Editing Jared Jeffries

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jared Jeffries
| image = JaredJeffries.jpg
| caption = Jeffries during his first tenure with the Knicks
| height_ft = 6 
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 240
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|11|25}}
| birth_place = [[Bloomington, Indiana]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Bloomington High School North|Bloomington North]]<br>(Bloomington, Indiana)
| college = [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] (2000–2002)
| draft_year = 2002
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick  = 11
| draft_team = [[Washington Wizards]]
| career_start = 2002
| career_end = 2013
| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] / [[small forward]]
| career_number = 1, 20, 9
| years1 ={{nbay|2002|start}}–{{nbay|2005|end}} | team1 = [[Washington Wizards]]
| years2 ={{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}} | team2 = [[New York Knicks]]
| years3 ={{nbay|2009|end}}–{{nbay|2010|end}} | team3 = [[Houston Rockets]]
| years4 ={{nbay|2010|end}}–{{nbay|2011|end}} | team4 = New York Knicks
| years5 ={{nbay|2012|full=y}} | team5 = [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
| highlights = 
* Consensus second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[2002 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2002]])
* [[Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Big Ten Player of the Year]] (2002)
* First-team All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] (2002)
* [[Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year|Big Ten Freshman of the Year]] (2001)
* [[Gatorade Player of the Year awards|Gatorade National Player of the Year]] (2000)
* First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2000)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2000 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2000]])
* [[Indiana Mr. Basketball]] (2000)
|stats_league= NBA
|stat1label=[[Point (basketball)|Points]]
|stat1value=3,003 (4.8 ppg)
|stat2label=[[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
|stat2value=798 (1.3 apg)
|stat3label=[[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
|stat3value=2,563 (4.1 rpg)
|bbr=jeffrja01
}}

'''Jared Scott Carter Jeffries''' (born November 25, 1981) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. Jeffries was drafted with the 11th overall pick of the [[2002 NBA draft]] by the [[Washington Wizards]]. He also played for the [[New York Knicks]], [[Houston Rockets]], and [[Portland Trail Blazers]] before retiring in 2013. In college, Jeffries played for the [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana Hoosiers]]; during his sophomore year, he was an integral part of the Hoosiers' [[Cinderella (sports)|Cinderella run]] to the [[2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2002 NCAA Championship game]], was named [[Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Big Ten Player of the Year]], and was a consensus second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]]. At 6'11", he mainly played at both [[Forward (basketball)|forward]] positions.

Jeffries served as the Director of Player Personnel for the [[Denver Nuggets]] from 2016 to 2017.

==High school==
Before competing in the college ranks, Jeffries attended high school at [[Bloomington High School North]], advancing to the [[Indiana High School Athletic Association]] (IHSAA) basketball finals in 2000 before losing to [[Marion High School (Indiana)|Marion High School]], led by fellow future NBA player [[Zach Randolph]]. In his last two years in high school, one of his teammates was future [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina]] player [[Sean May]].  Jeffries was recognized as the 2000 [[Indiana Mr. Basketball award|Indiana Mr. Basketball]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neddenriep |first=Kyle |title=Build-A-Team: Putting together the best Bloomington North basketball team |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/04/01/indiana-basketball-bloomington-north-best-players-history-jared-jeffries-duany-duany-sean-may/1549227001/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref>

==College==
Jeffries played basketball for the [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana University Hoosiers]], where he played for two years before forgoing his junior and senior years to enter the NBA draft. Jeffries was recruited by [[Bob Knight]], but Knight was fired shortly before his [[2000–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|freshman season]]. Jeffries was a key cog in the Hoosiers' Cinderella run to the [[2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2002 NCAA title game]].  Against #1 [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] in the East Regional semifinals, Jeffries had 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead IU to a 74–73 upset victory.  Jeffries received the 2002 [[Silver Basketball]] from the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' as the [[Most Valuable Player]] of the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]].

