Johndre Jefferson (born November 30, 1988) is an American and Central African professional basketball player who last played for

Peñarol Mar del Plata Club Atlético Peñarol (), more commonly referred to as Peñarol, is a Uruguayan professional football club based in Montevideo. The club currently competes in the Uruguayan Primera División, the highest tier in Uruguayan football. The nam ...

of the

Liga Nacional de Básquet Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Amer ...

(LNB). He played

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for Northwest Florida State and

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. Born in the

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, he represents

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

internationally.

Early life and college career

Jefferson attended Lake Marion High School & Technology Center in

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, where he averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocks during his senior season. Jefferson was named the male athlete of the year and garnered all-region and all-state accolades. Jefferson played

for

Northwest Florida State College Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) is a public university, public college with its main campus in Niceville, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, offering a ...

's Raiders, where he averaged 9.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.7 blocks during 2008–09 campaign. In 2009, Jefferson was transferred from Northwest Florida State College to the

University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a Public university, public research university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, It is the flagship of the University of South Car ...

, where he averaged 1.7 points, 1.7 assists and 0.9 blocks in 9 minutes per game in his senior year. Jefferson led the team or shared the team lead in blocks five times.

Professional career

After finishing his college basketball career at South Carolina, Jefferson was not drafted by any

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team. He signed for the 2011–12 season with the Iskra Svit in Slovakia. On August 29, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Italian club

Pallacanestro Mantovana Pallacanestro Mantovana, known for sponsorship reasons as Dinamica Mantova, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Mantua, Lombardy. Founded in 2004, the side plays in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015–16 season. The ...

of the

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. On July 23, 2014, he re-signed with Mantovana for one more season. On February 4, 2015, he was suspended by Mantovana. Six days later, he left the club and signed with

Pallacanestro Varese Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian basketball league system, Italian first ...

for the rest of the 2014–15 Serie A season. On July 11, 2015, he signed with Turkish club

Torku Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

for the 2015–16 season. On July 21, 2016, Jefferson signed with Italian club

Aquila Basket Trento Aquila Basket Trento, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dolomiti Energia Trento, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trento, Trent, Trentino. It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur ...

. On January 6, 2017, he parted ways with Trento after averaging 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds in eleven games. On February 25, 2017, he signed with Turkish club

Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor Afyon Belediye S.K., commonly known as Afyon Belediye or simply Afyon, for sponsorship reasons HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye, is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, which competes in the Turkish Basketball Second ...

for the rest of the season. On July 30, 2017, Jefferson signed with Champville of the

Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is recognized as the top-tier professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketb ...

. On October 1, 2018, Jefferson signed a one-year deal with

Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...

of the

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and the Croatian League. Cibona parted ways with him on December 24, 2018. Jefferson spent the rest of the 2018–2019 season with

PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

in Greece. On August 16, 2019, he has signed with

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of the

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. In May 2021, Jefferson was on the roster of Moroccan club AS Salé for the

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The Basketball Tournament

Jefferson has competed for

Overseas Elite Overseas Elite was an American basketball team that participated in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. The team won the tournament four consecutive times: 2015 (prize money $1 million), 201 ...

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(TBT), a single-elimination winner-take-all tournament. In TBT 2015, he was a center for Overseas Elite as they won the $1 million prize. He also competed for Overseas Elite in TBT 2016 and TBT 2017, where they successfully defended their title and won $2 million each year. In TBT 2018, Jefferson played six games, averaging 4.2 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game on 75% shooting. Overseas Elite again reached the championship game and defeated

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, 70–58, for their fourth consecutive TBT title and another $2 million prize. In TBT 2019, Jefferson and Overseas Elite advanced to the semifinals where they suffered their first-ever defeat, losing to Carmen's Crew, 71–66.

BAL career statistics

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References

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