DaQuan Marquel Jeffries (born August 30, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, the Western Texas Westerners, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1997-08-30) August 30, 1997 (age 25) Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Edmond Santa Fe (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2019 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2021 | Sacramento Kings |
2019–2020 | →Stockton Kings |
2021 | Houston Rockets |
2021 | San Antonio Spurs |
2021 | College Park Skyhawks |
2022 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2022 | College Park Skyhawks |
2022–present | Westchester Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeffries-Fernando played at Western Texas College and Oral Roberts before transferring. Jeffries played two seasons of college basketball at Tulsa. As a senior, he averaged 13 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and was named to the Third-team All-American Athletic Conference. After the season, Jeffries took part in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.[1]
Originally projected as a second round pick, Jeffries- Fernando went undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft. He signed with the Orlando Magic on June 21, 2019.[2] Reportedly, he declined a two-way deal in order to compete for a roster spot with the team.[3] On October 19, 2019, the Magic released Jeffries.[4]
Jeffries then signed a two-way contract with the Sacramento Kings on October 21, 2019.[5] Under the terms of the deal he will split time between the Kings and their NBA G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings. On December 13, Jeffries tallied 44 points, nine rebounds and two blocks for Stockton in a victory over the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[6] He suffered an undisclosed injury later in December.[7]
On November 28, 2020, Jeffries was signed to a standard contract by the Kings.[8] On April 3, 2021, Jeffries was waived by the Kings. He appeared in 31 games in two seasons.[9]
On April 5, 2021, the Houston Rockets claimed Jeffries off waivers.[10] On May 13, he was waived by the Rockets after 13 appearances.[11]
On May 15, 2021, the San Antonio Spurs claimed Jeffries off waivers.[12]
On October 7, 2021, the Atlanta Hawks signed Jeffries.[13] However, he was waived on October 15.[14] In October 2021, Jeffries signed with the College Park Skyhawks.[15] He averaged 15.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.[16]
On January 1, 2022, Jeffries signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies via the hardship exemption.[16] Jeffries appeared in three games during this stint, scoring 2 total points. On January 11, 2022, Jeffries was reacquired by the College Park Skyhawks.[17]
On September 15, 2022, he signed with the New York Knicks,[18] but was waived at the end of training camp.[19] On October 24, 2022, Jeffries joined the Westchester Knicks training camp roster.[20]
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 |
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2019–20 | Sacramento | 13 | 0 | 10.8 | .500 | .278 | .833 | 1.4 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.8 |
2020–21 | Sacramento | 18 | 2 | 12.9 | .421 | .321 | .857 | 1.6 | .3 | .4 | .2 | 3.5 |
2020–21 | Houston | 13 | 3 | 20.1 | .413 | .282 | 1.000 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | 4.9 |
2021–22 | Memphis | 3 | 0 | 2.9 | .500 | .000 | — | .7 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
Career | 47 | 5 | 13.7 | .438 | .291 | .857 | 1.9 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 3.8 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Oral Roberts | 29 | 7 | 20.3 | .574 | .393 | .783 | 4.4 | .8 | .6 | .6 | 6.7 |
2017–18 | Tulsa | 25 | 9 | 22.0 | .542 | .393 | .792 | 4.9 | .8 | .6 | 1.4 | 9.7 |
2018–19 | Tulsa | 31 | 31 | 28.1 | .502 | .366 | .755 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 13.0 |
Career | 85 | 47 | 23.6 | .530 | .377 | .770 | 5.0 | 1.2 | .8 | 1.1 | 9.9 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Western Texas | 30 | 30 | 20.8 | .653 | .294 | .772 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .8 | 15.2 |
Westchester Knicks current roster | |
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