Oklahoma Sooners | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | SEC |
Personal information | |
Born | Merrill, Wisconsin | December 2, 1992
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Merrill (Merrill, Wisconsin) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2016–2017 | Oviedo |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Paul Jesperson (born December 2, 1992) is an American former basketball player who is currently an assistant coach and director of player development for the Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team. [1] He played college basketball for the Northern Iowa Panthers.
Jesperson attended Merrill High School where he became the schools all-time leading scorer. [2] Jesperson attended the University of Virginia for two years before transferring to the University of Northern Iowa. [3] [4]
In an NCAA tournament game versus the sixth-seeded University of Texas Jesperson hit a half-court buzzer beating shot to win the game. [5] [6] The shot was featured in the 2016 edition of One Shining Moment.
Jesperson averaged 10.5 minutes, 1.5 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.2 assists per game. [7]
Jesperson averaged 25.7 minutes, 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game. [7]
Jesperson averaged 18.2 minutes, 5.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game. [7]
Jesperson averaged 30.3 minutes, 10.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game. [7] In the Round of 64, he made a buzzer beater from half court to beat Texas 75–72.
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Jesperson signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League on October 31, 2016. [8] On November 15, he made his professional debut in a 152–128 win over the Maine Red Claws, playing two minutes off the bench. [9] Seven days later, he was waived by the Vipers. [10] On November 30, Jesperson signed with Spanish team Oviedo CB until the end of the 2016–17 season. [11] [12] In January 2017, he won with the club the Copa Princesa de Asturias.
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