Joe Cremo

Joe Cremo
Zornotza ST
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLEB Plata
Personal information
Born (1996-11-05) November 5, 1996 (age 28)
Scotia, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolScotia-Glenville
(Scotia, New York)
College
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Spa City Gamblers
2019–2020Long Island Nets
2021–presentZornotza ST
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-America East (2018)
  • Second-team All-America East (2017)
  • America East Sixth Man of the Year (2017)
  • America East Rookie of the Year (2016)

Joseph Robert Cremo (born November 5, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Zornotza ST of the Spanish LEB Plata. He played college basketball for the Albany Great Danes and the Villanova Wildcats.

Early life and high school career

Cremo attended Scotia-Glenville High School, where he was coached by Jim Giammattei. He committed to Albany in his junior year.[1] He was not highly recruited because he did not participate in AAU competition.[2] Cremo won the 2014 state Class A Player of the Year award and won the Class A championship. Despite averaging 28.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.8 steals per game as a senior, Cremo was not a finalist for New York Mr. Basketball.[3]

College career

As a freshman, he averaged 10.5 points per game. He was named the America East rookie of the year and sixth man of the year. Cremo averaged 15.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in his sophomore season.[2] A highlight of his season was a 29-point performance on 9 of 14 shooting in a win against Colgate on December 10, 2016.[4] He was named to the Second Team All-America East.[5]

Cremo was named to the First Team All-America East as a junior at Albany.[6] He scored a season-high 30 points on November 25, 2017, against Holy Cross. Cremo had 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting to go with five rebounds and three assists in a 70–69 loss to Louisville on December 20.[2] Cremo averaged 17.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game on a team that went 22–10.[7] He shot 46 percent from 3-point range. Following the season, Cremo opted to take advantage of the NCAA's graduate transfer rule and transfer to a different school without sitting out a season. After visiting Kansas, Texas and Creighton, Cremo announced he was transferring to defending national champion Villanova, where he helped fill in for Donte DiVincenzo, who left for the NBA draft.[8] “As soon as I stepped on campus, it felt like a family,” he said, praising coach Jay Wright and the returning players.[9]

In his only season at Villanova, Cremo averaged 4.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game and made five starts. He helped Villanova win the Big East regular season and tournament-championship. Cremo had a season-high 14 points in a 71–65 loss to St. John's, hitting four 3-pointers. After the season, he shared the Jake Nevin Award with teammate Collin Gillespie.[10]

Professional career

Cremo was selected in the fourth round of the 2019 NBA G League draft by the Long Island Nets.[11] However, he was waived by the Nets in training camp.[12] He signed with the Spa City Gamblers of the American Basketball Association.[13] On December 12, 2019, he joined the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.[14] Cremo scored a season-high 16 points and had eight assists in a game against the Wisconsin Herd. He averaged 5.1 points, 2.6 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game with Long Island.[15]

On July 25, 2021, Cremo signed with Zornotza ST of the LEB Plata.[16]

References

  1. ^ Dougherty, Pete (May 20, 2018). "Joe Cremo comfortable with his decision to attend Villanova". Albany Times-Union. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Bedore, Gary (May 1, 2018). "KU grad transfer target Joe Cremo lists five schools; Nova visit starts Wednesday". Kansas City Star. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Allen, James (March 18, 2015). "Joe Cremo has Scotia in running for second state title". Albany Times-Union. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Cremo scores 29, Albany (NY) beats Colgate 74-66". ESPN. Associated Press. December 10, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Dougherty, Pete (March 1, 2018). "Joe Cremo makes all-America East first team". Albany Times-Union. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Abrami, Alex (March 1, 2018). "UVM's Bell-Haynes repeats as America East player of year". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  7. ^ Norlander, Matt (May 8, 2018). "Villanova basketball recruiting: Transfer Joe Cremo could be a key to repeating as NCAA champions". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Goodman, Jeff (May 8, 2018). "Nova lands highly regarded grad transfer Joe Cremo from Albany". ESPN. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  9. ^ Juliano, Joe (May 8, 2018). "Albany transfer Joe Cremo says Villanova 'felt like a family'". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  10. ^ Schiltz, Jim (June 29, 2019). "Scotia grad Cremo eyes basketball future". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  11. ^ Narducci, Marc (October 26, 2019). "Sixers G League affiliate Delaware Blue Coats select familiar player with their first draft choice". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Friar, Nick (November 5, 2019). "Long Island Nets set roster to start 2019-20". Nets Wire. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  13. ^ Hudy, Dan (December 5, 2019). "A BEST BET: Spa City Gamblers ABA basketball home opener at Gavin Park this weekend". The Saratogian. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  14. ^ "Joe Cremo: Lands with Long Island". CBS Sports. December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  15. ^ Schilz, Jim (June 6, 2020). "Cremo's season ends with G League cancellation". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Joe Cremo is a newcomer at Zornotza". Eurobasket. July 25, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.