Jeffery Trepagnier (born July 11, 1979) is an American former professional

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player.

Early life

Trepagnier played basketball at

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, in

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College career

Trepagnier played

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for the

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. He also took second place at the 2000

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Championships for the second year in a row with a

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of 7-foot-1, tying for the fifth-best jump in USC school history.

Professional career

Trepagnier was a second round draft pick of the

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in the

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. At 6'4", Trepagnier was considered by some scouts to be undersized for the

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position, his natural spot. Trepagnier only played in 31 total NBA career games (12 for the Cavaliers and 19 for the

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) and averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in his career. His final NBA game was played on April 14, 2004, in a 67 - 93 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. In his final game, Trepagnier played for 7 minutes and recorded 1 assist, 1 rebound but no points. He spent the 2004–05 season for

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club Eldo Napoli. He signed with the Knights on June 25, 2006. Trepagnier signed a contract with French club

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in December 2007. In 2009, Trepagnier was playing for the

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of the NBA D-League. In 2010, he joined Scaligera Verona of the Italian second league. In 2011, he signed to play in Brazil. He later joined the Los Angeles Slam of the ABA.

Personal

Born in

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, Trepagnier is of African-American descent.Treat me like a fool ...
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'', March 23, 2001

References

External links

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Jeff Trepagnier NBA D-League player profile
@ NBA.com
player profile
@ Euroleague.net
Player profile
@ Legabasket.it {{DEFAULTSORT:Trepagnier, Jeff 1979 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Brazil American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American male high jumpers American men's basketball players American people of Creole descent American people of French descent Asheville Altitude players Bakersfield Jam players Basketball players from Los Angeles Charlotte Bobcats expansion draft picks Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks Cleveland Cavaliers players Compton High School alumni Denver Nuggets players Élan Béarnais players Iowa Energy players Rio Grande Valley Vipers players Scaligera Basket Verona players Shooting guards S.S. Basket Napoli players Ülker G.S.K. basketball players USC Trojans men's basketball players USC Trojans men's track and field athletes