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Eugene Jeter
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Jeter playing for Hapoel Jerusalem
Portland Trail Blazers
Player development coach
Personal information
Born (1983-12-02) December 2, 1983 (age 40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality American / Ukrainian
High school Junipero Serra
(Gardena, California)
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College Portland (2002–2006)
NBA Draft 2006 / Undrafted
Pro career 2006–2023
League NBA
Career history
2006–2007 Colorado 14ers
2007–2008 Kyiv
2008–2009 ViveMenorca
2009 Unicaja Málaga
2009–2010 Hapoel Jerusalem
2010–2011 Sacramento Kings
2011–2012 Joventut Badalona
2012–2016 Shandong Lions / Golden Stars
2015 Limoges CSP
2016–2018 Tianjin Gold Lions
2018–2020 Fujian Sturgeons
2021 BC Dnipro
2021–2023 NBA G League Ignite
Career highlights and awards
  • LNB Pro A champion (2015)
  • CBA All-Star (2013)
  • Israeli Super League Sixth Man of the Year (2010)
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2007)
  • 2× First-team All-WCC (2004, 2006)

Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (/ˈɛtər/; born December 2, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball coach, executive and former player, currently serving as a player development coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and assistant GM for the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Portland Pilots and was a naturalized player for the Ukraine national team with his naturalized name being Yudzhin Dzheter (Ukrainian: Юджін Джетер).

Professional career

Jeter went undrafted at the 2006 NBA draft. He played his first professional season with the Colorado 14ers of the NBA D-League.

In August 2007, Jeter moved to Europe and signed a one-year deal with BC Kyiv of Ukraine.

In August 2008, Jeter moved to Spain and signed a one-year deal with ViveMenorca of the Liga ACB.

In September 2009, Jeter signed with Unicaja Málaga. In November 2009, he left Unicaja and signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel for the remainder of the season.

On July 21, 2010, Jeter signed with the Sacramento Kings.

In August 2011, Jeter returned to Spain and signed with Joventut Badalona for the 2011–12 season.

In September 2012, Jeter signed with Shandong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. In July 2014, he extended his contract with Shandong for two more years.

On March 21, 2015, Jeter signed with Limoges CSP of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season.

On July 14, 2015, Jeter re-signed with the Shandong Lions for the 2015–16 season.

In October 2016, Jeter signed with Tianjin Gold Lions for the 2016–17 CBA season. On April 11, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş for the rest of the 2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi season. However he did not play for them because Beşiktaş was banned by FIBA from registering new players and the deal could not be completed.

On January 1, 2021, Jeter signed with BC Dnipro of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.

On October 28, 2021, Jeter signed with the NBA G League Ignite. On June 9, 2023, he announced his retirement.

International career

In 2013, Jeter helped the senior Ukrainian national basketball team qualify for the FIBA World Cup for the first time since the Soviet Union broke apart, by being the team's leader in assists during the 2013 EuroBasket tournament, with an average of 4.1 assists per game.

Coaching and executive career

On June 9, 2023, Jeter was hired as a player development coach for the Portland Trail Blazers and as an assistant GM for the Rip City Remix.

Personal life

Jeter is the younger brother of sprinter Carmelita Jeter, a two-time IAAF World Athletics Final gold medalist.

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Sacramento 62 1 13.8 .409 .200 .902 1.1 2.6 .5 .0 4.1
Career 62 1 13.8 .409 .200 .902 1.1 2.6 .5 .0 4.1

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Unicaja 3 1 14.9 .333 .111 .500 .3 1.7 .3 .0 5.3 1.7
Career 3 1 14.9 .333 .111 .500 .3 1.7 .3 .0 5.3 1.7

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Pooh Jeter para niños

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