Damien Jefferson
No. 23 – Filou Oostende | |
---|---|
Position | Small forward |
League | BNXT League |
Personal information | |
Born | East Chicago, Indiana | October 3, 1997
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Central (East Chicago, Indiana) |
College |
|
Filou Oostende | |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Damien Jefferson (born October 3, 1997) is an American professional
High school career
Jefferson attended Central High School in East Chicago, Indiana. As a senior, he averaged 26.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game and was named The Times of Northwest Indiana Player of the Year.[1] Jefferson led his team to a Class 4A sectional title and was named an Indiana All-Star.[2] He committed to playing college basketball for New Mexico, his father's alma mater.[3]
College career
Jefferson averaged 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds as a freshman at New Mexico. For his sophomore season, he transferred to
Professional career
Jefferson joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2021 NBA Summer League, winning a summer league championship.[10] He joined the Stockton Kings as an affiliate player on October 25, 2021,[11] but was later waived on January 29, 2022. He was acquired by the Memphis Hustle on February 14.[12]
On July 31, 2023, Jefferson signed with
Career statistics
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 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016–17 | New Mexico | 29 | 6 | 15.1 | .438 | .214 | .490 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .4 | .1 | 5.3 |
2017–18 | Creighton | Redshirt | ||||||||||
2018–19 | Creighton | 26 | 16 | 18.0 | .535 | .412 | .634 | 4.0 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 6.2 |
2019–20 | Creighton | 30 | 29 | 27.1 | .533 | .217 | .635 | 5.5 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 9.4 |
2020–21 | Creighton | 31 | 31 | 30.9 | .512 | .348 | .605 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .3 | 11.9 |
Career | 116 | 82 | 23.0 | .509 | .304 | .592 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .7 | .2 | 8.3 |
Personal life
Jefferson's father, Everette, played college basketball at New Mexico.[14]
References
- ^ Hanlon, Steve (March 31, 2016). "Times Boys Basketball Player of the Year: Damien Jefferson, E.C. Central". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Boyd, James (April 30, 2020). "EC Central grad, Creighton forward Damien Jefferson declares for NBA Draft". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Hanlon, Steve (September 21, 2015). "E.C. Central's Damien Jefferson visits New Mexico, verbally commits to play for the Lobos". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Nyatawa, Jon (June 22, 2017). "Former New Mexico guard Damien Jefferson announces he'll transfer to Creighton". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "Damien Jefferson – 2020-21 – Men's Basketball". Creighton University Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Ferguson, Aaron (August 1, 2020). "East Chicago's Damien Jefferson withdraws from NBA Draft, returns to Creighton". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ DeMarinis, Matt (December 18, 2020). "Damien Jefferson is proving that he doesn't need a spotlight in order to shine". White & Blue Review. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Nyatawa, Jon (March 7, 2021). "Creighton's Marcus Zegarowski, Damien Jefferson and Denzel Mahoney earn Big East honors". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff (May 3, 2021). "Stadium's 2021 NBA Draft Entry Tracker". WatchStadium.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Westrick, Sam (August 18, 2021). "Damien Jefferson is NBA Summer League Champion". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "Stockton Kings Announce 2021-22 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". NBA.com. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "NEW PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT". BCOostende.be. July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Tate, Van (October 24, 2016). "Lobos' Damien Jefferson has a big smile and big game". KRQE. Retrieved March 23, 2021.