About Ben McLemore

Ben Edward McLemore III (born February 11, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, and was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.

McLemore spent four seasons with the Kings before signing with the Memphis Grizzlies in July 2017. He was traded back to Sacramento in July 2018, but was waived in February 2019. In July of the same year, McLemore signed with the Houston Rockets. He signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in April 2021 and joined the Portland Trail Blazers in August of the same year. He signed with the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin in January 2023. On July 3, 2025, McLemore was found guilty of raping a woman in 2021 while he was at a Lake Oswego house party. He was sentenced to eight years in Oregon state prison ending his basketball career.