DaQuan Jeffries

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DaQuan Jeffries
No. 55 – College Park Skyhawks
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1997-08-30) August 30, 1997 (age 24)
Edmond, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolEdmond Santa Fe
(Edmond, Oklahoma)
College
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021Sacramento Kings
2019–2020→Stockton Kings
2021Houston Rockets
2021San Antonio Spurs
2021–presentCollege Park Skyhawks
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-AAC (2019)
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Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

DaQuan Marquel Jeffries (born August 30, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, the Western Texas Westerners, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

College career[]

Jeffries played at Western Texas College and Oral Roberts before transferring. Jeffries played two seasons of college basketball at Tulsa. As a senior, he averaged 13 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and was named to the Third-team All-American Athletic Conference. After the season, Jeffries took part in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.[1]

Professional career[]

Originally projected as a second round pick, Jeffries went undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft. He signed with the Orlando Magic on June 21, 2019.[2] Reportedly, he declined a two-way deal in order to compete for a roster spot with the team.[3] On October 19, 2019, the Magic released Jeffries.[4]

Sacramento Kings (2019–2021)[]

Jeffries then signed a two-way contract with the Sacramento Kings on October 21, 2019.[5] Under the terms of the deal he will split time between the Kings and their NBA G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings. On December 13, Jeffries tallied 44 points, nine rebounds and two blocks for Stockton in a victory over the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[6] He suffered an undisclosed injury later in December.[7]

On November 28, 2020, Jeffries was signed to a standard contract by the Kings.[8] On April 3, 2021, Jeffries was waived by the Kings. He appeared in 31 games in two seasons.[9]

Houston Rockets (2021)[]

On April 5, 2021, the Houston Rockets claimed Jeffries off waivers.[10] On May 13, he was waived by the Rockets after 13 appearances.[11]

San Antonio Spurs (2021)[]

On May 15, 2021, the San Antonio Spurs claimed Jeffries off waivers.[12]

College Park Skyhawks (2021–present)[]

On October 7, 2021, the Atlanta Hawks signed Jeffries.[13] However, he was waived on October 15.[14] In October 2021, Jeffries signed with the College Park Skyhawks.[15]

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  Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Sacramento 13 0 10.8 .500 .278 .833 1.4 .5 .3 .1 3.8
2020–21 Sacramento 18 2 12.9 .421 .321 .857 1.6 .3 .4 .2 3.5
2020–21 Houston 13 3 20.1 .413 .282 1.000 3.2 1.2 .6 .5 4.9
Career 44 5 14.4 .438 .294 .857 2.0 .7 .4 .3 4.0

NBA G League[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Stockton 27 22 31.0 .460 .342 .705 6.9 1.7 1.1 .7 16.5
Career 27 22 31.0 .460 .342 .705 6.9 1.7 1.1 .7 16.5

College[]

NCAA Division I[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Oral Roberts 29 7 20.3 .574 .393 .783 4.4 .8 .6 .6 6.7
2017–18 Tulsa 25 9 22.0 .542 .393 .792 4.9 .8 .6 1.4 9.7
2018–19 Tulsa 31 31 28.1 .502 .366 .755 5.6 1.8 1.0 1.2 13.0
Career 85 47 23.6 .530 .377 .770 5.0 1.2 .8 1.1 9.9

JUCO[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Western Texas 30 30 20.8 .653 .294 .772 7.6 1.7 1.1 .8 15.2

References[]

  1. ^ "TU's DaQuan Jeffries signs free agent contract with Orlando Magic". Tulsa World. June 21, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Magic Sign Free Agents DaQuan Jeffries and Vic Law". Orlando Magic. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "DaQuan Jeffries declined two-way deal to compete for Magic roster spot". The Rookie Wire. July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "DaQuan Jeffries: Waived by Orlando". CBSSports.com.
  5. ^ "Kings Announce Roster Moves Wenyen Gabriel Elevated to Roster Spot, DaQuan Jeffries Added as Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kings' DaQuan Jeffries: Explodes for 44 points Friday". CBS Sports. December 14, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Kings' DaQuan Jeffries: Struggles in return from injury". CBS Sports. December 22, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Kings Re-Sign DaQuan Jeffries". NBA.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Kings Waive DaQuan Jeffries". NBA.com. April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "Rockets Claim DaQuan Jeffries off Waivers". NBA.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  11. ^ Houston Rockets [@HoustonRockets] (May 13, 2021). "Roster Update: The Rockets have waived guard/forward DaQuan Jeffries; he appeared in 13 games with three starts as a Rocket" (Tweet). Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Ty Jäger [@TheTyJager] (May 15, 2021). "The Spurs claimed forward DaQuan Jeffries as there is only more scheduled game in the regular season before their Play-In game scheduled for Wednesday" (Tweet). Retrieved May 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Hawks Request Waivers On A.J. Lawson, Sign Daquan Jeffries". NBA.com. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Request Waivers on Johnny Hamilton, DaQuan Jeffries and Ibi Watson". NBA.com. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "College Park Skyhawks fall in preseason scrimmage". . October 30, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

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