Les Burnell Jepsen (born June 24, 1967) is a retired American professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA) during the early 1990s.Les Jepsen profile and statistics
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, Jepsen played at Bowbells High School in North Dakota and at The University of Iowa. He was part of

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's recruiting class at The University of Iowa in 1985 which included B. J. Armstrong,

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and

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. All five recruits went on to play in the NBA. Jepsen was selected 28th overall in the

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by the

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where he played the 1990–91 season under

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before being traded along with

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to the

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for

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on November 1, 1991 (shortly before the opening day of the 1991–92 season). As a member of a touring team ("Footlocker Allstars"), Jepsen played in

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in 1997. In the 1997–98 season, he played for the

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and for New Wave Göteborg in

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References

External links

Les Jepsen – Hawkeye Sports NewsLes Jepsen interview
@ thedraftreview.com

@ basketballreference.com
Les Jepsen interview
@ dailyiowan.com
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@ www.jepsenconsulting.com 1967 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from North Dakota Centers (basketball) Fargo-Moorhead Fever players Golden State Warriors draft picks Golden State Warriors players Hartford Hellcats players Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players People from Burke County, North Dakota Rockford Lightning players Sacramento Kings players 20th-century American sportsmen {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub