{{Short description|New Zealand basketball player}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jeremiah Trueman | image = | caption = | position = Center / power forward | height_cm = 205 | weight_kg = | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|5|19}} | birth_place = New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | high_school = Nelson College (Nelson, New Zealand) | college = *San Diego Christian (2005–2007) *Alaska Anchorage (2007–2009) | draft_year = 2009 | career_start = 2004 | career_end = 2015 | years1 = 2004–2005 | team1 = Nelson Giants | years2 = 2009–2010 | team2 = New Zealand Breakers | years3 = 2010 | team3 = Taranaki Mountainairs | years4 = 2010–2013 | team4 = Perth Wildcats | years5 = 2011–2015 | team5 = Manawatu Jets | years6 = 2013 | team6 = New Zealand Breakers | years7 = 2014 | team7 = Perth Wildcats | years8 = 2014–2015 | team8 = San Diego Surf | highlights = *NZNBL rebounding champion (2015) }} '''Jeremiah Kloeten Trueman''' (born 19 May 1987) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
==Early life== Trueman was born in New Plymouth<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/jeremiah-trueman|title=Jeremiah Trueman|work=olympic.org.nz|access-date=22 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/basketball/trueman-returns-to-nz-ng-ya-351658|title=Trueman returns to NZ|work=thewest.com.au|date=6 June 2013|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref> and originally grew up in nearby Stratford. He joined his parents, first in Tasmania and then in Brazil, as Christian missionaries. The family arrived in South America when Trueman was seven and took over a hostel that housed a group of street kids, staying in the country for four years. In Brazil, he attended school, learnt Portuguese, and played soccer. Upon returning to New Zealand, he started playing basketball.<ref>{{cite web|last=Foreman|first=Glen|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/jeremiah-trueman-vows-to-make-most-of-second-chance-with-perth-wildcats-ng-fdd554f06634f1dfdfc998b2259f8fdc|title=Jeremiah Trueman vows to make most of second chance with Perth Wildcats|work=perthnow.com.au|date=12 October 2012|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref>
In 2004 and 2005, Trueman attended Nelson College in Nelson and played for the school's basketball team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nz.basketball/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2004.pdf|title=2004 Results Annual|work=nz.basketball|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nz.basketball/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2005.pdf|title=2005 Results Annual|work=nz.basketball|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref> During those two years, he also played in the New Zealand NBL for the Nelson Giants.<ref name=taranaki2010>{{cite web|last=Hills|first=Murray|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2664851/Tall-Black-considers-Taranaki|title=Tall Black considers Taranaki|work=stuff.co.nz|date=26 August 2009|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref>
Trueman captained the Junior Tall Blacks that played in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney in January 2005, scoring 14 points in the tournament's final.<ref name=college-bio>{{cite web|url=https://goseawolves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jeremiah-trueman/1435|title=Jeremiah Trueman|work=goseawolves.com|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref>
==College career== Between 2005 and 2007, Trueman was a two-year starter at San Diego Christian College in the NAIA, where he averaged 6.8 points on 64 percent shooting with 5.0 rebounds per game and helped the Hawks to back-to-back NAIA National Tournament appearances.<ref name="college-bio" /> Between 2007 and 2009, he played for Alaska Anchorage in the NCAA Division II. The 2007–08 season saw Trueman help the Seawolves post the best record in school history (29–6), with the team winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and advancing to NCAA Semifinals. He led the squad with .618 FG% and was the fifth-leading scorer (5.5 ppg) and rebounder (2.8 rpg).<ref name="college-bio" /> As a senior in 2008–09, Trueman paced the Seawolves in field-goal percentage (.597), free-throw percentage (.870), blocks per game (1.0), and offensive rebounding (2.3 orpg), earning All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honorable mention accolades. He ranked second on the team in scoring (15.8 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.5 rpg).<ref name="college-bio" />
==Professional career== After graduating from college, Trueman returned to New Zealand and joined the New Zealand Breakers for the 2009–10 NBL season.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/2578919/Canadian-fills-Breakers-import-slot Canadian fills Breakers' import slot]</ref> He then played for the Taranaki Mountainairs during the 2010 New Zealand NBL season.
