Eugene Jeter

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Eugene Jeter
Tianjin Gold Lions
2018–2020Fujian Sturgeons
2021BC Dnipro
20212023NBA G League Ignite
Career highlights and awards
  • 2015
    )
  • 2013
    )
  • Israeli Super League Sixth Man of the Year
    (2010)
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2007)
  • 2× First-team All-WCC (2004, 2006)
Stats at NBA.com 
Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (

Ukraine national team with his naturalized name being Yudzhin Dzheter (Ukrainian
: Юджін Джетер).

Professional career

Jeter went undrafted at the

NBA D-League
.

In August 2007, Jeter moved to Europe and signed a one-year deal with BC Kyiv of Ukraine.[1]

In August 2008, Jeter moved to Spain and signed a one-year deal with ViveMenorca of the Liga ACB.[2]

In September 2009, Jeter signed with

Unicaja Málaga.[3] In November 2009, he left Unicaja and signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel for the remainder of the season.[4]

On July 21, 2010, Jeter signed with the Sacramento Kings.[5]

In August 2011, Jeter returned to Spain and signed with Joventut Badalona for the 2011–12 season.[6]

In September 2012, Jeter signed with

Shandong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.[7] In July 2014, he extended his contract with Shandong for two more years.[8]

On March 21, 2015, Jeter signed with

On July 14, 2015, Jeter re-signed with the Shandong Lions for the 2015–16 season.[11]

In October 2016, Jeter signed with

2016–17 CBA season.[12] On April 11, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş for the rest of the 2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi season.[13] However he did not play for them because Beşiktaş was banned by FIBA from registering new players and the deal could not be completed.[14]

On January 1, 2021, Jeter signed with BC Dnipro of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[15]

On October 28, 2021, Jeter signed with the NBA G League Ignite.[16] On June 9, 2023, he announced his retirement.[17]

International career

In 2013, Jeter helped the senior

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 an average of 4.1 assists per game.

Coaching and executive career

On June 9, 2023, Jeter was hired as a player development coach for the Portland Trail Blazers and as an assistant GM for the Rip City Remix.[17]

Personal life

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

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Sacramento 62 1 13.8 .409 .200 .902 1.1 2.6 .5 .0 4.1
Career 62 1 13.8 .409 .200 .902 1.1 2.6 .5 .0 4.1

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10
Unicaja
3 1 14.9 .333 .111 .500 .3 1.7 .3 .0 5.3 1.7
Career 3 1 14.9 .333 .111 .500 .3 1.7 .3 .0 5.3 1.7

References

  1. ^ BC Kyiv nabs guard Pooh Jeter
  2. ^ Eugene Jeter, nuevo jugador del ViveMenorca (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Unicaja fills point guard void with Pooh Jeter
  4. ^ Hapoel Jerusalem lands point guard Pooh Jeter
  5. ^ Kings sign Antoine Wright and Pooh Jeter to Contracts
  6. ^ FIATC Joventut Badalona tabs Pooh Jeter
  7. ^ Pooh Jeter inks in China with Shandong Bulls
  8. ^ Pooh Jeter to stay with Shandong Flaming Bulls until 2016
  9. ^ Eugene "Pooh" Jeter rejoint le club pour la fin de la saison Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  10. ^ Limoges announces Pooh Jeter
  11. ^ Pooh Jeter signs with Shandong
  12. ^ Former NBA Player Eugene "Pooh" Jeter to Play for Tianjin Gold Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association
  13. ^ Pooh Jeter signs with Besiktas
  14. ^ Deal between Besiktas and Pooh Jeter fell apart
  15. ^ "Pooh Jeter signs with BC Dnipro". Sportando. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "Ignite Announces Veteran Additions, Coaching Staff". OurSportsCentral.com. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Eugene Pooh Jeter retires and starts a new chapter with Portland Trail Blazers". EuroHoops.net. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.