandro High School, Cunningham posted averages of 17.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per contest. In his senior season, he improved to 20.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game, also receiving academic All-America accolades.
Ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Cunningham was listed as the No. 14 point guard and the No. 76 overall prospect nationwide in the class of 2009.
Freshman season
As a freshman at Oregon State, Cunningham averaged 6.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game, with a standout performance scoring a career-best 21 points against Boston University in the first round of the 2010 College Basketball Invitational.
Sophomore season
He elevated his game to average 14.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists while leading the Pac-10 with 2.83 steals per contest (ranking fifth in the nation). His achievements included All-Pac-10 Second Team honors, selection to the Pac-10 All-Defensive Team, and inclusion on the Pac-10 All-Tournament Team after averaging 23.5 points during the conference tournament.
Junior season
In his junior year, Cunningham recorded averages of 17.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game while once again topping the Pac-12 in steals with 2.53 per game (ninth nationally). He earned spots on the All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, and repeated as a member of the Pac-12 All-Tournament team. On April 9, 2012, he declared for the 2012 NBA draft.
Professional career
Chosen as the 24th pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cunningham’s draft rights were immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Jae Crowder and Bernard James in exchange for Tyler Zeller and Kelenna Azubuike. He inked his rookie contract on July 21, 2012.
Throughout his rookie campaign, Cunningham was assigned multiple times to Dallas’s NBA D-League affiliate, the Texas Legends, with several recalls back to the Mavericks.
On June 27, 2013, during draft night transactions, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, joining their Summer League roster but spending much of that season playing for their D-League team, the Bakersfield Jam. The Hawks released him on February 22, 2014.
Cunningham secured a 10-day contract with the Sacramento Kings on March 31, 2014, which was later extended through the remainder of that season; however, he was not re-signed following Summer League participation.
He signed with the Los Angeles Clippers on September 29, 2014; however, on January 7, 2015, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers and immediately waived.
On January 15, 2015, Cunningham joined the NBA D-League's Delaware 87ers, before being traded to the Idaho Stampede in March.
In July of that year, he played for the Utah Jazz Summer League squad prior to signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 28. On February 18, 2016, he was traded to the Orlando Magic but was waived four days later.
Returning to Idaho in March 2016, Cunningham made an impactful debut before signing a short-term contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on March 16; after four appearances he was not retained and went back to Idaho.
On August 23, 2016, he agreed to terms with Jiangsu Monkey King competing in China’s Basketball Association.
In June 2017, Cunningham participated with the Washington Wizards during Summer League play.
He signed a one-year contract on August 29, 2017 with Bayern Munich, competing in Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga and EuroCup; he contributed to winning the German national title in June of the following year.
On November 28, 2018, Cunningham joined Italian side Basket Brescia Leonessa. In 2019 he became part of the NBA G League's Santa Cruz Warriors roster.
Reportedly signing with Shanghai Sharks in January 2020, he later moved to Israeli team Bnei Herzliya in January of 2021.
In September 2021, Cunningham signed with the Detroit Pistons for training camp but was waived before regular season began; he briefly joined their G League affiliate Motor City Cruise without appearing in any games.
On December 14, 2022, he signed with Lithuanian club Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys competing in Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL).
Most recently on November 22, 2023, Cunningham signed with Serbian club Vojvodina, participating in Serbia’s Basketball League (KLS).
NBA
|- | align="left" | | align="left" | Dallas | 8 || 0 || 3.3 || .429 || .667 || 1.000 || .4 || .1 || .1 || .0 || 2.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Atlanta | 5 || 0 || 4.4 || .500 || .000 || .000 || .2 || .6 || .0 || .0 || .4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Sacramento | 8 || 0 || 7.3 || .263 || .167 || .929 || .6 || .6 || .4 || .0 || 3.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Clippers | 19 || 0 || 4.7 || .364 || .308 || .538 || .5 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 1.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 40 || 3 || 8.9 || .352 || .313 || .625 || .7 || .5 || .3 || .1 || 2.6 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Milwaukee | 4 || 0 || 13.8 || .286 || .286 || .357 || 2.3 || .3 || .5 || .0 || 4.0 |-class="sortbottom" | align="center" colspan="2" | Career | 84 || 3 || 7.2 || .347 || .306 || .674 || .7 || .5 || .3 || .0|| 2.3
College
|- | style="text-align:left;" | 2009–10 | style="text-align:left;" | Oregon State | 32||19||19.1|| .512|| .333|| .747|| 2.0|| .9|| 1.3|| .1|| 6.2 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;" | Oregon State | 30||29||29.2||.437||.360||.779||3.1||2.1||2.8||.2||14.2 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;" | Oregon State | 36||35||34.6||.450||.338||.737||3.8||2.8||2.5||.4||17.9 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 98||83||27.9||.455||.344||.754||3.0||2.0||2.2||.2||13.0