Jon Kreft

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Jon Kreft (born October 21, 1986) is a former American professional basketball player. He grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, and played high school basketball at Stoneman Douglas. He played college basketball at Chipola College (2007–2009) and Florida State University (2010–2012). After going undrafted in 2012, Kreft pursued an international career.

Kreft joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2012 NBA Summer League. He signed with Tsmoki-Minsk of Belarus for the 2012–13 season but left after three games. In 2013 he played for the Kelantan Warriors in Malaysia. He was picked in the second round of the 2013 NBA D-League draft by the Santa Cruz Warriors and was traded to the Tulsa 66ers. Over the following years, he played for Osaka Evessa in Japan, Guaiqueríes de Margarita in Venezuela, OSK R Airlines in Thailand, Hi-Tech, and Lhasa Pure Land.

Kreft was part of the MNBL championship team in 2013.

He is the son of Paula and Bruce Kreft. His older brother Dan played college basketball at Northwestern, and his younger brother Mike played football at Valdosta State University and served in the U.S. Army.