Junior F DaQuan Jeffries
A late bloomer who often played out of position in high school, Jeffries was mostly known as an athletic defensive specialist who threw down a couple highlight reel dunks per game, but 55 points in 3 state tournament games earned him a late offer from Scott Sutton and he almost immediately signed with ORU. Jeffries rarely started, but regularly logged 15-20 minutes per game and scored with incredible efficiency with above average shooting percentages in all 3 categories and more assists than turnovers. Last year, Jeffries largely replicated those numbers (sans the 3PT%) with much higher volume as the best player on his juco team.
Full disclosure, I'm a sucker for guys like this. Jeffries' offensive game is primarily dunks and threes, but he's excellent at driving to the rim and finishing or making his free throws. Defensively, a deceptively long wingspan allows him to cut into passing lanes and block shots even when the footwork isn't perfect. My guess is that Jeffries spends a good chunk of time at the 4 out of necessity, but he's the quintessential 3 at this level. I'm a little uneasy with the shooting percentages that my model spit out, but Jeffries has shot above 62% inside the arc at every level in his career including a ridiculous 73.5% inside the arc last year in juco.
Random stat: Jeffries is 1 of only 3 freshman in the past 10 years to play more than 500 minutes and shoot better than 62% inside the arc, 39% outside the arc, and 78% from the line.
2018 proj.: 28.2 mpg, 11.2ppg, 7.0rpg, 1.1apg, 0.7spg, 0.9topg, 0.9bpg, 64.3% 2PT, 41.0% 3PT, 83.5% FT
A late bloomer who often played out of position in high school, Jeffries was mostly known as an athletic defensive specialist who threw down a couple highlight reel dunks per game, but 55 points in 3 state tournament games earned him a late offer from Scott Sutton and he almost immediately signed with ORU. Jeffries rarely started, but regularly logged 15-20 minutes per game and scored with incredible efficiency with above average shooting percentages in all 3 categories and more assists than turnovers. Last year, Jeffries largely replicated those numbers (sans the 3PT%) with much higher volume as the best player on his juco team.
Full disclosure, I'm a sucker for guys like this. Jeffries' offensive game is primarily dunks and threes, but he's excellent at driving to the rim and finishing or making his free throws. Defensively, a deceptively long wingspan allows him to cut into passing lanes and block shots even when the footwork isn't perfect. My guess is that Jeffries spends a good chunk of time at the 4 out of necessity, but he's the quintessential 3 at this level. I'm a little uneasy with the shooting percentages that my model spit out, but Jeffries has shot above 62% inside the arc at every level in his career including a ridiculous 73.5% inside the arc last year in juco.
Random stat: Jeffries is 1 of only 3 freshman in the past 10 years to play more than 500 minutes and shoot better than 62% inside the arc, 39% outside the arc, and 78% from the line.
2018 proj.: 28.2 mpg, 11.2ppg, 7.0rpg, 1.1apg, 0.7spg, 0.9topg, 0.9bpg, 64.3% 2PT, 41.0% 3PT, 83.5% FT
