Jeffery Trepagnier (born July 11, 1979) is a former American professional

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player.

High school

Trepagnier played basketball at

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, in

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College career

Trepagnier played

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for the

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. He also took second place at the 2000

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Championships for the second year in a row with a

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of 7-foot-1, tying for the fifth-best jump in USC school history.

Professional career

Trepagnier was a second round draft pick of the

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in the

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. At 6'4", Trepagnier was considered by some scouts to be undersized for the

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position, his natural spot. Trepagnier only played in 31 total NBA career games (12 for the Cavaliers and 19 for the

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) and averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in his career. His final NBA game was played on April 14, 2004 in a 67 - 93 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. In his final game, Trepagnier played for 7 minutes and recorded 1 assist, 1 rebound but no points. He spent the 2004–05 season for

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club

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. He signed with the Knights on June 25, 2006. Trepagnier signed a contract with French club

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in December 2007. In 2009, Trepagnier was playing for the

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of the NBA D-League. In 2010, he joined

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of the Italian second league. In 2011, he signed to play in Brazil. He later joined the

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of the ABA.

Personal

Born in

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, Trepagnier is of African-American descent.Treat me like a fool ...
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'', March 23, 2001

References

External links

Jeff Trepagnier NBA player profile
@ NBA.com

@ NBA.com
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@ Euroleague.net
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