Jeff Trepagnier

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jeff Trepagnier

| image =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 200

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|7|11}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| high_school = Compton (Compton, California)

| college = USC (1997–2001)

| draft_year = 2001

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 35

| draft_team = Cleveland Cavaliers

| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2013

| career_number = 3, 20, 4

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = {{nbay|2001|full=y}}

| team1 = Cleveland Cavaliers

| years2 = 2002–2003

| team2 = Asheville Altitude

| years3 = {{nbay|2002|end}}–{{nbay|2003|end}}

| team3 = Denver Nuggets

| years4 = 2004–2005

| team4 = Basket Napoli

| years5 = 2005–2006

| team5 = Ülkerspor

| years6 = 2006–2007

| team6 = Basket Napoli

| years7 = 2008

| team7 = Pau-Orthez

| years8 = 2008–2009

| team8 = Bakersfield Jam

| years9 = 2009

| team9 = Rio Grande Valley Vipers

| years10 = 2009

| team10 = Hollywood Jammers

| years11 = 2009–2010

| team11 = Iowa Energy

| years12 = 2010–2011

| team12 = Scaligera Verona

| years13 = 2012

| team13 = Liga Sorocabana

| years14 = 2012–2013

| team14 = Los Angeles Slam

| highlights =

EuroLeague steals leader (2006)

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

Most steals in a game

}}

Jeffery Trepagnier (born July 11, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player.

Early life

Trepagnier played basketball at Compton High School, in Compton, California.

College career

Trepagnier played college basketball for the USC Trojans. He also took second place at the 2000 Pac-10 Championships for the second year in a row with a high jump of 7-foot-1, tying for the fifth-best jump in USC school history.

Professional career

Trepagnier was a second round draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2001 NBA draft. At 6'4", Trepagnier was considered by some scouts to be undersized for the NBA shooting guard position, his natural spot. Trepagnier only played in 31 total NBA career games (12 for the Cavaliers and 19 for the Denver Nuggets) and averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in his career. His final NBA game was played on April 14, 2004, in a 67 - 93 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. In his final game, Trepagnier played for 7 minutes and recorded 1 assist, 1 rebound but no points.

He spent the 2004–05 season for Italian club Eldo Napoli.

He signed with the Knights on June 25, 2006.

Trepagnier signed a contract with French club Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez in December 2007.

In 2009, Trepagnier was playing for the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League.

In 2010, he joined Scaligera Verona of the Italian second league.

In 2011, he signed to play in Brazil.[http://www.atribuna.com.br/noticias.asp?idnoticia=129617&idDepartamento=2&idCategoria=0 Liga Sorocabana contrata Jeff Trepagnier, ex-atleta do Denver] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407093959/http://www.atribuna.com.br/noticias.asp?idnoticia=129617&idDepartamento=2&idCategoria=0 |date=2012-04-07 }}

He later joined the Los Angeles Slam of the ABA.[http://www.prlog.org/12054552-ubc-tv-network-broadcasts-aba-basketball-in-los-angeles-with-star-studded-line-up.html UBC-TV Network Broadcasts ABA Basketball in Los Angeles with a Star Studded Line Up]

Personal

Born in Los Angeles, Trepagnier is of African-American descent.[https://www.espn.com/magazine/curry_20010323.html Treat me like a fool ...] ESPN Magazine, March 23, 2001

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 2244 |bbr= t/trepaje01 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20050404195406/http://www.nba.com/nbdl/players/jeff_trepagnier.html Jeff Trepagnier NBA D-League player profile] @ NBA.com
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090803181352/http://217.13.116.51/plantillas/jugador.jsp?id=KDU player profile] @ Euroleague.net
[http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=TRE-JEF-79&year=2006&team=1126 Player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930040953/http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=TRE-JEF-79&year=2006&team=1126 |date=September 30, 2007 }} @ Legabasket.it

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