Brandon Jefferson (born 25 November 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the

2014 NBA draft The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014, at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. ...

, Jefferson joined the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...

for the

2014 NBA Summer League The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA Draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 t ...

. In July 2014, Jefferson signed his first professional contract with Finnish club

KTP-Basket Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat Basket, shortly KTP Basket, is the largely independent basketball team of Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat, a Finnish sports club based in Kotka, and has played in the Korisliiga since 1957. The club has won the Finnish cha ...

. In July 2015, Jefferson signed with German Club

Phoenix Hagen Phoenix Hagen is a German professional basketball club that is based in Hagen, Germany. After withdrawing from the Basketball Bundesliga in November 2016, Phoenix Hagen re-launched its basketball team for the 2017-18 ProA season. The ProA is Germ ...

. On September 2, 2016, Jefferson signed a one-year deal with Slovenian club

Union Olimpija Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They ...

. On July 18, 2017, he signed a one-year deal with Italian club

Pallacanestro Trapani Pallacanestro Trapani, known for sponsorship reasons as 2B Control Trapani, is an Italian professional basketball team that is based in Trapani, Sicily. The club's full name is Club Sportivo Pallacanestro Trapani. The club plays in the second divi ...

. Jefferson signed a deal with

Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Loiret Basket, formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Orléans, France. "45" is the number of Loiret. The club plays in the French Pro A Lea ...

of the French second division

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on August 9, 2018. He was named the Pro B Most Valuable Player of the 2018–19 season. During the 2019-20 season, Jefferson averaged 16.1 points and 3.9 assists per game. On August 30, 2020, he signed with

SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and i ...

. Jefferson averaged 16.2 points and 3.4 assists per game. On August 9, 2021, he signed a two-year deal with

Élan Béarnais Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, also known as simply Élan Béarnais , and formerly known as Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They compete in the top-tier French league, the LNB Pro A. Th ...

. On June 11, 2022, he signed with

of the

References

External links

NBA Prospect ProfileGerman League ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileMetro State Roadrunners bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jefferson, Brandon 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Texas Élan Béarnais players KK Olimpija players Metro State Roadrunners men's basketball players Orléans Loiret Basket players People from Flower Mound, Texas Phoenix Hagen players Point guards