Jeff Myers (basketball)

Jeff Myers
Personal information
Born (1974-03-24) March 24, 1974
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school South Philadelphia High School
College St. Francis / Drexel
NBA draft 1997 / Undrafted
Position Guard
Career history
1992-93 St. Francis
1994-97 Drexel
1997-98 Philadelphia Power
1998-2001 Connecticut Pride
2001-02 Greenville Groove
2002 Adirondack Wildcats
2003 Greenville Groove
2003-05 Columbus Riverdragons

Jeff Myers is a retired basketball player. During college, Myers primarily played for the Drexel Dragons men's basketball between 1994 and 1997. After graduation, he played in the United States Basketball League and the Continental Basketball Association before joining the National Basketball Development League. With the NBDL, Myers played for the Greenville Groove from 2001 to 2003 and the Columbus Riverdragons from 2003 to 2005. While with the Groove, he won the first ever NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2002.

Early life and education

Myers was born on March 24, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For high school, he went to South Philadelphia High School.[1] In 1997, he graduated from Drexel University with an degree in accounting.[2]

Career

Myers began his basketball career with the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team from 1992 to 1993. With the Terriers, Myers made 103 field goals and 5 three-pointers. The following season, Myers joined the Drexel Dragons men's basketball team in 1994 and remained with the team until 1997. With the Dragons, Myers scored 316 field goals and 139 three-pointers with a team total of 1430 points.[3][4].

After graduation, Myers joined the United States Basketball League with the Philadelphia Power in 1997. After the team was renamed the Camden Power in 1998, Myers stayed with the team before moving to the Continental Basketball Association. In the CBA, he played for the Connecticut Pride from 1998 to 1999.[4] When the Pride moved to the International Basketball League in 2000, he remained with the team from 2000 to 2001.[5]

In 2001, Myers was picked by the Greenville Groove in the ninth round of the 2001 National Basketball Development League draft.[6] With the Groove, he was a winning member of the 2002 NBDL championship.[7] After the NBDL Championship, Myers went back to the USBL to play with the Adirondack Wildcats for the summer of 2002.[8] Afterwards, Myers left the Wildcats and returned to the Groove in the beginning of 2003.[9] He went to the Columbus Riverdragons for the 2003-04 season and remained with the team until 2005. He ended his NBDL career with 392 field goals, 68 three-pointers and 1355 points.[10]

Apart from his NBDL career, Myers began playing for the National Basketball Association in October 2002 with the Toronto Raptors. He experienced a knee injury during his lone preseason game with the Raptors. In 2003, he played with the Philadelphia 76ers for a preseason game.[11] His final NBA experience was with the Atlanta Hawks during their training camp in 2004. Myers retired from basketball in 2007.[1]

Awards

Myers won the first ever NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2002.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jeff Myers". RealGM. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Fell, Justin (9 March 1997). "Philadelphia Power brings local talent to pro level". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jeff Myers". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Greenville's Jeff Myers named 2001-02 NBDL Defensive Player of the Year". Our Sports Central. 27 March 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Adirondack Player Profiles". The Post-Star. 19 April 2002. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "National Basketball Development League Announces Inaugural Draft Results". NBA. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Groove grab NBDL championship". Greenville Tribune-Times. 16 April 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Smith III, Willie T. (13 May 2002). "Groove players scatter, hone skills for NBA". Greenville News. p. 1C.
  9. ↑ Smith III, Willie T. (4 January 2003). "Myers return to spark Groove comeback win". Greenville News.
  10. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jeff Myers G-League Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Suddenly Sixer". South Philly Review. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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