 Jeffers with the Iowa Energy. | |
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| Position: | Shooting Guard / Small Forward |
| League: | NBA/PBA/NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 5, 1985 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Physical stats | |
| Listed height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight: | 210 lbs (95 kg) |
| National Basketball Association career | |
| Debut: 2010 for the Utah Jazz | |
| Final season: 2014 for the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Westinghouse (Chicago, Illinois) Hubbard High School Chicago, Illinois |
| College: | Los Angeles Southwest (2003–2004) UIC (2005–2007) Robert Morris (2007–2008) |
| NBA Draft: | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career: | 2008–2016 (8 years) |
| Coaching career: | 2016–2019 (3 years) |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2008–2009 | Iowa Energy |
| 2009 | NGC Cantù |
| 2010 | Iowa Energy |
| 2010 | Utah Jazz |
| 2010–2011 | Iowa Energy |
| 2011 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2011 | Washington Wizards |
| 2012–2014 | Iowa Energy |
| 2014 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2014 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2014 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| 2016 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–2017 | Robert Morris (Illinois) (associate HC) |
| 2017–2019 | Robert Morris (Illinois) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| NBA career playing statistics | |
| Points: | 139 (3.8 PPG) |
| Rebounds: | 95 (2.6 RPG) |
| Assists: | 22 (0.6 APG) |
| Steals: | 21 (0.6 SPG) |
| Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball–Reference.com | |
Othyus Jeffers (born August 5, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. The swingman has attended three different colleges, Los Angeles Southwest College, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and Robert Morris, although he has played college basketball for only UIC. Jeffers has also played for three different NBA teams, never playing consecutive seasons with the same team in his professional career. During his D-League career with the Energy, he was named the Rookie of the Year (2009) and a 2x All-Star Selection.