| RJ Nembhard | |
| Position: | Shooting guard / point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lbs: | 200 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Capital City Go-Go |
| Number: | 8 |
| Birth Date: | 22 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Keller, Texas, U.S. |
| High School: | Keller (Keller, Texas) |
| College: | TCU (2017–2021) |
| Draftyear: | 2021 |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
| Team1: | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Team2: | →Cleveland Charge |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Team3: | Motor City Cruise |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Team4: | UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Team5: | Fos Provence Basket |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Team6: | Filou Oostende |
| Years7: | 2024–present |
| Team7: | Capital City Go-Go |
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Ruben R. "RJ" Nembhard Jr. (born March 22, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs.
Nembhard grew up playing football and started playing basketball at age 10.[1] He attended Keller High School in Keller, Texas. Nembhard averaged 21 points as a junior, earning District 5-6A MVP honors. In his senior season, he averaged 25.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Nembhard was named Star-Telegram Super Team Player of the Year and District 3-6A MVP.[2] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for TCU over offers from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State and Baylor.[3]
Nembhard redshirted his first season at TCU after receiving limited playing time through six games and suffering a knee injury.[4] As a freshman, he came off the bench, averaging 4.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.[5] On January 4, 2020, he scored a career-high 31 points in an 81–79 overtime win over Iowa State.[6] As a sophomore, Nembhard averaged 12.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.[7] As a junior, he averaged 15.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and four assists per game, earning Third Team All-Big 12 honors. On March 29, 2021, Nembhard declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[8] He later decided to remain in the draft.
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Nembhard joined the Miami Heat for the 2021 NBA Summer League.[9] On September 27, 2021, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[10] On October 16, his deal was converted to a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.[11] On March 31, 2022, he signed a standard contract with the Cavaliers.[12] On April 7, he was waived by the Cavaliers[13] and three days later, he signed another two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[14]
On November 9, 2022, the Motor City Cruise announced via their Twitter account that they had acquired Nembhard.[15]
On December 12, 2022, Nembhard signed with UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia of the Lega Basket Serie A.[16]
On January 19, 2023, Nembhard signed with Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A.[17]
On September 9, 2023, Nembhard signed with Filou Oostende of the BNXT League,[18] but was released on November 19.[19]
On March 22, 2024, Nembhard joined the Capital City Go-Go.[20]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland| 14 || 0 || 4.5 || .333 || .000 || .750 || .5 || .9 || .1 || .0 || 1.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 14 || 0 || 4.5 || .333 || .000 || .750 || .5 || .9 || .1 || .0 || 1.1
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| TCU| 6 || 0 || 5.5 || .286 || .000 || .250 || 1.0 || .8 || .0 || .2 || 1.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| TCU| 36 || 8 || 17.2 || .351 || .299 || .615 || 2.1 || .9 || .5 || .4 || 4.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| TCU| 29 || 28 || 32.1 || .366 || .313 || .740 || 3.8 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .2 || 12.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| TCU| 24 || 24 || 34.9 || .400 || .339 || .778 || 4.3 || 4.0 || 1.1 || .2 || 15.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 95 || 60 || 25.5 || .375 || .314 || .724 || 3.1 || 2.5 || .8 || .3 || 9.4
Son of Ruben & Terri Nembhard. Nembhard's father, Ruben, played one season in the NBA/15 seasons overseas and works as a trainer and skills development coach.[21] His grandfather, Joe Beauchamp played ten seasons as a defensive back with the San Diego Chargers and his sister, Jayden, plays volleyball for Long Beach State.[22]