===College statistics===
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2000–01]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2000–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]]
| 34 || 34 || 32.6 || .442 || .245 || .620 || 6.9 || 2.4 || .9 || 1.2 || 13.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2001–02]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2001–02 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]]
| 36 || 36 || 32.6 || .457 || .380 || .667 || 7.6 || 2.1 || 1.5 || 1.3 || 15.0

|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 70 || 70 || 32.6 || .450 || .325 || .643 || 7.2 || 2.2 || 1.2 || 1.3 || 14.4
{{S-end}}

==Professional career==

=== Washington Wizards (2002–2006) ===
Jeffries was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 11th pick in the 2002 NBA draft. As a lottery-level pick, Jeffries received a guaranteed three-year contract with the Wizards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ww.heraldtimesonline.com//stories/2002/06/27/sports.020627_HT_B1_JRH75646.sto |title=JJ looking forward to playing in NBA for—and with—MJ |last1=Graham |first1=Andy |date=June 22, 2002 |website=heraldtimesonline.com |publisher=Herald Times |access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref> Jeffries appeared in 20 games alongside [[Michael Jordan]] during his rookie season, which was cut short when he tore his ACL during practice.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/12/27/jeffries-out-for-season-with-torn-acl/ |title=Jeffries out for season with torn ACL |last1=Kent  |first1=Milton |date=December 27, 2002 |website=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |publisher=Baltimore Sun |access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref> However, he appeared in all 82 games during his sophomore season and was a regular starter during the 2004–05 season. On October 31, 2004, the Wizards exercised a contract option to keep Jeffries with the team through the 2005–06 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/nba/washington-wizards-team-transactions?year=2004&type=22 |title=2004 Washington Wizards Transactions: Exercised Contract Option |work=Fox Sports |access-date=November 6, 2015}}</ref>

=== New York Knicks (2006–2010) ===
The New York Knicks signed Jeffries on August 8, 2006, after the Washington Wizards declined to match the Knicks' offer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/knicks/news/jeffries_060808.html|title=New York Knicks News Headlines|website=New York Knicks}}</ref> Shortly before the 2006 season, Jeffries suffered a wrist injury<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2645428|title=Report: Knicks' Jeffries has wrist surgery, out 6–8 weeks|date=November 1, 2006|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> and missed the first 23 games of the season.

On December 16, 2006, Jeffries was involved in the [[Knicks–Nuggets brawl]]. He was suspended for four games.

=== Houston Rockets (2010–2011) ===
On February 18, 2010, Jeffies was traded to the [[Houston Rockets]] along with [[Jordan Hill (basketball)|Jordan Hill]] as part of a three team trade which sent [[Tracy McGrady]] to the [[New York Knicks]]. Jeffries agreed to a buyout with the Rockets on February 25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/620095-houston-rockets-buyout-jared-jeffries-contract-expected-to-return-to-new-york|title=Houston Rockets Buyout Jared Jeffries Contract; Expected to Return to New York|first=Chris|last=Faig|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>

=== Return to New York (2011–2012) ===
On March 1, 2011, Jeffries rejoined the Knicks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knickerblogger.net/knicks-re-sign-jared-jeffries/|title=Knicks Re-Sign Jared Jeffries|first=Mike Kurylo-Published: 03/01/2011- 10|last=Comments|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085704/http://knickerblogger.net/knicks-re-sign-jared-jeffries/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Portland Trail Blazers (2012–2013) ===
On July 16, 2012, Jeffries, [[Dan Gadzuric]], the rights to Greek [[Forward (basketball)|forward]] [[Giorgos Printezis]] and the 48th pick in the [[2012 NBA draft]], [[Kostas Papanikolaou]], and a [[2016 NBA draft|2016]] second round pick were traded to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] for [[Kurt Thomas (basketball)|Kurt Thomas]] and [[Raymond Felton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/itemId/3179/Default.aspx |title=Trail Blazers Acquire Jared Jeffries From New York |work=iamatrailblazersfan.com |date=July 16, 2012 |access-date=July 16, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719054058/http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/itemId/3179/Default.aspx |archive-date=July 19, 2012 }}</ref>

