Eugene Jeter

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Eugene Jeter
No. 3 Shandong Lions
Position Point guard
League Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1983-12-01) December 1, 1983
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American / Ukrainian
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Junipero Serra (Gardena, California)
College Portland (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Pro playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2007 Colorado 14ers
2007–2008 BC Kyiv
2008–2009 ViveMenorca
2009 Unicaja Málaga
2009–2010 Hapoel Jerusalem
2010–2011 Sacramento Kings
2011–2012 Joventut Badalona
2012–present Shandong Lions

Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (/ˈɛtər/; born December 1, 1983)[1] is an American-Ukrainian professional basketball player. A 5'11" point guard, he is a naturalized player for the Ukraine national basketball team with his naturalized name being Yudzhin Dzheter (Ukrainian: Юджін Джетер). He played for the Sacramento Kings during the 2010–11 NBA season.[2]

In 2013, Jeter helped the Ukrainian national basketball team qualify for the FIBA World Cup for the first time since the Soviet Union broke apart by being the team's leader in assists during the 2013 EuroBasket tournament with 4.1 assists per game.

Personal life

Jeter is the younger brother of sprinter Carmelita Jeter, a two-time IAAF World Athletics Final gold medalist.

References

  1. "Eugene Pooh Jeter Profile" (in Spanish). menorcabasquet.com. Retrieved 27 January 2009. 
  2. Kings sign Antoine Wright and Pooh Jeter

External links

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