Eugene Jeter

Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (/ˈdʒɛtər/; born December 2, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball player for BC Dnipro of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. A 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall point guard, he is a naturalized player for the Ukraine national basketball team with his naturalized name being Yudzhin Dzheter (Ukrainian: Юджін Джетер).

Eugene Jeter
Jeter playing for Hapoel Jerusalem
No. 3 – Dnipro
PositionPoint guard
LeagueUkrainian Basketball SuperLeague
Personal information
Born (1983-12-02) December 2, 1983
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican / Ukrainian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolJunipero Serra
(Gardena, California)
CollegePortland (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007Colorado 14ers
2007–2008Kyiv
2008–2009ViveMenorca
2009Unicaja Málaga
2009–2010Hapoel Jerusalem
2010–2011Sacramento Kings
2011–2012Joventut Badalona
2012–2016Shandong Lions / Golden Stars
2015Limoges CSP
2016–2018Tianjin Gold Lions
2018–2020Fujian Sturgeons
2021–presentBC Dnipro
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career

Jeter went undrafted at the 2006 NBA draft. He played his first professional season with the Colorado 14ers of the NBA D-League.

In August 2007, Jeter moved to Europe and signed a one-year deal with BC Kyiv of Ukraine.[1]

In August 2008, he moved to Spain and signed a one-year deal with ViveMenorca of the Liga ACB.[2]

In September 2009, he signed with Unicaja Málaga.[3] In November 2009, he left Unicaja and signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel for the remainder of the season.[4]

On July 21, 2010, Jeter signed with the Sacramento Kings.[5]

In August 2011, he returned to Spain and signed with Joventut Badalona for the 2011–12 season.[6]

In September 2012, Jeter signed with Shandong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.[7] In July 2014, he extended his contract with Shandong for two more years.[8]

On March 21, 2015, he signed with Limoges CSP of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season.[9][10]

On July 14, 2015, he re-signed with the Shandong Lions for the 2015–16 season.[11]

In October 2016, he signed with Tianjin Gold Lions for the 2016–17 CBA season.[12] On April 11, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş for the rest of the 2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi season.[13] However he did not played for them because Beşiktaş was banned by FIBA from registering new players and the deal could not be completed.[14]

On January 1, 2021, he has signed with BC Dnipro of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[15]

International career

In 2013, Jeter helped the senior Ukrainian national basketball team qualify for the FIBA World Cup for the first time since the Soviet Union broke apart, by being the team's leader in assists during the 2013 EuroBasket tournament, with an average of 4.1 assists per game.

Personal life

Jeter is the younger brother of sprinter Carmelita Jeter, a two-time IAAF World Athletics Final gold medalist.

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Sacramento 62113.8.409.200.9021.12.6.5.04.1
Career 62113.8.409.200.9021.12.6.5.04.1

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Unicaja 3114.9.333.111.500.31.7.3.05.31.7
Career 3114.9.333.111.500.31.7.3.05.31.7

References
  1. BC Kyiv nabs guard Pooh Jeter
  2. Eugene Jeter, nuevo jugador del ViveMenorca (in Spanish)
  3. Unicaja fills point guard void with Pooh Jeter
  4. Hapoel Jerusalem lands point guard Pooh Jeter
  5. Kings sign Antoine Wright and Pooh Jeter to Contracts
  6. FIATC Joventut Badalona tabs Pooh Jeter
  7. Pooh Jeter inks in China with Shandong Bulls
  8. Pooh Jeter to stay with Shandong Flaming Bulls until 2016
  9. Eugene "Pooh" Jeter rejoint le club pour la fin de la saison (in French)
  10. Limoges announces Pooh Jeter
  11. Pooh Jeter signs with Shandong
  12. Former NBA Player Eugene “Pooh” Jeter to Play for Tianjin Gold Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association
  13. Pooh Jeter signs with Besiktas
  14. Deal between Besiktas and Pooh Jeter fell apart
  15. "Pooh Jeter signs with BC Dnipro". Sportando. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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