Men's Basketball

FORMER WARRIOR JEFFRIES TO PLAY FOR DENVER NUGGETS

FORMER WARRIOR JEFFRIES TO PLAY FOR DENVER NUGGETS
Posted: Jul 03, 2022

Ottumwa, IA – Former Indian Hills Men's Basketball standout Drake Jeffries will compete for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, NV from July 7-17.

Jeffries, who recently completed his collegiate career at the University of Wyoming, helped lead Indian Hills to a 30-3 record and a berth in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men's Basketball Tournament during his lone season in Ottumwa in 2019-20. Jeffries was an NJCAA All-Region XI First-Team selection after connecting on 45 percent of his three-point shots.

One of the top three-point shooters in the nation last year, Jeffries also had workouts for the New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons, and Indiana Pacers before landing a roster spot with the Nuggets. Jeffries is one of 16 individuals on the Nuggets' roster.

The NBA Summer League will take place July 7-17 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  All 75 games of the 11-day competition will air live on television on ESPN networks or NBA TV.  Games will also be available to stream on the ESPN App.
 
The 17th NBA 2K23 Summer League will feature all 30 NBA teams playing five games each.  After every team plays four games July 7-15, the two teams with the best records from the first four games will meet in the Championship Game on Sunday, July 17 at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN. The 28 teams that do not play in the Championship Game will play a fifth game on July 16 or July 17.

Jeffries played a primary role for Wyoming during the last two seasons, serving as the team's top three-point shooter. Jeffries connected on 146 three-point shots in his career, 11th best in school history while his 94 three-point shots during the past season rank third in school history.