Les Burnell Jepsen (born June 24, 1967) is a retired American professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player who played in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

(NBA) during the early 1990s.Les Jepsen profile and statistics
, ''basketballreference.com'' A 7'0"

center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...

, Jepsen played at Bowbells High School in North Dakota and at The University of Iowa. He was part of

George Raveling George Henry Raveling (born June 27, 1937) is an American former college basketball player and coach. He played at Villanova University, and was the head coach at Washington State University the University of Iowa and the University of Southern ...

's recruiting class at The University of Iowa in 1985 which included B. J. Armstrong, Roy Marble,

Ed Horton Edward C. Horton (born December 17, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the second round (39th pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. He was a 6'8", 230 lb. forward. Horton ...

and

Kevin Gamble Kevin Douglas Gamble (born November 13, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association and currently a scout with the Toronto Raptors. At 6'5" (1.96 m) he played as both a shooting guard and smal ...

. All five recruits went on to play in the NBA. Jepsen was selected 28th overall in the 1990 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors where he played the 1990–91 season under Don Nelson before being traded along with

Mitch Richmond Mitchell James Richmond III (born June 30, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Moberly Area Community College and Kansas State University. He was a six-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Tea ...

to the

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

for Billy Owens on November 1, 1991 (shortly before the opening day of the 1991–92 season). As a member of a touring team ("Footlocker Allstars"), Jepsen played in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

in 1997. In the 1997–98 season, he played for the

Newcastle Eagles The Newcastle Eagles are a professional basketball team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Playing in the top-tier British Basketball League and holding the franchise for Tyne & Wear, they are the most successful team in the League's histor ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and for New Wave Göteborg in Sweden.

References

External links

Les Jepsen – Hawkeye Sports NewsLes Jepsen interview
@ thedraftreview.com

@ basketballreference.com
Les Jepsen interview
@ dailyiowan.com
Recent photo of Les Jepsen
@ www.jepsenconsulting.com 1967 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from North Dakota Centers (basketball) Fargo-Moorhead Fever players Golden State Warriors draft picks Golden State Warriors players Hartford Hellcats players Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players People from Burke County, North Dakota Rockford Lightning players Sacramento Kings players {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub