• Jared Jeffries
• #20
• Forward

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Career Transactions: Selected after sophomore season by Washington in first round (11th pick overall) of 2002 NBA Draft…Signed as restricted free agent by New York on Aug. 8, 2006.

As A Professional: Hard-working frontliner is currently in fourth Knicks season (eighth overall NBA campaign), joining NY via free agent route in Summer ’06 following four seasons with Washington…Owns career averages of 5.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and .432 shooting over 23.0 minutes in 440 games (285 starts)…Of his 285 career starts, 199 have been at forward, 36 at center (all in 2008-09) and 50 at guard (all in 2005-06 with Wizards)…Increased scoring average over each of his first three NBA seasons, with career-high 6.8 points for Wizards in 2004-05 (notched 5.3 points in 2008-09 for his highest scoring average as a Knick)….Has started 98 of 184 games in three seasons with Knicks…Owns two career 20-plus scoring games and 10 double-doubles (two with Knicks, eight with Washington)…45.1-percent of his career rebounds (879 of 1,947) have come off the offensive glass…Appeared in at least 77 games in each of last three seasons with Wizards, but injuries limited him to 55 games in 2006-07 and 56 in 2008-09 with NY…Started each of his last 164 games with Wizards (including Playoffs)…Appeared in 16 post-season games (all starts) for Wizards in 2005 and 2006; 39 of his 78 post-season rebounds are off the offensive boards.

2008-09 (Knicks): Limited by injury to 56 games (36 starts), Jared averaged 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and shot .440 (120-273) over 23.4 minutes…Shot .611 from the line (55-90), second-highest mark of career…Of his 231 total rebounds, 55-percent (128) came off the offensive glass, and had eight games with at least five offensive rebounds…Had 11 double-figure scoring games, two 10-plus rebound games and one double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds at Clippers, Feb. 11)…Scoring average (5.3) was his highest in three Knicks seasons…Logged 40-plus minutes three times…Season Highs: Points: 16 (Feb. 11 at Clippers); Assists: 6 (Jan. 12 at New Orleans); Rebounds: 11 (Jan. 16 at Washington)…Start-Bench: As a starter (Knicks 16-20), averaged 5.0 points (180), 4.3 rebounds (153) and shot .434 (75-173) over 24.8 minutes (892)…Off the bench, averaged 5.8 points (116), 3.9 rebounds (78) and shot .450 (45-100) over 20.9 minutes (418)…All 36 of his starts were at center (first career starts at that position)…Injuries: Missed 23 games due to injury. Listed as inactive 17 times, DNP (CD) three times…Suffered fractured left fibula during training camp, Oct. 2, and didn’t make season debut until Dec. 5 at Atlanta…Later, missed three games with sore lower left leg (Dec. 16-21), three with bruised left knee (Mar. 4-8) and Apr. 8 loss to Pistons (lacerated left eyelid)…Key Games: Had Knicks season high four blocks vs. Pacers, Jan. 2…Dished off season-high six assists in win at New Orleans, Jan. 12…Hauled in season-high 11 rebounds (six offensive) in loss at Washington, Jan. 16…Authored lone double-double of season with season-high 16 points (6-10 FGA, 4-4 FTA) and 10 rebounds (five offensive) in season-high 42 minutes in OT loss to Clippers, Feb. 11…Main cog in comeback attempt at Utah (from 24 down) with 11 points (4-8 FGA), five rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks in active 36 bench minutes, Mar. 30….Went 5-5 FGA (10 points) in loss at Miami, Apr. 12.

2007-08 (Knicks): Averaged 3.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and shot .400 over 18.2 minutes in 73 games (19 starts)…Led Knicks in rebounds three times, assists once…Notched four double-figure scoring games, one 20-plus game and one points-rebounds double-double (career-high 21 points with 10 rebounds at Toronto, Mar. 28)…Had 48.6-percent of his total rebounds (118 of 243 total) on the offensive glass…In 19 starts, averaged 6.3 points (120), 5.0 rebounds (95) with .426 shooting (46-108) over 26.4 minutes (501)…Started each of season’s final 13 games (Mar. 24-Apr. 16)…Logged 20-plus minutes in each of season’s final 16 games (Mar. 17-Apr. 16), averaging 7.4 points (118) over 28.5 minutes (456) in that span…Missed season’s first five games (Nov. 2-11) with sprained right anterior cruciate ligament/bone bruise, suffered in preseason game vs. Nets at MSG, Oct. 26 (only games missed due to injury)…DNP (CD) four times…Scored a career-high 21 points (9-16 FGA, 3-5 from Downtown) with season-high 10 rebounds (six offensive) in standout, 36-minute starting stint at Toronto, Mar. 28 (lone double-double of season; second career 20-plus scoring game).

2006-07 (Knicks): Averaged 4.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and shot .461 over 23.8 minutes in 55 games (43 starts) in first Knicks season, as he was sidelined by wrist injury in season’s opening weeks…Led Knicks in rebounds twice, assists twice…Had three double-figure scoring games and three double-digit rebound efforts (no double-doubles)…Saw action in 51 of Knicks’ final 52 games (Dec. 27-Apr. 18)…As a starter (43), averaged 4.5 points (195), 4.7 rebounds (204) and went 83-178 FGA (.466) over 26.3 minutes (1,132). Had all three of his 10-plus point games and all three 10-plus rebound games as a starter…Suffered nondisplaced fracture of left (non-shooting) wrist in preseason win over Nets at MSG, Oct. 13; underwent successful surgery (left wrist) on Oct. 31 and missed season’s first 22 games (Nov. 1-Dec. 9)…Suspended by NBA for four games following Dec. 16 altercation vs. Nuggets…Listed as inactive 23 times…Season-high 11 rebounds at Phoenix, Dec. 29…Main cog in win over Lakers, Jan. 30, with 14 points (6-7 FGA), seven rebounds and four assists in 32 starting minutes. Blocked Brian Cook’s three-point attempt with :12 left to help seal win…Went 8-9 FGA en route to season-high 16 points at Boston, Feb. 28.