Jeffries' final NBA game was on March 10, 2013, in a 96 – 98 loss to the [[New Orleans Hornets]] where he played for {{frac|14|1|2}} minutes and recorded no stats other than 2 fouls. On April 18, 2013, the Trail Blazers announced that they had waived Jeffries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/ItemID/3811/Default.aspx |title=Trail Blazers Waive Jared Jeffries |work=iamatrailblazersfan.com |date=April 18, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130422113003/http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PressReleaseDisplay/tabid/297/ItemID/3811/Default.aspx |archive-date=April 22, 2013 }}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
In September 2013, Jeffries retired from the NBA in conjunction with accepting a front office position with the [[Denver Nuggets]] as a pro personnel scout.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2013/09/17/jared-jeffries-retiring-nba/2826929/|title=Jared Jeffries retires as an NBA player|work=USA Today|author=Jonathan Lintner|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=April 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/staff-directory|title=Nuggets Staff Directory|work=NBA.com|access-date=April 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/229885/Jared-Jeffries-Takes-Scouting-Position-With-Nuggets|title=Jared Jeffries Takes Scouting Position With Nuggets|work=RealGM.com|date=September 17, 2013|access-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref>

In April 2016, Jeffries was promoted to Director of Player Personnel for the Nuggets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/241607/jared-jeffries-promoted-to-nuggets-director-of-pro-personnel|title=Jared Jeffries Promoted To Nuggets' Director Of Pro Personnel|work=RealGM.com|date=April 16, 2016|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref>

In July 2017, Jeffries was named President of [[Echo Fox]], an [[eSports]] organization founded by former NBA player [[Rick Fox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echofox.gg/news/former-nba-veteran-and-front-office-exec-jared-jeffries-joins-echo-fox-as-president|title=Former NBA Veteran and Front Office Exec Jared Jeffries Joins Echo Fox as President|work=EchoFox.gg|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=January 25, 2018}}</ref>

On October 18, 2022, Jeffries was a contestant on ''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]'', winning a pair of [[TAG Heuer]] watches, then a [[Toyota Corolla]] playing [[List of Price Is Right pricing games#One Away|One Away]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.golden-road.net/index.php/topic,33783.0.html?PHPSESSID=h3rjg6h8fhl0b98rsrjg6nlfr0 | title=TPiR Recap – 1/9/2023 }}</ref> His show aired on January 9, 2023. Due to his 6'11" height, he was unable to drive the small car so he gave it to his daughter as a gift.<ref>{{cite web  |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jared-jeffries-former-indiana-basketball-star-and-nba-player-wins-car-on-the-price-is-right/ |title=Jared Jeffries, former Indiana basketball star and NBA player, wins car on 'The Price is Right' |last=Gonzalez |first=Isabel |date=January 9, 2023 |work=CBS Sports |access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>

==Television career==

In the summer of 2011, Jeffries starred in a dramatic production of ''[[Our Town]]'' by [[Thornton Wilder]], alongside former Wizards teammates [[Gilbert Arenas]] and [[Etan Thomas]], as well as former Boost Mobile spokesman [[Faizon Love]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evensi.us/faizon-love-elf-replacements-friday-1523-22nd-st-nw-washington-district-columbia-20037/279309103|title=Faizon Love from Elf, The Replacements, Friday, and more! – 23 November 2018|first=The Bier Baron Tavern and Comedy|last=Loft|website=Evensi}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

During the summer of 2013, Jeffries began filming as the host of a [[fishing television series]] documenting his fishing adventures around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1781536-youngest-player-turned-gm-next-reality-tv-star-jared-jeffries-is-making-moves|title=Youngest Player Turned GM? Next Reality TV Star? Jared Jeffries Is Making Moves|first=Jared|last=Zwerling|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> The show, ''Modern Fishing with Jared Jeffries'', premiered December 30, 2013 on the [[Outdoor Channel]] and is now in its fourth season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/modern-fishing-with-jared-jeffries/626853|title=Modern Fishing With Jared Jeffries – TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

==NBA career statistics==
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===Regular season===

