Free agent | |
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Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. | August 30, 1997
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Edmond Santa Fe (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2021 | Sacramento Kings |
2019–2020 | →Stockton Kings |
2021 | Houston Rockets |
2021 | College Park Skyhawks |
2022 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2022 | College Park Skyhawks |
2022–2023 | Westchester Knicks |
2023 | New York Knicks |
2024 | Westchester Knicks |
2024 | New York Knicks |
2024 | →Westchester Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
DaQuan Marquel Jeffries (born August 30, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, the Western Texas Westerners, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
Jeffries played at Oral Roberts and Western Texas College before transferring to Tulsa, where he played two seasons of college basketball. 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]
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]
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]
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]
On May 15, 2021, the San Antonio Spurs claimed Jeffries off waivers. [12]
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] He averaged 15.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. [16]
On January 1, 2022, Jeffries signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies via the hardship exemption. [16] He appeared in three games during this stint, scoring 2 total points. On January 11, 2022, Jeffries was reacquired by the College Park Skyhawks. [17]
On September 15, 2022, Jeffries signed with the New York Knicks, [18] but was waived at the end of training camp. [19] On October 24, he joined the Westchester Knicks. [20]
On November 29, 2022, Jeffries signed a two-way contract with the New York Knicks after playing well for their NBA G League team, the Westchester Knicks. [21] On March 5, 2023, the Knicks converted Jeffries' deal to a 10-day contract, [22] then signed him to a second 10-day contract on March 16 [23] and on March 26, they signed him to a standard deal. [24] On December 30, 2023, Jeffries was waived by the New York Knicks. [25]
On January 2, 2024, Jeffries re-joined the Westchester Knicks [26] and on February 22, he was signed to a 10-day contract. [27] On March 3, he returned to Westchester [28] and on March 14, he rejoined New York on another 10-day contract. [29] On March 25, he signed with New York for the rest of the season. [30]
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 | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Sacramento | 13 | 0 | 10.9 | .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 |
Houston | 13 | 3 | 20.1 | .413 | .282 | 1.000 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | 4.9 | |
2021–22 | Memphis | 3 | 0 | 2.9 | .500 | .000 | — | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
2023–24 | New York | 17 | 0 | 2.7 | .353 | .200 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .8 |
Career | 64 | 5 | 10.8 | .430 | .281 | .750 | 1.5 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 3.0 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023 | New York | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2024 | New York | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | .375 | .400 | — | 1.0 | .0 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 |
Career | 6 | 0 | 4.1 | .375 | .400 | — | .7 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 1.3 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Western Texas | 30 | 30 | 20.8 | .653 | .294 | .772 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .8 | 15.2 |
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