Kareem Brewton Jr. was a gritty, do-everything Memphis guard who could stuff the stat sheet
In the 2018-19 season, Kareem Brewton Jr. averaged 8.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists for Memphis while starting 36 games, a sign of a coach-trusted guard who could handle responsibility and pressure[8][10]. He’s a compact 6-foot-2 combo guard with a strong juco resume, and Memphis leaned on him as a steady creator after he was asked to take on a bigger point-guard role[6][7][13]. The differentiator was versatility: he could score, facilitate, and rebound, and his buzzer-beater heroics show a player who wasn’t afraid of the moment[7][11].