Aisha Jefferson

Aisha Jefferson

Personal information
Born	(1986-10-27) October 27, 1986 (age 38) Dayton, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school	Chaminade Julienne (Dayton, Ohio)
College	Michigan State (2005–2010)
WNBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2010–2016
Position	Forward
Career history
2011–2012	Clube Desportivo Torres Novas
2015–2016	Atlanta Legends
Career highlights and awards
WUBA All-Star (2016) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2006) Ms. Basketball of Ohio (2005)

Aisha Jefferson (born October 27, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. She played college basketball for Michigan State University. ^{[1] [2]}

College career

After earning all-Big Ten freshman recognition for the 2005–06 season and scoring 10.4 points per game as a sophomore, Jefferson was forced to miss the 2007–08 season to undergo surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. ^[3] She was an honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2006–07 and 2008–09 and ended her college career as 11th on the MSU all-time scoring list with 1,194 points.

Statistics

Source ^[4]

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

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Michigan State	34	225	42.7%	25.0%	60.0%	5.0	1.1	1.5	0.5	6.6
2006–07	Michigan State	33	343	41.9%	11.1%	65.3%	5.6	4.6	1.6	0.5	10.4
2008–09	Michigan State	33	367	42.6%	21.9%	70.4%	5.2	1.2	1.0	0.2	11.1
2009–10	Michigan State	33	259	45.0%	29.0%	70.3%	3.8	1.2	0.5	0.3	7.8
Career		133	1194	42.9%	23.7%	67.1%	4.9	1.3	1.1	0.4	9.0

References

1. Graham Hays (March 20, 2010). "Jefferson helps Sparty stomach BGSU". ESPN . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
2. Gary Bonds (October 30, 2009). "Michigan State forward Aisha Jefferson battles injuries and remains heart and soul of team". The Grand Rapids Press . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
3. "Aisha Jefferson To Sit Out 2007–08 Women's Basketball Season". Sports Illustrated . November 5, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
4. "Michigan State Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.

External links

• Aisha Jefferson bio Archived 2009-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Aisha Jefferson at Eurobasket.com