For the 2010–11 NBL season, Trueman joined the Perth Wildcats. After playing for the Manawatu Jets during the 2011 New Zealand NBL season,<ref>{{cite web|last=Richardson|first=Daniel|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/4103601/Trueman-signs-up-with-Jets|title=Trueman signs up with Jets|work=stuff.co.nz|date=7 September 2010|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Richardson|first=Daniel|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/4855354/Coach-keen-to-get-Jeremiah-Trueman-back|title=Coach keen to get Jeremiah Trueman back|work=stuff.co.nz|date=6 April 2011|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref> he returned to the Wildcats for the 2011–12 NBL season. Another stint with the Jets followed in 2012, with Trueman then playing another season with the Wildcats in 2012–13.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://andthefoul.net/archives/3663 |title=Wildcats complete 2012–13 roster |access-date=9 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821201055/http://andthefoul.net/archives/3663 |archive-date=21 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He re-joined the Jets in 2013 for a third season.
For the 2013–14 NBL season, Trueman returned to the New Zealand Breakers,<ref>[http://www.nzbreakers.co.nz/article/id/yq0usuqoj7zf1r6pk6e4tnal5 VICKERMAN MOVES TO FILL BREAKERS ROSTER] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201112/http://www.nzbreakers.co.nz/article/id/yq0usuqoj7zf1r6pk6e4tnal5 |date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> but his season was cut short when he was released in late October.<ref>[http://www.nzbreakers.co.nz/article/id/wsx9tfsyv8321nevpccicus6y SKYCITY BREAKERS MOVE QUICKLY IN ROSTER CHANGE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204838/http://www.nzbreakers.co.nz/article/id/wsx9tfsyv8321nevpccicus6y |date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> In January 2014, he re-joined the Wildcats as a short-term injury replacement for Matthew Knight.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wildcats.com.au/article/id/1e1nfq7hvhf3o1hfmraqfwtdm7 |title=Perth Wildcats welcome back Jeremiah Trueman |access-date=23 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201185036/http://www.wildcats.com.au/article/id/1e1nfq7hvhf3o1hfmraqfwtdm7 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/20906229/wildcats-lure-back-trueman/ Wildcats lure back Trueman]</ref>
Trueman re-joined the Manawatu Jets for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season,<ref>[http://www.basketball.org.nz/nbl/trueman-returns-to-jets/ Trueman returns to Jets]</ref> and then moved to the United States for the 2014–15 season, where he played for the San Diego Surf of the American Basketball Association.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/66570772/Jets-hoping-to-heal-Horvath Jets hoping to heal Horvath]</ref> He returned to Manawatu for one final season in 2015,<ref>[http://nzhoops.co.nz/trueman-returns-jets/ Trueman Returns To Jets]</ref> where he was crowned the rebounding champion.
==National team career== Trueman made his debut for the Tall Blacks in 2006. His next selection to the team came in 2009.<ref>[http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-3990-0-0-0&sID=81885&articleID=9505431&news_task=DETAIL FOUR DEBUTANTES IN TB'S]</ref>
==Personal== Trueman is the son of Cathy and Marty, and he has two brothers, Matthew and Izaak.<ref name="taranaki2010" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Hills|first=Murray|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/3094207/Family-ties-lead-Taranaki-basketballer-home|title=Family ties lead Taranaki basketballer home|work=stuff.co.nz|date=26 November 2009|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref>
Trueman and his American wife, Mary,<ref name="taranaki2010" /> have three children.<ref>[http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/basketball/a/20963234/us-beckons-frustrated-trueman/ US beckons frustrated Trueman]</ref>
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== External links == *[http://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Jeremiah_Trueman/55757 Australiabasket.com profile]
{{New Zealand NBL Rebounding Champions}}
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