Jeffrey Réginald Coby (born February 4, 1994) is a Haitian-American professional
basketball
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Total League
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High school career
Coby played high school basketball for
Sagemont School
Sagemont Preparatory School is a private preparatory school in Weston, Florida, United States, operated by the for-profit Spring Education Group.
Overview
Sagemont Preparatory School operates two campuses in Weston. Sagemont Preparatory Lower C ...
in Florida, where he was named team
most valuable player
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in 2011 and earned Florida 3A first team honors in 2012. Coby also led Sagemont to its first Florida 2A title. In 2011, he was named among 20
student athlete
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s from his school to visit Russia through a sports exchange program. As a senior, he transferred to
Choate Rosemary Hall
Choate Rosemary Hall ( ) is a Independent school, private, Mixed-sex education, co-educational, College-preparatory school, college-preparatory boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1890, it took its present na ...
in Connecticut, where he helped his team finish second at the state championship.
College career
In his freshman season at Columbia, Coby averaged 2.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. He recorded 11 points and 6 rebounds on March 1, 2014, against
Harvard
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. As a sophomore, Coby averaged 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds, starting in 10 of 27 games. He posted career-highs of 16 points and 12 rebounds versus Lehigh on November 23, 2014. In his junior season, Coby averaged 5.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. On January 9, 2016, he tallied a career-high 20 points and 13 rebounds in 96–68 win over Central Penn. As a senior, Coby averaged 6.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He posted 13 points and 13 rebounds on January 7, 2017, to guide his team past
Howard
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. At the end of the season, he was named Columbia's defensive player of the year. Coby maintained a 3.0 grade point average and graduated with a degree in art history and sociology.
Professional career
Prat (2017–2018)
On August 15, 2017, Coby signed a professional contract with
CB Prat
Club Bàsquet Prat is a basketball team based in El Prat de Llobregat, Catalonia (Spain). The team currently plays in league LEB Plata.
History
Basketball arrived to El Prat de Llobregat in 1932 with the constitution of the ''Esplai Grupo 49'' in ...
of the
LEB Oro
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. Through 11 games, he averaged 3.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
Xuventude Baloncesto (2018)
On January 26, 2018, Coby signed with
Xuventude Baloncesto
Club Xuventude Baloncesto is a basketball team based in Cambados, Galicia (Spain). The team currently plays in league LEB Plata.
History
Xuventude Cambados was founded by a group of friends in 1976.
In 1999, Xuven promoted to Liga EBA, where ...
of the
LEB Plata
The Segunda FEB, formerly known as LEB 2 and LEB Plata, is the third basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system and the second basketball division organized by the Spanish Basketball Federation. Since 2019, three teams are promote ...
. Through 11 games, he averaged 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
In October 2018 Coby signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the
New York Knicks
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. He was added to the
Westchester Knicks
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training camp roster.
Austin Spurs (2019)
On February 12, 2019, Coby signed with the
Austin Spurs
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Haitian American
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;
) are a group of Americans of full or partial Haitian origin or descent. The largest population of Haitian citizens in the United States live in Little Haiti to the South Florida area. In addition, they have sizeable popu ...
, with Haitian-born parents, and plays for the
Haiti national basketball team
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