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Chris Jefferies
Personal information
Born (1980-02-13) February 13, 1980 (age 44)
Fresno, California
Nationality American
High school Washington Union
(Easton, California)
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College
  • Arkansas (1998–1999)
  • Fresno State (2000–2002)
NBA Draft 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro career 2002–2004
Career history
2002–2003 Toronto Raptors
2003–2004 Chicago Bulls
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WAC (2001)

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). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Fresno State Bulldogs.

College career

Jeffries 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.

Professional career

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.

Jefferies' final NBA game was played on April 14, 2004 in a 96–101 loss to the Indiana Pacers where he recorded 2 points and 5 fouls as the Bulls' starting Small Forward. In his short NBA career, Jefferies registered 72 games played, 12 game starts, and averaged 3.9 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. He is also the half-brother to Nate Jefferies, Immanuel High School basketball star.

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