Brandon Jefferson
Jefferson with Orléans Loiret in 2019
No. 30 – Dinamo Sassari
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLBA
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 schoolLewisville (Lewisville, Texas)
CollegeMetro State (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015KTP
2015–2016Phoenix Hagen
2016–2017Union Olimpija
2017–2018Pallacanestro Trapani
2018–2020Orléans Loiret
2020–2021SIG Strasbourg
2021–2022Élan Béarnais
2022–2023Tianjin Pioneers
2023Shaanxi Wolves
2023–presentDinamo Sassari
Career highlights and awards

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

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]

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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