Chris Jefferies

Christopher Allen Jefferies (born February 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Toronto Raptors and the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Chris Jefferies
Personal information
Born (1980-02-13) February 13, 1980
Fresno, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolWashington Union
(Easton, California)
College
NBA draft2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career2002–2004
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
Number1, 32, 6
Career history
20022003Toronto Raptors
2003–2004Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WAC (2001)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

He was named First Team All-Western Athletic Conference, All-Defensive Team and All-Newcomer Team as a sophomore at Fresno State University. Also named WAC Newcomer of the Year by the conference media. Jefferies had transferred from the Arkansas following his freshman year.

Selected in the first round (27th overall pick) of the 2002 NBA Draft out of Fresno State by the Los Angeles Lakers, his draft rights were traded along with Lindsey Hunter to the Toronto Raptors for Tracy Murray and the draft rights to Kareem Rush. He was later traded to the Chicago Bulls during the 2003-04 season. In his short NBA career, Jefferies registered 72 games played, 12 game starts, and averaged 3.9 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.


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