Lance Lamar Jeter (born July 18, 1988) is an American professional

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player. He plays

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and occasionally

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position. Jeter played college basketball for the

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at the

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. Nicknamed "The General", he is a two-time winner of the

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Award during his time with

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Professional career

Aris Leeuwarden

His first professional season, Jeter played for

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. He was the main scorer player of Aris, as he averaged 16.9 points per game. He was chosen to the

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team.

Koszalin and Ulm

In 2012, he signed a contract with the Polish club

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but he was released quickly. He played the 2012–13 season for

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, whom he competed with in the Eurocup along with the

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Trefl Sopot

In the 2013–14 season he returned to Poland to play for

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. Jeter started the season with Trefl, by winning the

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. The team eventually took the third place in the 2013–14 PLK season.

Donar

For the 2014–15 season he signed with Dutch team

. With Donar, he won the

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, after the team beat SPM Shoeters in the Final. He won the

Award in April. Donar's season ended after the Finals, in which the team lost 4–1 to SPM Shoeters.

Mitteldeutscher BC

On September 17, 2015, returned to the Bundesliga after

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announced an agreement with Jeter. He left the team on January 3, 2016, after Mitteldeutscher BC honored his request to dissolve his contract. Jeter averaged 8.1 points in 17 games for the team.

Second stint with Donar

On January 13, 2016, he returned to Donar. On December 16, 2016, he scored a career-high 31 points in a DBL road loss to

. Jeter was named to the All-DBL Team for the second time. After a season in which Donar won the DBL championship, Jeter re-signed for another year. Jeter won his second

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this season and became the seventh player to have won multiple Dutch League MVP awards.

JL Bourg

For the 2017–18 season, Jeter signed with

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of the French

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Lithuania

The 2018–19 season, Jeter started with

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. On November 12, 2018, Jeter was released by Pieno. He averaged 7.3 points and 3.0 assists in the

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Return to Donar

On November 25, 2018, he returned to Donar.

Honors

Club

;

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(2): 2015–16, 2016–17 *

(2): 2014–15, 2016–17 *

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(1): 2016 ;

(1):

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Individual awards

* DBL Most Valuable Player (2): 2014–15, 2016–17 * DBL Play-offs MVP (1): 2015–16 * DBL All-First Team (3): 2014–15, 2015–16,

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

(3):

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Statistics

Personal

He and his wife Stephanie have three children: Nico, Lance Jr., and Camila.

References

External links

Lance Jeter
at realgm.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeter, Lance 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Poland American men's basketball players Aris Leeuwarden players AZS Koszalin players BC Pieno žvaigždės players Donar (basketball club) players Dutch Basketball League players JL Bourg Basket players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Mitteldeutscher BC players Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball players Sportspeople from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Basketball players from Beaver County, Pennsylvania Point guards Polk State College alumni Ratiopharm Ulm players Trefl Sopot players