Othyus Jeffers

Quick Facts

Full Name	Othyus Jeffers
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 5, 1985(1985-08-05)
Age	39
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Leo

Othyus Jeffers Biography

Othyus Jeffers is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 5, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Othyus Jeffers (born 5 August 1985) is an American professional basketball player who participated in the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Jeffers played basketball in college at the University of Illinois at Chicago for two years prior to moving onto Robert Morris University for his senior season. Then, he began playing professionally with Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League an amateur basketball league operated by the NBA. He’s played with three other NBA teams including The Utah Jazz, the San Antonio Spurs as well as the Washington Wizards. He also had an insignificant time with the NGC Cantu in Italy as part of NGC Cantu.

Following the shooting incident and his disagreement and his the coach Collins, Jeffers transferred schools for the second time. He was transferred into Robert Morris University who played in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). When he transferred to one NCAA institution in order to join one that is an NAIA college, Jeffers did not have to miss a season. He also changed his major from psychology/sociology to a business. He finished his college career with an average of 24.0 per game, 11.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game during his senior season. He played a key role in leading his team of RMU Eagles to a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) championship and was named the CCAC Player of the Year. Then, he participated during the 2007 NAIA Basketball Tournament, leading the Eagles to the Final Four, where they lost to Concordia University. Even though they failed to be crowned champions, Jeffers was named as NAIA Player of the Year by The Sporting News and as co-player of the year by The Basketball Times.

During the offseason, he was selected to play with the NBA D-League Select Team in the NBA Summer League. He played in two games, averaging 20.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in 23.0 minutes per game. After failing to earn a spot in the NBA teams’ training camp, he opted to play overseas with the NGC Cantù in Italy. He left Cantù in December 2009 after only playing in 10 games while averaging 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.

After the 2010–11 season, Jeffers became a restricted free agent as the Wizards extended a qualifying offer to him. However, the 2011 NBA lockout prevented him from signing the qualifying offer. He also suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a workout in July and was ruled out for six to eight months. The Wizards subsequently withdrew the qualifying offer, thus making him an unrestricted free agent. Jeffers went on to miss the entire 2011–12 season.

Jeffers who failed to meet the academic requirements to be eligible for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I scholarship, decided to enroll at Los Angeles Southwest College, an institution of higher education for the community near downtown Los Angeles. He was an all-star in the basketball team and averaged 22.3 points as well as 10.7 rebound in his freshman year. After a year of playing, he moved back to Chicago and was accepted into Illinois-Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He had reportedly turned down invitations from Big East and Big 12 Conference schools and decided to go to Illinois-Chicago to be closer to his family members who resided near the campus. He began his college career playing for UIC Flames UIC Flames in 2005, following his absence from the 2004-05 season in order to establish academic eligibility.

Othyus Jeffers Net Worth

Othyus Jeffers is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Othyus Jeffers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Othyus Jeffers was born Chicago, Illinois to Geraldine Allen. He was raised in city’s West Side. Three of his older brothers Henry Allen, Gerome Allen, and Edmund Allen, all played basketball at high school. Jeffers often went to the games of his brothers and practice. In 1993, while Jeffers had just entered the 3rd grade Gerome was killed near the apartment of the family. A few years later in the senior season at Hubbard High School, he lost a brother. Edmund was killed in a shooting incident close by. The incident, however, was not enough to stop him from playing basketball since he, along with his half- brother and high-school player, Standell King, attended practice the day after the shooting.

In the 2005-06 campaign, Jeffers participated in every game, with 30 of them as a starter. Jeffers led in the Flames on rebounding (7.6 per game) and rebounds) as well as assist (3.0 assists per game) and was second in scoring, with 11.6 scores per game. He was named his Horizon League Newcomer of The Year awards in his first campaign as a member of the Flames. He was able to improve his performance during his junior season, averaging 15.4 scores, 8.6 rebounds , and 2.6 assists per game across 32 games as an active player. He scored a career-high of 27 points, and 14 rebounds while playing at the University of Pennsylvania on December 21st the 21st of December, 2005. He was the leading player in the team’s both scoring and rebounding , and was named to the All-Horizon League First Team. However, he was an uneasy relationship and often was at odds with the head coach Jimmy Collins.

Jeffers was automatically eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft after finishing his four-year college eligibility. However, he went undrafted. He then signed a contract to play in the NBA Development League (D-League) and became eligible for the 2008 D-League Draft. On November 7, 2008, Jeffers was selected 47th overall in the third round by the Iowa Energy. On February 11, 2009, after playing 24 games while averaging 19.9 points and 8.9 rebounds with the Energy, Jeffers was selected to the D-League All-Star Game roster. In the game, he scored 14 points as his team, the Red Team, defeated the Blue Team 113–103. He also participated in the D-League Dream Factory Friday Night Slam Dunk Contest, but was eliminated in the first round. He averaged 20.6 points on 53.5 percent shooting, 8.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in 48 games and was named as the Rookie of the Year for the 2008–09 season. He played one game in the D-League playoffs as the Energy was eliminated in the first round by the Dakota Wizards

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Othyus Jeffers height 6 ft 5 in Othyus weight 95 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Jeffers joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2013 NBA Summer League. He played in six games, averaging 8.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game. On September 26, 2013, he signed with the Timberwolves for training camp. He was later waived by the Timberwolves on October 25.

Facts & Trivia

Othyus Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Othyus Jeffers celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.

On May 4, 2014, he signed with the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters for the 2014 PBA Governors’ Cup. He made his one and only appearance for Talk ‘N Text on May 21 as he recorded 38 points, 13 rebounds and 2 steals in the 105-99 win over Meralco Bolts.