Jeffrey Carroll (born November 6, 1994) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

Oklahoma State Cowboys The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls are the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, Oklahoma State University, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Stillwater. ...

College career

Carroll averaged 8.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Oklahoma State. As a junior, Carroll was named to the Second-team All-

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. He averaged 17.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Carroll missed the first three games of his senior season as the program was under review. As a senior, Carroll was named to the Third-team All-Big 12. He averaged 15.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, he joined the

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for the

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, averaging 4.2 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. On July 19, 2018, Carroll signed with the Lakers. On October 8, 2018, Carroll was waived by the Lakers. He subsequently signed with the Lakers'

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affiliate, the

South Bay Lakers The South Bay Lakers are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Los Angeles. Founded in 2006 as the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the team is owned by the Los Angeles Lakers, who were the first National Basketball Associa ...

. During the 2019–20 season he played in the Italian second-tier national league, the

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for Bergamo Basket, averaging 17.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. On May 22, 2020, Carroll signed with

Universo Treviso Basket Universo Treviso Basket (diminutive TvB), known for sponsorship reasons as NutriBullet Treviso, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Treviso, Veneto. Founded in 2012, it plays in the Italian basketball first division Lega Basket Se ...

in the top tier LBA Italian league. In June 2020, it was revealed that Carroll was a victim of former assistant coach Lamont Evans, who was sentenced to three months in prison on bribery charges. This was related to Carroll's three-game suspension in college. At the beginning of 2021, before the end of the

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, Carroll moves from

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...

back to the Serie A2 signing for

Pallacanestro Biella Pallacanestro Biella, known as Angelico Biella for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Biella, Piedmont. It plays in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015-16 season. For past club sponsorship names, see ...

. After a brief stint with Pallacanestro Forlì, at the end of December, 2021 he would sign a contract with Eurobasket Roma. In August of 2022, Carroll signed a contract with the

Helsinki Seagulls Helsinki Seagulls is a professional basketball team, based in Helsinki, Finland. The club is playing in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of basketball in Finland. The Seagulls were founded in 2013 and made its debut in the Korisliiga in 2014, aft ...

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The Basketball Tournament

Carroll joined Stillwater Stars, composed of Oklahoma State alumni, in

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References

External links

Oklahoma State Cowboys bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Jeffrey 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Dallas County, Texas Helsinki Seagulls players Lega Basket Serie A players Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball players People from Rowlett, Texas Small forwards South Bay Lakers players Universo Treviso Basket players USC Heidelberg players