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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.

DaQuan Jeffries

No. 5 – Westchester Knicks
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	Oral Roberts (2015–2016) Western Texas (2016–2017) Tulsa (2017–2019)
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
Third-team All-AAC (2019)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

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]

Professional career

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]

Sacramento Kings (2019–2021)

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]

Houston Rockets (2021)

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]

San Antonio Spurs (2021)

On May 15, 2021, the San Antonio Spurs claimed Jeffries off waivers.[12]

College Park Skyhawks (2021–2022)

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]

Memphis Grizzlies (2022)

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]

Westchester Knicks (2022–present)

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]

Career statistics

Legend

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

College

NCAA Division I

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

JUCO

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Western Texas	30	30	20.8	.653	.294	.772	7.6	1.7	1.1	.8	15.2

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Oral Roberts Golden Eagles bio
• Western Texas Westerners bio
• Tulsa Golden Hurricane bio

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