Jeffrey Curtis Ayres ( né Orcutt; born April 29, 1987), formerly known as Jeff Pendergraph, is an American professional

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player for Indomables de Ciudad Juárez of the Liga de Básquetbol Estatal de Chihuahua. He attended Etiwanda High School in

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and played

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College career

Ayres attended Arizona State for four seasons, finishing with career averages of 12.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.04 blocked shots and a 58.0 percent shooting accuracy. In his sophomore season, he grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds in a 52–36 victory over Colgate on December 19, 2006. As a senior, Ayres averaged 14.5 points and was named to the Pac-10's First Team. His 66.0 percent field goal mark led the nation. On January 4, 2009, he scored a career-high 31 points, along with a game-high 11 rebounds, in a 90–60 win over Stanford with twenty-one of those points being tallied in the first half.

Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers

On June 25, 2009, Ayres was selected by the

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with the 31st overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft, only to be traded to the

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in exchange for Sergio Rodríguez, the draft rights to Jon Brockman and cash considerations. On September 8, he signed a contract with the Trail Blazers and joined them for the 2009 Summer League, starting all five games and averaging 10.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.2 blocked shots. On December 22, he made his NBA debut in an 85–81 win against the

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, in which he scored 2 points in 4 minutes of playing time. Ayres scored a career-high 23 points in the last regular season game of the

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on April 14, 2010, against the

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. He was waived by the Trail Blazers prior to the start of the 2011 season after suffering a season-ending knee injury during a pre-season game against the

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Indiana Pacers

Ayres was signed by the

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for the 2011–12 season. Before the start of the season, he was sidelined with a mild sprain in his knee, suffered when he injured it during a December 10, 2011, practice. On April 23, 2012, Ayres got his first start for the Pacers in a 103–97 win against the

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. In 18 minutes of play he scored 10 points with 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks. On June 4, 2013, Ayres was ejected from Game 7 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals by referee Ken Mauer after a shoving match with

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guard Norris Cole, who was also ejected in the fourth quarter. Entertainer

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's manager was also ejected after an ongoing verbal spat with Ayres.

San Antonio Spurs

On July 11, 2013, Ayres signed with the

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and made his debut on October 30 in a 101–94 win against the

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, recording two points, two rebounds, two assists and one block in 11 minutes of playing time. On June 15, 2014, Ayres won his first NBA championship after the Spurs defeated the

4 games to 1 in the

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NBA D-League and Los Angeles Clippers

On October 31, 2015, Ayres was selected by the Idaho Stampede with the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft. On November 13, he made his debut with Idaho in a 110–106 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, recording 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block and one steal in 39 minutes of action. On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game. On January 23, 2016, Ayres signed a 10-day contract with the

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. The next day, he made his debut in a 112–94 loss to the

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, recording two points, one rebound and one assist in five minutes. On February 2, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Clippers. On February 12, the Clippers did not renew his contract, making him a free agent. On February 20, Ayres returned to Idaho, appearing on the team bench that night. On March 4, 2016, Idaho traded Ayres to the Los Angeles D-Fenders in exchange for a 2016 first-round draft pick. The next day, he made his debut for the D-Fenders in a 127–117 win over the Texas Legends, recording 16 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench. At the season's end, he was named to the All-NBA D-League First Team. On March 16, 2016, Ayres returned to the Clippers, signing with the team for the rest of the season.

CSKA Moscow and NBA D-League

On September 22, 2016, Ayres signed a two-month contract with Russian club CSKA Moscow. Following the expiration of his contract, he parted ways with CSKA on November 23, 2016. In seven games, he averaged 5.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. On December 1, 2016, Ayres was reacquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.

First stint in Japan

On February 16, 2017, Ayres signed with Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese B.League.

Turkey

On August 12, 2017, Ayres signed with Eskişehir Basket of the

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Second stint in Japan

On September 4, 2018, Ayres signed with

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of the B.League. He signed with Nagoya Diamond Dolphins on June 20, 2020. He signed with Niigata Albirex BB on June 29, 2021.

BIG3

On May 25, 2022, Ayres was drafted by Bivouac with the eighth overall pick of the 2022

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draft.

The Basketball Tournament

Jeff Ayres played for Team Challenge ALS in the

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edition of

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. In two games with Eberlein Drive, he averaged 6.5 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game on 100 percent shooting. Team Challenge ALS made it to the West Regional Championship Game before falling to eventual tournament runner-up Eberlein Drive.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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International career statistics

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Personal life

Jeff Ayres married long time girlfriend Raneem Ayres in 2012. The two have 3 children together. In August 2013, he made an Arizona court filing to change his surname from Pendergraph to Ayres, replacing the surname of his stepfather with that of his biological father. The change was formally announced in September 2013.

References

External links

Jeff Ayres
at thesundevils.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayers, Jeff 1987 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen Alvark Tokyo players American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's 3x3 basketball players American men's basketball players Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball players Basketball players from San Bernardino County, California Big3 players Centers (basketball) Eskişehir Basket players Etiwanda High School alumni Freseros de Irapuato players Idaho Stampede players Indiana Pacers players Los Angeles Clippers players Los Angeles D-Fenders players Nagoya Diamond Dolphins players PBC CSKA Moscow players Portland Trail Blazers players Power forwards Rayos de Hermosillo players Ryukyu Golden Kings players Sacramento Kings draft picks San Antonio Spurs players Shiga Lakes players Sportspeople from Ontario, California Indomables de Ciudad Juárez players

College career

Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers

Indiana Pacers

San Antonio Spurs

NBA D-League and Los Angeles Clippers

CSKA Moscow and NBA D-League

First stint in Japan

Turkey

Second stint in Japan

BIG3

The Basketball Tournament

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

International career statistics

Personal life

See also

References

External links