Dontell Jefferson

Dontell Jefferson
No. 6   Idaho Stampede
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth December 15, 1983 (1983-12-15) (age 28)
Place of birth Cordele, Georgia
Nationality American
High school Stephenson HS (Stone Mountain, GA)
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College Arkansas
NBA Draft 2006 / Undrafted
Pro career 2006–present
League NBA D-League
Career history
Dakota Wizards (2006–2008)
Barons LMT (2008)
Utah Flash (2008–2009)
Charlotte Bobcats (2009)
Idaho Stampede (2009-2011; 2011-present)
Quebec Kebs (2011)

Dontell Jefferson (born December 15, 1983 in Lithonia, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player.

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College career

Jefferson spent his college career at University of Arkansas, lettering in the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons. He led the team in assists in 2006 and played in the 2006 NCAA Men's Tournament.[1]

Professional career

After his senior season, Jefferson was not selected in the 2006 NBA Draft.

On March 11, 2009, Jefferson was signed to a 10-day contract by the Charlotte Bobcats.[2] and received a 10-day extension on March 21, 2009. He eventually signed for the remainder of the 2008–2009 NBA season.

Jefferson played in six games in the final days of his rookie season, averaging 4.8 points and 2 rebounds per game.[3]

On October 22, 2009, Jefferson was waived by the Bobcats.[4]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Charlotte 6 0 14.0 .500 .500 .667 2.0 1.5 .7 .2 4.8
Career 6 0 14.0 .500 .500 .667 2.0 1.5 .7 .2 4.8

References

  1. ^ http://www.arkansasrazorbacks.com/pdf5/147263.pdf?ATCLID=210043&SPSID=30746&SPID=2421&DB_OEM_ID=6100
  2. ^ "Bobcats Sign Dontell Jefferson". NBA.com. 2009-03-11. http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_jefferson_090311.html. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 
  3. ^ http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dontell_jefferson/index.html
  4. ^ "Bobcats Waive Dontell Jefferson". NBA.com. 2009-10-22. http://www.nba.com/bobcats/091022_release_jefferson_waived.html. Retrieved 2009-10-22. 

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