Jeffrey Réginald Coby (born February 4, 1994) is a Haitian-American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for Columbia.

High school career

Coby played high school basketball for

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in Florida, where he was named team

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in 2011 and earned Florida 3A first team honors in 2012. Coby also led Sagemont to its first Florida 2A title. In 2011, he was named among 20

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s from his school to visit Russia through a sports exchange program. As a senior, he transferred to

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in Connecticut, where he helped his team finish second at the state championship.

College career

In his freshman season at Columbia, Coby averaged 2.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. He recorded 11 points and 6 rebounds on March 1, 2014 against

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. As a sophomore, Coby averaged 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds, starting in 10 of 27 games. He posted career-highs of 16 points and 12 rebounds versus

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on November 23, 2014. In his junior season, Coby averaged 5.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. On January 9, 2016, he tallied a career-high 20 points and 13 rebounds in 96–68 win over Central Penn. As a senior, Coby averaged 6.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He posted 13 points and 13 rebounds on January 7, 2017 to guide his team past

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. At the end of the season, he was named Columbia's defensive player of the year. Coby maintained a 3.0 grade point average and graduated with a degree in art history and sociology.

Professional career

Prat (2017–2018)

On August 15, 2017, Coby signed a professional contract with

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of the LEB Oro. Through 11 games, he averaged 3.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.

Xuventude Baloncesto (2018)

On January 26, 2018, Coby signed with

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of the

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. Through 11 games, he averaged 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. In October 2018 Coby signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the

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. He was added to the Westchester Knicks training camp roster.

Austin Spurs (2019)

On February 12, 2019, Coby signed with the Austin Spurs.

Racing Luxembourg (2019)

On March 24, 2019, Coby signed with

National team career

Coby is

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, with Haitian-born parents, and plays for the Haiti national basketball team. He has competed for Haiti in 2018 for the FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coby, Jeff 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players American sportspeople of Haitian descent Austin Spurs players Basketball players from Florida CB Prat players Columbia Lions men's basketball players Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Haitian men's basketball players Small forwards Sportspeople from Pembroke Pines, Florida