A New Opportunity Awaits Amile Jefferson At Duke Men's Basketball
Amile Jefferson played five seasons on the hardwood for Duke Men’s Basketball!
As a freshman in 2012-2013,
Amile Jefferson was a Member of the All-ACC Academic Team
• Appeared in 32 games with seven starts, averaging 4.0 points and 2.9 rebounds
• Averaged 1.3 offensive rebounds per game, second-best on the team
• Scored in double figures six times on the year
• Recorded 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in a home win over Maryland (1/26)
• Scored a season-high 14 points in a home win over Boston College (2/24)
As a sophomore in 2013-2014,
Amile Jefferson Member of the All-ACC Academic Team
• Played in all 35 games with 26 starts, averaging 6.5 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting .644 from the field
• For the season, ranked fourth in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (2.9) and 11th in total rebounds per game (6.9)
• Raised his rebounding numbers to 7.2 total rebounds and 3.1 offensive boards per game in ACC play; ranked seventh in total rebounds and fourth in offensive rebounds in ACC action
• Led Duke in rebounds 11 times on the season and posted eight games with double-figure boards
• Scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Kansas in the Champions Classic in Chicago (11/12)
• Tallied 10 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in a home win over Virginia (1/13)
• Fueled a win at No. 18 Pittsburgh (1/27) with 14 points and 10 rebounds
• Named to the ACC All-Tournament second team after averaging 7.7 points and 8.0 rebounds to help lead Duke to the championship game
As a junior in 2014-2015,
Amile Jefferson Member of the All-ACC Academic Team
• Played in all 39 games, making 26 starts
• Averaged 6.1 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting .631 from the floor
• Ranked 20th in the ACC in rebound average (5.8) and led Duke in rebounds nine times
• Ranked second on the team with an average of 2.3 offensive rebounds per game
• Scored in double figures 10 times on the season and recorded three double-doubles
• Averaged 2.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in the six NCAA Tournament games on Duke's run to the 2015 national title
• Netted a career-high 19 points and added seven rebounds in a win at No. 6 Louisville (1/17)
• Scored 13 points and blocked a career-high six shots in Duke's overtime home win over No. 15 North Carolina (2/18)
• Provided a defensive spark with seven rebounds and three blocks in the win over No. 3 Wisconsin in the national championship game (4/6)
As a senior in 2015-2016,
Amile Jefferson was a Member of the All-ACC Academic Team
• Started the first nine games of the season, averaging 11.4 points and 10.3 rebounds while shooting .683 from the floor
• Missed the final 27 games of the season with a right foot fracture
• Prior to his injury, led Duke in rebounds eight times and posted three double-doubles in nine games
• Opened the season with a career high-tying 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting in a home win over Siena (11/13)
• Scored 16 points and tied his career high with 15 rebounds against No. 2 Kentucky at the Champions Classic in Chicago (11/17)
• Played a career high-tying 35 minutes in a home win over Indiana (12/2), finishing with 11 rebounds, a career-best eight assists and three blocks
But four years wasn’t the only time he spent playing on the hardwood for Duke as Amile Jefferson also played a fifth season at Duke as Graduate Student.
Why?
Because Amile Jefferson was sidelined with a foot injury for all but nine games during the 2015-2016 season.
“according to an article by Chip Patterson on cbssports.com”
As a Graduate Student in 2016 -2017 Amile Jefferson was a A Senior CLASS Award finalist and a first-team Senior CLASS Award All-American
• Named to the All-ACC Tournament second team after averaging 8.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks to help Duke become the first team to win four games in four days to take the championship
• A Hall of Fame Tip-Off All-Tournament Team member after averaging 16.5 points and 15.0 rebounds in two games in Connecticut as Duke captured the tournament trophy
• Named ACC Player of the Week once (12/12)
• A member of the preseason watch list for the Karl Malone Award
• Started all 35 games in which he played, averaging 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 29.7 minutes
• For the season, ranked third in the ACC in blocks (1.9), fifth in double-doubles (9), sixth in total rebounds (8.4), eighth in defensive rebounds (6.0) and 10th in offensive rebounds (2.4)
• Averaged 8.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in ACC play while dealing with a bruised foot
• Ranked eighth in the ACC in blocks (1.4) and 14th in rebounds (6.7) in league games
• Averaged a double-double in two NCAA Tournament games with 11.0 points and 10.5 rebounds to go along with 4.5 blocks
• Led Duke in rebounds 17 times and assists on five occasions
• Posted 21 double-figure scoring games, 12 double-figure rebound games and nine double-doubles
• Ranked 13th on Duke's single-season chart with a career-best 65 blocks
• Had 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocks in the home win over Grand Canyon (11/12)
• Scored 16 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked four shots in Duke's win over Penn State in the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off (11/19)
• Put up 17 points and 15 rebounds in the win over No. 21 Rhode Island to claim the Hall of Fame Tip-Off title (11/20)
• Tallied 15 points and 10 rebounds in the home win over William & Mary (11/23)
• Netted 17 points and 13 rebounds to help Duke beat Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (11/29)
• Scored 20 points and handed out four assists in the home win over Maine (12/3)
• Poured in a career-high 24 points to go with 15 rebounds and four blocks as Duke defeated No. 21 Florida at Madison Square Garden as part of the Jimmy V Classic (12/6)
• Posted 14 points and seven rebounds in the home win over Georgia Tech (1/4)
• Had 15 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in the Blue Devils' home victory over Pittsburgh (2/4)
• Recorded 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, collected seven rebounds and swatted five shots in the home win over Wake Forest (2/18)
• Put up a double-double on Senior Night with 14 points and 11 boards in a win over No. 15 Florida State (2/28)
• Opened the ACC Tournament with a double-double in the win over Clemson (3/8), finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds
• Scored 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting, secured five rebounds and blocked three shots as Duke defeated No. 22 Notre Dame to take the ACC Tournament crown (3/11)
• Recorded 14 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high-tying six blocks against South Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
”according to Amile Jefferson’s biography on goduke.com”
Now a new opportunity awaits Amile Jefferson at Duke Men’s Basketball
Why?
Because Amile Jefferson is going to be the Director Of Player Development for Duke Men’s Basketball!
Recently Amile Jefferson had this to say about this new opportunity!
This is an honor to be back at Duke and i’m so grateful to Coach Krzyzewski for considering me for this opportunity.
I’d also like to thank Coach Jon Scheyer for his help through the process and look forward to his leadership in the future.
Duke has been apart of of my story and my life and it’s a privilege to give back to the program and the university that has meant so much .I can’t wait to work with these guys - helping them develop , grow and learn and be a small part of something bigger than myself ."
“according to Stephen Wiseman’s article on newsobserver.com”