Jeffrey Tyrone Webster (born February 19, 1971) is an American former professional

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player. Webster played collegiately for the

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, where he scored 2,258 points and collected 781 rebounds. Webster was selected 40th overall by the

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in the

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, but he and fellow Heat draftee

Ed Stokes Edward Kobie Stokes (born September 3, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player, who played at the center position. Stokes attended the University of Arizona. During his collegiate career, he scored 984 points, grabbed 644 reb ...

were traded to the

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in exchange for

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and the draft rights to

Terrence Rencher Terrence Lamont Rencher (born February 19, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. He is an assistant coach for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Playing career Rencher was a prep star at St. Raymond High School for Boys in the Br ...

. He played 11 games with the Bullets during the 1995–96 season before his brief NBA career came to an end. Webster also played in the

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for the

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, Tri-City Chinook and the

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. His career averages were 3.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. Webster's son Justin currently plays for the

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team.

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