 Jeffers with the Washington Wizards in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | August 5, 1985 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College |
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| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–2016 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Number | 6, 12, 7, 0 |
| Coaching career | 2016–2019 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2008–2009 | Iowa Energy |
| 2009 | NGC Cantù |
| 2010 | Iowa Energy |
| 2010 | Utah Jazz |
| 2010–2011 | Iowa Energy |
| 2011 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2011 | Washington Wizards |
| 2012–2014 | Iowa Energy |
| 2014 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2014 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2014 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| 2016 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–2017 | Robert Morris (Illinois) (associate HC) |
| 2017–2019 | Robert Morris (Illinois) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Othyus Jeffers (born August 5, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Jeffers played college basketball with the University of Illinois at Chicago for two years, before transferring to Robert Morris University for his senior season. He then started his professional career with the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League, a minor league basketball organization owned and run by the NBA. He has had stints with three prior NBA teams: the Utah Jazz, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Washington Wizards. He has also spent a short stint in Italy with NGC Cantù. After his playing career, he returned to Robert Morris and served as head coach of the basketball team from 2017 to 2019.