Johndre Jefferson

Johndre Jefferson
Jefferson with Mantova in 2013-14 season
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1988-11-30) November 30, 1988 (age 36)
Santee, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican / Central African
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Marion (Santee, South Carolina)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Iskra Svit
2012Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2012–2013Elitzur Ramla
2013–2015Mantovana
2015Varese
2015–2016Konyaspor
2016–2017Aquila Trento
2017Afyon
2017–2018Champville
2018Cibona
2019PAOK Thessaloniki
2019–2020Chorale Roanne
2021AS Salé
2021–2022Nacional
2022–2023Peñarol Mar del Plata

Johndre Jefferson (born November 30, 1988) is an American and Central African professional basketball player who last played for Peñarol Mar del Plata of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He played college basketball for Northwest Florida State and South Carolina. Born in the United States, he represents Central African Republic internationally.

Early life and college career

Jefferson attended Lake Marion High School & Technology Center in Santee, South Carolina, where he averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocks during his senior season. Jefferson was named the male athlete of the year and garnered all-region and all-state accolades.[1]

Jefferson played college basketball for Northwest Florida State College's Raiders, where he averaged 9.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.7 blocks during 2008–09 campaign.[1]

In 2009, Jefferson was transferred from Northwest Florida State College to the University of South Carolina, where he averaged 1.7 points, 1.7 assists and 0.9 blocks in 9 minutes per game in his senior year. Jefferson led the team or shared the team lead in blocks five times.[1]

Professional career

After finishing his college basketball career at South Carolina, Jefferson was not drafted by any NBA team. He signed for the 2011–12 season with the Iskra Svit in Slovakia.

On August 29, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Italian club Pallacanestro Mantovana of the Serie A2 Basket.[2] On July 23, 2014, he re-signed with Mantovana for one more season.[3] On February 4, 2015, he was suspended by Mantovana.[4] Six days later, he left the club and signed with Pallacanestro Varese for the rest of the 2014–15 Serie A season.[5]

On July 11, 2015, he signed with Turkish club Torku Konyaspor for the 2015–16 season.[6]

On July 21, 2016, Jefferson signed with Italian club Aquila Basket Trento.[7] On January 6, 2017, he parted ways with Trento after averaging 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds in eleven games.[8] On February 25, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor for the rest of the season.[9]

On July 30, 2017, Jefferson signed with Champville of the Lebanese Basketball League.[10]

On October 1, 2018, Jefferson signed a one-year deal with Cibona of the ABA League and the Croatian League.[11] Cibona parted ways with him on December 24, 2018.[12] Jefferson spent the rest of the 2018–2019 season with PAOK Thessaloniki in Greece.

On August 16, 2019, he has signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A.[13]

In May 2021, Jefferson was on the roster of Moroccan club AS Salé for the 2021 BAL season.

The Basketball Tournament

Jefferson has competed for Overseas Elite in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), a single-elimination winner-take-all tournament. In TBT 2015, he was a center for Overseas Elite as they won the $1 million prize. He also competed for Overseas Elite in TBT 2016 and TBT 2017, where they successfully defended their title and won $2 million each year. In TBT 2018, Jefferson played six games, averaging 4.2 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game on 75% shooting. Overseas Elite again reached the championship game and defeated Eberlein Drive, 70–58, for their fourth consecutive TBT title and another $2 million prize. In TBT 2019, Jefferson and Overseas Elite advanced to the semifinals where they suffered their first-ever defeat, losing to Carmen's Crew, 71–66.[14]

BAL career statistics

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 GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 AS Salé 4 2 18.2 .214 – .429 4.3 .5 .5 1.8 2.3
Career 4 2 18.2 .214 – .429 4.3 .5 .5 1.8 2.3

References

  1. ^ a b c "Johndre Jefferson – University of South Carolina". GamecocksOnline.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Pallacanestro Mantovana signs Johndre Jefferson
  3. ^ Pallacanestro Mantovana officially re-signs Johndre Jefferson Archived 8 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Dinamica Mantova suspends Johndre Jefferson
  5. ^ Openjobmetis Varese announces Johndre Jefferson
  6. ^ Johndre Jefferson officially moves to Konyaspor
  7. ^ "Aquila Basket Trento signs Johndre Jefferson". Sportando.com. July 21, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  8. ^ "Dolomiti Energia Trento and Johndre Jefferson parted ways". Sportando.com. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  9. ^ Johndre Jefferson inks with Afyon Belediye
  10. ^ Johndre Jefferson signs with Champville
  11. ^ "KK Cibona signs Johndre Jefferson". Sportando.basketball. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Cibona parted ways with Jefferson and Raley-Ross". aba-liga.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  13. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 16, 2019). "Roanne signs Johndre Jefferson, parts ways with Jamar Akoh". Sportando. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  14. ^ "#1 Carmen's Crew 71, #1 Overseas Elite 66". thetournament.com. August 4, 2019. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2019.