Christopher Allen Jefferies (born February 13, 1980) is an American former professional
basketball
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player. He played for the
Toronto Raptors
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and the
Chicago Bulls
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in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA).
He was named First Team All-
Western Athletic Conference
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Due to most of ...
, All-Defensive Team and All-Newcomer Team as a sophomore at
Fresno State University
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. Also named WAC Newcomer of the Year by the conference media. Jefferies had transferred from the
Arkansas
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following his freshman year.
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 a