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Les Burnell Jepsen (born June 24, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the early 1990s.[1]

Les Jepsen

Personal information
Born	(1967-06-24) June 24, 1967 (age 55) Bowbells, North Dakota
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	237 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school	Bowbells (Bowbells, North Dakota)
College	Iowa (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 28th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1990–1995
Position	Center
Number	51
Career history
1990–1991	Golden State Warriors
1991–1992	Sacramento Kings
1992–1993	Rockford Lightning
1993–1994	Fargo-Moorhead Fever
1994–1995	Hartford Hellcats
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A 7'0" center, Jepsen played at Bowbells High School in North Dakota and at The University of Iowa. He was part of George Raveling's recruiting class at The University of Iowa in 1985 which included B. J. Armstrong, Roy Marble, Ed Horton and Kevin Gamble. All five recruits went on to play in the NBA.

Jepsen was selected 28th overall in the 1990 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors where he played the 1990–91 season under Don Nelson before being traded along with Mitch Richmond to the Sacramento Kings for Billy Owens on November 1, 1991[2] (shortly before the opening day of the 1991–92 season).

As a member of a touring team ("Footlocker Allstars"), Jepsen played in Europe in 1997.[3] In the 1997-98 season, he played for the Newcastle Eagles in England[4] and for New Wave Göteborg in Sweden.[5]

References

External links

• Les Jepsen - Hawkeye Sports News
• Les Jepsen interview @ thedraftreview.com
• College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Les Jepsen interview^{[permanent dead link]} @ dailyiowan.com
• Recent photo of Les Jepsen @ www.jepsenconsulting.com

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