Jamari Traylor (born June 24, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Çayırova Belediye of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL). Standing at , he plays the power forward and the center positions. Traylor played college basketball at Kansas.
High school career Traylor played high school basketball at IMG Academy.
College career As a freshman Traylor played 37 games, producing 2 points and 2 rebounds per game with a total of 28 blocks. As a sophomore Traylor played in 34 contests, and improved his numbers, averaging 4.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game, improving his playing time to 16.1 minutes per game. During the next two years, his numbers continued to drop. He became known for being a hard-nosed defender and hustle type player.
Professional career After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Traylor joined Oberwart Gunners of the Austria League. During the season, Traylor was the top rebounder and led the league in blocks.
On June 22, 2017, Traylor joined Kymis of the Greek Basket League. He joined the Hiroshima Dragonflies in 2018.
On January 8, 2022, Traylor was acquired off waivers by the Oklahoma City Blue. He was then later waived on January 18, 2022.
On August 11, 2024, he signed with Çayırova Belediye of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi (TBL). He renewed his contract with the team on July 2, 2025, signing a new one-year deal.
References
External links Kansas Jayhawks bio Eurobasket.com profile NBAdraft profile