Brandon Jefferson

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Brandon Jefferson
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Jefferson with Orléans Loiret in 2019
Free Agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1991-11-25) November 25, 1991 (age 32)
Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school Lewisville (Lewisville, Texas)
College Metro State (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 KTP
2015–2016 Phoenix Hagen
2016–2017 Union Olimpija
2017–2018 Pallacanestro Trapani
2018–2020 Orléans Loiret
2020–2021 SIG Strasbourg
2021–2022 Élan Béarnais
2022–2023 Tianjin Pioneers
2023 Shaanxi Wolves
2023–2024 Dinamo Sassari
Career highlights and awards

Brandon Jefferson (born 25 November 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Dinamo Sassari of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Jefferson joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2014 NBA Summer League. [1] In July 2014, Jefferson signed his first professional contract with Finnish club KTP-Basket. [2]

In July 2015, Jefferson signed with German Club Phoenix Hagen. [3]

On September 2, 2016, Jefferson signed a one-year deal with Slovenian club Union Olimpija. [4]

On July 18, 2017, he signed a one-year deal with Italian club Pallacanestro Trapani. [5]

Jefferson signed a deal with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French second division LNB Pro B on August 9, 2018. [6] He was named the Pro B Most Valuable Player of the 2018–19 season. During the 2019–20 season, Jefferson averaged 16.1 points and 3.9 assists per game. On August 30, 2020, he signed with SIG Strasbourg. [7] Jefferson averaged 16.2 points and 3.4 assists per game.

On August 9, 2021, he signed a two-year deal with Élan Béarnais. [8]

On June 11, 2022, he signed with Tianjin Pioneers of the Chinese Basketball Association. [9]

On December 23, 2023, he signed with Dinamo Sassari of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Jefferson selected to Denver Nuggets summer league roster.
  2. ↑ Rookie guard Brandon Jefferson signs with KTP.
  3. ↑ "Brandon Jefferson moves to Phoenix Hagen". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  4. ↑ Brandon Jefferson signs with Olimpija Ljubljana.
  5. ↑ Brandon Jefferson inks with Pallacanestro Trapani.
  6. ↑ "Brandon Jefferson signs with Orleans". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "SIG Strasbourg inks Brandon Jefferson". Sportando. August 30, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Elan Bernais Pau Orthez announces 2-year deal with Brandon Jefferson". Sportando. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Brandon Jefferson (Pau-Orthez) jouera en Chine la saison prochaine". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  10. ↑ "La Dinamo firma Jefferson". dinamobasket.com (in Italian). December 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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