2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Jeffries, DaQuan
Jersey Number 2
DaQuan Jeffries
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Edmond, Okla.
- High School:
- Western Texas CC
Bio
CAREER AT TULSA — Two-year letterwinner who averaged 11.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game ... made 56 appearances and started 40 games during his two seasons ... shot 51.7-percent, scored in double-figures 34 times with eight 20-point games and three double-doubles ... finished his career ranked 14th on the program’s all-time blocks list with 74 ... was a Third-Team American Athletic Conference pick as a senior in 2018-19 ... capped his TU career by winning the State Farm College Slam Dunk Contest at the Final Four in Minneapolis, Minn.
2018-19 — Third-Team American Athletic Conference selection ... started all 31 games that he appeared in, missing one game due to injury ... averaged a career-best 13.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while he shot 50.2-percent from the field ... he led the team in points (404), blocks (38) and steals (31) and tied for the team-lead with 22 games scoring in double-figures ... led the team in scoring 12 times, produced a pair of double-doubles and scored at least 20 points five times ... averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during conference action ... had a career-high 25 points in the win over Memphis (Jan. 30) ... also had a double-double of 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against New Orleans (Dec. 13) ... went 10-of-11 from the field en route to 24 points against UT Arlington (Nov. 27) ... capped his TU career by winning the State Farm College Slam Dunk Contest at the Final Four in Minneapolis, Minn.
2017-18 — Appeared in 25 games with nine starts and averaged 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds ... missed six games with a hand injury ... scored in double-figures 12 times with three 20-point games ... led the team in scoring twice, rebounding four times, steals eight times and blocks 19 times ... led the team with 36 blocks during the season ... shot 54.2-percent for the season, which ranked fifth in The American ... averaged 9.3 points and 4.7 rebounds during conference play ... registered season highs and notched his first double-double at TU with 24 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Memphis (Jan. 20) ... scored 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting, including a 4-of-4 effort behind the arc, against Iowa State (Nov. 17) ... also went 8-of-10 from the floor on his way to 20 points in a victory against Central Arkansas (Nov. 25).
PRIOR TO TULSA –– Led Western Texas Community College to a 22-10 record as he averaged 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game during the 2016-17 season on his way to first-team All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference and All-Region V honors … shot 66-percent from the floor and connected at a 77.8-percent clip at the free-throw line … averaged 16.1 points and shot 39.1-percent from behind the arc in conference play … averaged 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and shot 57-percent during his freshman season at Oral Roberts in 2015-16 … was a four-year letterwinner at Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Okla., where he played for head coach Lenny Hatchett ... earned 2015 Oklahoma Class 6A All-State honors and was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference in his final season … also named to The Oklahoman Super 5 and All-State Teams and was selected to play in the Big All-City Game as a senior ... helped lead the Wolves to a runner-up finish at the 2015 state tournament when he averaged 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per outing … was a teammate of TU sophomore Curran Scott for three seasons at Santa Fe.
PERSONAL –– Full name is DaQuan Marquel Jeffries … began playing basketball at age 13 … favorite NBA player is Kawhi Leonard, who is also the reason he chose to wear No. 2 at TU … dream car is a Bentley Continental … parents are Edward Johnson and Sharonda Jeffries … has three brothers and two sisters … his cousin, Royce Jeffries, played basketball at Oklahoma State (1986-90) ... majoring in exercise & sports science.
2018-19 — Third-Team American Athletic Conference selection ... started all 31 games that he appeared in, missing one game due to injury ... averaged a career-best 13.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while he shot 50.2-percent from the field ... he led the team in points (404), blocks (38) and steals (31) and tied for the team-lead with 22 games scoring in double-figures ... led the team in scoring 12 times, produced a pair of double-doubles and scored at least 20 points five times ... averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during conference action ... had a career-high 25 points in the win over Memphis (Jan. 30) ... also had a double-double of 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against New Orleans (Dec. 13) ... went 10-of-11 from the field en route to 24 points against UT Arlington (Nov. 27) ... capped his TU career by winning the State Farm College Slam Dunk Contest at the Final Four in Minneapolis, Minn.
2017-18 — Appeared in 25 games with nine starts and averaged 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds ... missed six games with a hand injury ... scored in double-figures 12 times with three 20-point games ... led the team in scoring twice, rebounding four times, steals eight times and blocks 19 times ... led the team with 36 blocks during the season ... shot 54.2-percent for the season, which ranked fifth in The American ... averaged 9.3 points and 4.7 rebounds during conference play ... registered season highs and notched his first double-double at TU with 24 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Memphis (Jan. 20) ... scored 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting, including a 4-of-4 effort behind the arc, against Iowa State (Nov. 17) ... also went 8-of-10 from the floor on his way to 20 points in a victory against Central Arkansas (Nov. 25).
PRIOR TO TULSA –– Led Western Texas Community College to a 22-10 record as he averaged 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game during the 2016-17 season on his way to first-team All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference and All-Region V honors … shot 66-percent from the floor and connected at a 77.8-percent clip at the free-throw line … averaged 16.1 points and shot 39.1-percent from behind the arc in conference play … averaged 6.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and shot 57-percent during his freshman season at Oral Roberts in 2015-16 … was a four-year letterwinner at Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Okla., where he played for head coach Lenny Hatchett ... earned 2015 Oklahoma Class 6A All-State honors and was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference in his final season … also named to The Oklahoman Super 5 and All-State Teams and was selected to play in the Big All-City Game as a senior ... helped lead the Wolves to a runner-up finish at the 2015 state tournament when he averaged 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per outing … was a teammate of TU sophomore Curran Scott for three seasons at Santa Fe.
PERSONAL –– Full name is DaQuan Marquel Jeffries … began playing basketball at age 13 … favorite NBA player is Kawhi Leonard, who is also the reason he chose to wear No. 2 at TU … dream car is a Bentley Continental … parents are Edward Johnson and Sharonda Jeffries … has three brothers and two sisters … his cousin, Royce Jeffries, played basketball at Oklahoma State (1986-90) ... majoring in exercise & sports science.
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