Lance Jeter

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Lance Jeter
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Jeter playing with Trefl Sopot in 2014
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1988-07-18) July 18, 1988 (age 35)
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school Beaver Falls
(Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Aris Leeuwarden
2012 AZS Koszalin
2012–2013 ratiopharm Ulm
2013–2014 Trefl Sopot
2014–2015 Donar
2015–2016 Mitteldeutscher
2016–2017 Donar
2017–2018 JL Bourg
2018 Pieno žvaigždės
2018–2019 Donar
Career highlights and awards

Lance Lamar Jeter (born July 18, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. He plays point guard and occasionally shooting guard position. [1] Jeter played college basketball for the Nebraska Huskers at the University of Nebraska. Nicknamed "The General", [2] he is a two-time winner of the Dutch Basketball League MVP Award during his time with Donar.

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Professional career

Aris Leeuwarden

His first professional season, Jeter played for Aris Leeuwarden. He was the main scorer player of Aris, as he averaged 16.9 points per game. [3] He was chosen to the DBL All-Star team.

Koszalin and Ulm

In 2012, he signed a contract with the Polish club AZS Koszalin but he was released quickly. He played the 2012–13 season for ratiopharm ulm, whom he competed with in the Eurocup along with the Bundesliga.

Trefl Sopot

In the 2013–14 season he returned to Poland to play for Trefl Sopot. [4] Jeter started the season with Trefl, by winning the Polish Supercup. The team eventually took the third place in the 2013–14 PLK season.

Donar

For the 2014–15 season he signed with Dutch team Donar. [5] With Donar, he won the NBB Cup, after the team beat SPM Shoeters in the Final. He won the Dutch Basketball League MVP Award in April. [6] Donar's season ended after the Finals, in which the team lost 4–1 to SPM Shoeters.

Mitteldeutscher BC

On September 17, 2015, returned to the Bundesliga after Mitteldeutscher BC announced an agreement with Jeter. [7] He left the team on January 3, 2016, after Mitteldeutscher BC honored his request to dissolve his contract. [8] Jeter averaged 8.1 points in 17 games for the team.

Second stint with Donar

On January 13, 2016, he returned to Donar. [9] On December 16, 2016, he scored a career-high 31 points in a DBL road loss to Aris Leeuwarden. [10] Jeter was named to the All-DBL Team for the second time. [11]

After a season in which Donar won the DBL championship, Jeter re-signed for another year. Jeter won his second DBL Most Valuable Player Award this season and became the seventh player to have won multiple Dutch League MVP awards. [12]

JL Bourg

Jeter with JL Bourg in 2017 Lance-Jeter-2017.jpg
Jeter with JL Bourg in 2017

For the 2017–18 season, Jeter signed with JL Bourg of the French LNB Pro A. [13]

Lithuania

The 2018–19 season, Jeter started with BC Pieno žvaigždės. On November 12, 2018, Jeter was released by Pieno. [14] He averaged 7.3 points and 3.0 assists in the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Return to Donar

On November 25, 2018, he returned to Donar. [15]

Honors

Club

Donar
Trefl Sopot

Individual awards

Statistics

[16] [17]
SeasonTeamLeaguePPGRPGAPG EFF
2011–12 Aris Leeuwarden DBL 16.93.83.516.0
2012–13 Ratiopharm Ulm Bundesliga 8.32.02.97.3
2013–14 Trefl Sopot PLK 9.23.22.68.9
2014–15 Donar DBL 15.84.25.019.2
2015–16 Mitteldeutscher BC Bundesliga 8.12.13.18.3
2015–16 DonarDBL15.54.45.918.9
2016–17 DonarDBL13.03.26.216.6
2017–18 JL Bourg LNB Pro A 6.32.33.47.5
2018–19 Pieno Zvaigzdes LKL 8.31.93.39.9
2018–19 DonarDBL9.22.33.410.4

  League leader

Personal

He and his wife Stephanie have three children: Nico, Lance Jr., and Camila.[ citation needed ]

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