Jared Scott Carter Jeffries (born November 25, 1981) is an American former professional

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player. Jeffries was drafted with the 11th overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft by the

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. He also played for the

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, and

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before retiring in 2013. In college, Jeffries played for the

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; during his sophomore year, he was an integral part of the Hoosiers' Cinderella run to the 2002 NCAA Championship game, was named Big Ten Player of the Year, and was a consensus second-team All-American. At 6'11", he mainly played at both forward positions. Jeffries served as the Director of Player Personnel for the

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from 2016 to 2017.

High school

Before competing in the college ranks, Jeffries attended high school at Bloomington High School North, advancing to the

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(IHSAA) basketball finals in 2000 before losing to Marion High School, led by fellow future NBA player Zach Randolph. In his last two years in high school, one of his teammates was future

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player Sean May. Jeffries was recognized as the 2000

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College

Jeffries played basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, where he played for two years before forgoing his junior and senior years to enter the NBA draft. Jeffries was recruited by

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, but Knight was fired shortly before his freshman season. Jeffries was a key cog in the Hoosiers' Cinderella run to the 2002 NCAA title game. Against #1

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in the East Regional semifinals, Jeffries had 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead IU to a 74-73 upset victory. Jeffries received the 2002 Silver Basketball from the ''

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'' as the

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of the

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College statistics

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Professional career

Washington Wizards (2002-2006)

Jeffries was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 11th pick in the 2002 NBA draft. As a lottery-level pick, Jeffries received a guaranteed three-year contract with the Wizards. Jeffries appeared in 20 games alongside

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during his rookie season, which was cut short when he tore his ACL during practice. However, he appeared in all 82 games during his sophomore season and was a regular starter during the 2004–05 season. On October 31, 2004, the Wizards exercised a contract option to keep Jeffries with the team through the 2005–06 season.

New York Knicks (2006-2010)

The New York Knicks signed Jeffries on August 8, 2006 after the Washington Wizards declined to match the Knicks' offer. Shortly before the 2006 season, Jeffries suffered a wrist injury and missed the first 23 games of the season. On December 16, 2006, Jeffries was involved in the

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. He was suspended for four games.

Houston Rockets (2010-2011)

On February 18, 2010, Jeffies was traded to the

along with Jordan Hill as part of a three team trade which sent

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to the

. Jeffries agreed to a buyout with the Rockets on February 25, 2011.

Return to New York (2011-2012)

On March 1, 2011, Jeffries rejoined the Knicks.

Portland Trail Blazers (2012-2013)

On July 16, 2012, Jeffries,

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, the rights to Greek forward

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and the 48th pick in the

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, and a

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second round pick were traded to the

for Kurt Thomas and

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. Jeffries' final NBA game was on March 10, 2013 in a 96 - 98 loss to the

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where he played for 14 and a half minutes and recorded no stats other than 2 fouls. On April 18, 2013, the Trail Blazers announced that they had waived Jeffries.

Post-playing career

In September 2013, Jeffries retired from the NBA in conjunction with accepting a front office position with the

as a pro personnel scout. In April 2016, Jeffries was promoted to Director of Player Personnel for the Nuggets. In July 2017, Jeffries was named President of

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, an

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organization founded by former NBA player

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Television career

In the summer of 2011, Jeffries starred in a dramatic production of

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, alongside former Wizards teammates

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and

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, as well as former Boost Mobile spokesman

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. During the summer of 2013, Jeffries began filming as the host of a

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documenting his fishing adventures around the world. The show, ''Modern Fishing with Jared Jeffries'', premiered December 30, 2013 on the

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and is now in its fourth season.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 82 , , 38 , , 23.3 , , .377 , , .167 , , .614 , , 5.2 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .3 , , 5.7 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 77 , , 71 , , 26.1 , , .468 , , .314 , , .584 , , 4.9 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .5 , , 6.8 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 77 , , 77 , , 25.3 , , .451 , , .320 , , .589 , , 4.9 , , 1.9 , , .8 , , .6 , , 6.4 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

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, 56 , , 36 , , 23.4 , , .440 , , .083 , , .611 , , 4.1 , , 1.4 , , .8 , , .6 , , 5.3 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 52 , , 37 , , 28.1 , , .443 , , .323 , , .645 , , 4.3 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , 1.1 , , 5.5 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

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, 24 , , 9 , , 19.3 , , .380 , , .333 , , .421 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , , align="left" ,

, 39 , , 4 , , 18.7 , , .410 , , .188 , , .681 , , 3.9 , , .7 , , .7 , , .6 , , 4.4 , - , align="left" , , align="left" , Portland , 38 , , 0 , , 9.2 , , .296 , , .000 , , .522 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , .2 , , .2 , , 1.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 629 , , 335 , , 21.6 , , .426 , , .250 , , .583 , , 4.1 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .5 , , 4.8

Playoffs

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, 10 , , 10 , , 24.7 , , .490 , , .500 , , .765 , , 4.1 , , 1.8 , , .9 , , .9 , , 6.4 , - , align="left" ,

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, 6 , , 6 , , 35.8 , , .395 , , .143 , , .765 , , 6.2 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 1.2 , , 8.0 , - , align="left" ,

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, 4 , , 0 , , 21.3 , , .478 , , .000 , , .750 , , 5.0 , , .3 , , .8 , , 1.8 , , 6.3 , - , align="left" ,

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References

External links

ESPN.com profile
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