Jared Jeffries

Infobox NBA Player
name = Jared Jeffries


position = Forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 11
weight_lbs = 240
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|11|25
birth_place = Bloomington, Indiana
highschool = Bloomington North
college = Indiana
draft = 11th overall
draft_year = 2002
draft_team = Washington Wizards
league = NBA
team = New York Knicks
number = 20
career_start = 2002
career_end =
former_teams = Washington Wizards (2002-06)
awards = Indiana Mr Basketball

Jared Scott Carter Jeffries (born November 25 1981, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the NBA. He was drafted in 2002 by the Washington Wizards as the 11th overall pick. At 6'11", he plays at the small forward position, although he was known to play the starting shooting guard position on many occasions with the Wizards.

Jeffries is a versatile player, able to do many things on the court including rebounding, ball-handling, and scoring. He is most well-known for his defense, however, as the Wizards often gave him the toughest defensive assignments. As an example, in the 2006 NBA Playoffs, he guarded LeBron James, star of the Cleveland Cavaliers, for most of their first-round series.

High school and college

Before competing in the NBA, Jeffries attended high school at Bloomington High School North, advancing to the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) basketball finals in 2000 before losing to Marion High School, led by current Knicks forward Zach Randolph. In his last two years in high school, one of his teammates was future North Carolina center and Charlotte Bobcats power forward Sean May. He then attended Indiana University, where he played for two years before choosing to forgo his junior and senior years in favor of entering the NBA draft in 2002. While in college, he was a part of the team that advanced to the NCAA title game before losing to the Maryland Terrapins. Jeffries received the 2002 Silver Basketball from the "Chicago Tribune" as the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten.

NBA

The New York Knicks signed Jeffries on August 8, 2006 after the Wizards declined to match the Knicks' offer. [ [http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/jeffries_060808.html Knicks Sign Free Agent Jared Jeffries ] ] Shortly before the 2006 season, Jeffries suffered a wrist injury [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2645428 ESPN - Report: Knicks' Jeffries has wrist surgery - NBA ] ] and missed the first 23 games of the season.

On December 16, 2006 Jeffries was involved in the Knicks-Nuggets brawl. He was suspended for four games.

Jeffries was heavily criticized by the New York Media for being another of head coach and general manager Isiah Thomas's bad signings, providing less than adequate numbers in minutes starting and coming off the bench. He is considered to be one of the worst players in the league which is shown by his poor points per game and free throw percentage.

During 2008-09 Traning Camp Jared Jeffries fractured his left fibula and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Washington
20 || 1 || 14.6 || .476 || .500 || .552 || 2.9 || .8 || .4 || .2 || 4.0
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Washington
82 || 38 || 23.3 || .377 || .167 || .614 || 5.2 || 1.1 || .6 || .3 || 5.7
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Washington
77 || 71 || 26.1 || .468 || .314 || .584 || 4.9 || 2.0 || .9 || .4 || 6.8
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Washington
77 || 77 || 25.3 || .451 || .320 || .589 || 4.9 || 1.9 || .8 || .6 || 6.4
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | New York
55 || 43 || 23.8 || .461 || .100 || .456 || 4.3 || 1.2 || .8 || .6 || 4.1
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | New York
73 || 19 || 18.2 || .400 || .160 || .527 || 3.3 || .9 || .5 || .3 || 3.7
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
384 || 249 || 22.9 || .431 || .253 || .571 || 4.5 || 1.4 || .7 || .4 || 5.3
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Playoffs

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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Washington
10 || 10 || 24.7 || .490 || .500 || .765 || 4.1 || 1.8 || .9 || .9 || 6.4
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Washington
6 || 6 || 35.8 || .395 || .143 || .765 || 6.2 || 1.5 || .2 || 1.2 || 8.0
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
16 || 16 || 28.9 || .446 || .308 || .765 || 4.9 || 1.7 || .6 || 1.0 || 7.0
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Notes

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jared_jeffries/ NBA.com Profile - Jared Jeffries]