Chris Jefferies

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Chris Jefferies
Personal information
Small forward
Born	(1980-02-13) February 13, 1980 Fresno, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Washington Union (Easton, California)
College	Arkansas (1998–1999) Fresno State (2000–2002)
NBA draft	2002 / 27th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro playing career	2002–2004
Career history
2002–2003	Toronto Raptors
2003–2004	Chicago Bulls

Christopher (Chris) Allen Jefferies (born February 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Toronto Raptors and the Chicago Bulls in the NBA.

He was named First Team All-Western Athletic Conference, All-Defensive Team and All-Newcomer Team as a sophomore at Fresno State University. Also named WAC Newcomer of the Year by the conference media. Jefferies had transferred from the University of Arkansas following his freshman year.

Selected in the first round (27th overall pick) of the 2002 NBA Draft out of Fresno State by the Los Angeles Lakers, his draft rights were traded along with Lindsey Hunter to the Toronto Raptors for Tracy Murray and the draft rights to Kareem Rush. He was later traded to the Chicago Bulls during the 2003-04 season. In his short NBA career, Jefferies registered 72 games played, 12 game starts, and averaged 3.9 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.

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v t e 2002 NBA draft

First round	Yao Ming Jay Williams Mike Dunleavy, Jr. Drew Gooden Nikoloz Tskitishvili Dajuan Wagner Maybyner "Nenê" Hilario Chris Wilcox Amar'e Stoudemire Caron Butler Jared Jeffries Melvin Ely Marcus Haislip Fred Jones Boštjan Nachbar Jiří Welsch Juan Dixon Curtis Borchardt Ryan Humphrey Kareem Rush Qyntel Woods Casey Jacobsen Tayshaun Prince Nenad Krstić Frank Williams John Salmons Chris Jefferies Dan Dickau

Second round	Steve Logan Roger Mason Robert Archibald Vincent Yarbrough Dan Gadzuric Carlos Boozer Miloš Vujanić David Andersen Tito Maddox Rod Grizzard Juan Carlos Navarro Mario Kasun Ronald Murray Jason Jennings Lonny Baxter Sam Clancy Matt Barnes Jamal Sampson Chris Owens Peter Fehse Darius Songaila Federico Kammerichs Marcus Taylor Rasual Butler Tamar Slay Mladen Šekularac Luis Scola Randy Holcomb Corsley Edwards

Persondata
Name	Jefferies, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	February 13, 1980
Place of birth	Fresno, California
Date of death
Place of death

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