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.Liga Sorocabana contrata Jeff Trepagnier, ex-atleta do Denver
He later joined the Los Angeles Slam of the ABA.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.Treat me like a fool ... ESPN Magazine, March 23, 2001
References
External links
Jeff Trepagnier NBA D-League player profile @ NBA.com player profile @ Euroleague.net Player profile @ Legabasket.it