Johndre Jefferson

Johndre Jefferson
No. 31 – Cibona
Position Center
League ABA League
Croatian League
Personal information
Born (1988-11-30) November 30, 1988
Santee, South Carolina
Nationality American / Republic of Central African
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Lake Marion (Santee, South Carolina)
College
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Iskra Svit
2012 Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2012–2013 Elitzur Ramla
2013 Salem Sabres
2013–2015 Pallacanestro Mantovana
2015 Pallacanestro Varese
2015–2016 Torku Konyaspor
2016–2017 Aquila Basket Trento
2017 Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor
2017–2018 Champville
2018–present Cibona

Johndre Jefferson (born November 30, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Cibona of the ABA League and the Croatian League. He played college basketball for Northwest Florida State and South Carolina.

Early life and college career

Jefferson attended Lake Marion High School & Technology Center in Santee, South Carolina, where he averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocks during his senior season. Jefferson was named the male athlete of the year and garnered all-region and all-state accolades.[1]

Jefferson played college basketball for Northwest Florida State College's Raiders, where he he averaged 9.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.7 blocks during 2008-09 campaign.[1]

In 2009, Jefferson was transferred from Northwest Florida State College to the Univeristy of South Carolina, where he averaged 1.7 points, 1.7 assists and 0.9 blocks in 9 minutes per game in his senior year. Jefferson led the team or shared the team lead in blocks five times.[1]

Professional career

After finishing his college basketball career at South Carolina, Jefferson was not drafted by any NBA team. He signed for the 2011–12 season with the Iskra Svit in Slovakia.

On August 29, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Italian club Pallacanestro Mantovana of the Serie A2 Basket.[2] On July 23, 2014, he re-signed with Mantovana for one more season.[3] On February 4, 2015, he was suspended by Mantovana.[4] Six days later, he left the club and signed with Pallacanestro Varese for the rest of the 2014–15 Serie A season.[5]

On July 11, 2015, he signed with Turkish club Torku Konyaspor for the 2015–16 season.[6]

On July 21, 2016, Jefferson signed with Italian club Aquila Basket Trento.[7] On January 6, 2017, he parted ways with Trento after averaging 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds in eleven games.[8] On February 25, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor for the rest of the season.[9]

On July 30, 2017, Jefferson signed with Champville of the Lebanese Basketball League.[10]

On October 1, 2018, Jefferson signed a one-year deal with Cibona of the ABA League and the Croatian League.[11]

The Basketball Tournament

Jefferson competed for Overseas Elite in The Basketball Tournament. He was a center on the 2015 team who won TBT's $1 million prize. Jefferson also competed for Overseas Elite in 2016 and 2017 which completed the three-peat, winning both tournaments. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Johndre Jefferson - University of South Carolina". GamecocksOnline.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Pallacanestro Mantovana signs Johndre Jefferson
  3. ↑ Pallacanestro Mantovana officially re-signs Johndre Jefferson
  4. ↑ Dinamica Mantova suspends Johndre Jefferson
  5. ↑ Openjobmetis Varese announces Johndre Jefferson
  6. ↑ Johndre Jefferson officially moves to Konyaspor
  7. ↑ "Aquila Basket Trento signs Johndre Jefferson". Sportando.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dolomiti Energia Trento and Johndre Jefferson parted ways". Sportando.com. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  9. ↑ Johndre Jefferson inks with Afyon Belediye
  10. ↑ Johndre Jefferson signs with Champville
  11. ↑ "KK Cibona signs Johndre Jefferson". Sportando.basketball. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Individual payouts for Overseas Elite | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.