{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2002}}
| align="left" | [[2002–03 Washington Wizards season|Washington]]
| 20 || 1 || 14.6 || '''.476''' || '''.500''' || .552 || 2.9 || .8 || .4 || .3 || 4.0
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2003}}
| align="left" | [[2003–04 Washington Wizards season|Washington]]
| '''82''' || 38 || 23.3 || .377 || .167 || .614 || '''5.2''' || 1.1 || .6 || .3 || 5.7
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2004}}
| align="left" | [[2004–05 Washington Wizards season|Washington]]
| 77 || 71 || 26.1 || .468 || .314 || .584 || 4.9 || '''2.0''' || .9 || .5 || '''6.8'''
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2005}}
| align="left" | [[2005–06 Washington Wizards season|Washington]]
| 77 || '''77''' || 25.3 || .451 || .320 || .589 || 4.9 || 1.9 || .8 || .6 || 6.4
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2006}}
| align="left" | [[2006–07 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 55 || 43 || 23.8 || .461 || .100 || .456 || 4.3 || 1.2 || .8 || .5 || 4.1
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2007}}
| align="left" | [[2007–08 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 73 || 19 || 18.2 || .400 || .160 || .527 || 3.3 || .9 || .5 || .3 || 3.7
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2008}}
| align="left" | [[2008–09 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 56 || 36 || 23.4 || .440 || .083 || .611 || 4.1 || 1.4 || .8 || .6 || 5.3
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2009}}
| align="left" | [[2009–10 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 52 || 37 || '''28.1''' || .443 || .323 || .645 || 4.3 || 1.6 || '''1.0''' || '''1.1''' || 5.5
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2009}}
| align="left" | [[2009–10 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 18 || 0 || 18.4 || .429 || .111 || .556 || 3.6 || 1.0 || .5 || .7 || 4.9
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}
| align="left" | [[2010–11 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 18 || 0 || 7.7 || .306 || .167 || .400 || 1.9 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 1.5
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2010}}
| align="left" | [[2010–11 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 24 || 9 || 19.3 || .380 || .333 || .421 || 3.4 || 1.0 || '''1.0''' || .6 || 2.0
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2011}}
| align="left" | [[2011–12 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 39 || 4 || 18.7 || .410 || .188 || '''.681''' || 3.9 || .7 || .7 || .6 || 4.4
|-
| align="left" | {{nbay|2012}}
| align="left" | [[2012–13 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
| 38 || 0 || 9.2 || .296 || .000 || .522 || 1.6 || .4 || .2 || .2 || 1.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 629 || 335 || 21.6 || .426 || .250 || .583 || 4.1 || 1.3 || .7 || .5 || 4.8
{{s-end}}

===Playoffs===

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|-
| align="left" | [[2005 NBA Playoffs|2005]]
| align="left" | [[2004–05 Washington Wizards season|Washington]]
| '''10''' || '''10''' || 24.7 || '''.490''' || '''.500''' || '''.765''' || 4.1 || '''1.8''' || '''.9''' || .9 || 6.4
|-
| align="left" | [[2006 NBA Playoffs|2006]]
| align="left" | [[2005–06 Washington Wizards season|Washington]]
| 6 || 6 || '''35.8''' || .395 || .143 || '''.765''' || '''6.2''' || 1.5 || .2 || 1.2 || '''8.0'''
|-
| align="left" | [[2011 NBA Playoffs|2011]]
| align="left" | [[2010–11 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 4 || 0 || 21.3 || .478 || .000 || .750 || 5.0 || .3 || .8 || '''1.8''' || 6.3
|-
| align="left" | [[2012 NBA Playoffs|2012]]
| align="left" | [[2011–12 New York Knicks season|New York]]
| 5 || 0 || 6.8 || .167 || .000 || .000 || 2.4 || .0 || .2 || .0 || .4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 25 || 16 || 23.2 || .438 || .308 || .763 || 4.4 || 1.1 || .6 || .9 || 5.6
{{s-end}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1717/jared-jeffries ESPN.com profile]

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