2005-06 (Wizards): In fourth and final season with Wizards, appeared in 77 games (all starts) with 6.4 points and 4.9 rebounds over 25.3 minutes…Made a career-high 77 starts…Led Wizards in rebounds 10 times, assists four times…Had five double-figure rebound games and two double-doubles…Double-figure points 14 times, with one 20-plus effort (20 points at Milwaukee, Apr. 12)…Went 16-50 (.320) from Downtown, matching career home run high…Ability to play four positions (and defend all five) enabled Wiz coach Eddie Jordan to start 6-foot-11 Jared at guard 50 times, enabling Caron Butler to start in the frontcourt. Made 50 starts at guard, 27 at forward…Season-high 15 rebounds vs. Pistons, Nov. 25…Missed five games with injury: one in Jan. (left eye abrasion), one in February (lower back contusion) and three straight in March (strained left calf)…Started all six games of first-round Playoff loss to Cavs, with 8.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and .395 shooting over 35.8 minutes…Of 37 Playoff rebounds, 20 were off the offensive glass.

2004-05 (Wizards): Played major role as Wizards qualified for Playoffs for the first time since 1997…Over 77 games (71 starts, all at forward), averaged career-high 6.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and .468 shooting (career-best over a full season) over 26.1 minutes…Logged career-high 2,007 total minutes…Had four double-figure rebound games, and led Wizards in boards six times…Wiz went 12-7 when he scored in double figures…Notched Wizards season-high 16 rebounds on Mar. 13 vs. Celtics…Season-high 15 points three times…Logged a career-high 45 minutes vs. Jazz, Mar. 19, 2005 (8 points, 10 rebounds)…Career-high 10 assists vs. Hawks, Mar. 30…Missed five games due to injury (broken nose, bruised right knee)…Started all 10 Playoff games vs. Bulls and Heat, with 6.4 points and .490 shooting over 24.7 minutes.

2003-04 (Wizards): Following injury-shortened rookie season, rebounded in second year to become only Wizard to appear in all 82 games…Averaged 5.7 points, career-high 5.2 rebounds and shot .377 over 23.3 minutes in 82 games (38 starts, all at forward)…Led Wizards in rebounds 12 times…Hauled in a career-high 17 rebounds (seven offensive) at Sixers; Apr. 9…Season-high 14 points three times.

2002-03 (Wizards): Rookie season ended abruptly after just 20 games due to knee injury…Notched 4.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and shot .476 over 14.6 minutes in 20 games (one start)…Season highs 14 points and eight rebounds vs. Sonics, Nov. 12…Made first pro start (only start of season) on Nov. 29, 2002 at Indiana (5 min, 0 points, 0 rebounds)…Suffered torn right anterior cruciate ligament on Dec. 18 vs. Grizzlies, and was sidelined for the remainder of the season (57 games).

As A Collegian: Averaged 14.4 points and 7.2 rebounds over 70 games in two seasons at Indiana…One of only six sophomores in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark (1,008)…2001 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, notching 13.8 points and 6.9 rebounds…As a sophomore in 2001-02, named Big Ten Most Valuable Player, AP Second Team All-American and Sporting News Third Team All-American…Averaged 15.0 points and 7.6 rebounds as a sophomore and helped lead Indiana to 2002 NCAA Championship game vs. winner Maryland.

Community Corner: Continued involvement in Big Apple community and hometown of Bloomington…Began the Jared Jeffries Basketball Scholarship Fund at the Bloomington Community Park and Recreation Foundation to provide funds for low-income youth to play Bloomington Youth Basketball…Jun. 2, 2008 was named Jared Jeffries Day by the mayor of Bloomington, Mark Kruzan…The Jared Jeffries Foundation has set goals based on Jeffries’ jersey number, No. 20. By the year 2020, Jeffries goal is for 2,020 children to have participated in a Jared Jeffries Foundation educational or recreational activity…Oversaw Team Players ticket program which provided tickets to Knicks home games to area youth groups throughout 2008-09 season…Joined the rest of his teammates and coaching staff to host 30 children from SCO Family of Services at Madison Square Garden Training Center for the third annual “Knicks Dream Day”, Oct. 30, 2008, which included a private tour of the facility, autograph session and interactive games…Spearheaded day-long effort to deliver more than 300 Thanksgiving meals throughout the city, Nov. 24, through the Children’s Aid Society and the Garden of Dreams Foundation…Co-hosted SCO families on a holiday shopping spree at FAO Schwarz, Dec. 18, as part of the Garden of Dreams holiday program…Co-hosted 30 foster children from Harlem Dowling at “A Celebration of Change” at Planet Hollywood Times Square, Jan. 20, 2009, celebrating the Presidential inauguration of Barack Obama and the message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. …Co-hosted 50 children from SCO Family of Services, a Garden of Dreams partner organization, to commemorate Black History Month and the contributions of Sweetwater Clifton and Joe Lapchick aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Feb. 18…Honored New York’s top teen poet where the Knicks distributed more than $300,000 in scholarships and prizes at the Knicks Poetry Slam Finals at the Manhattan Center, Mar. 3…Joined the rest of his teammates and a bevy of celebrities and supermodels at Knicks Bowl 10 presented by Bud Light, the star-studded charity event that has helped to raise nearly $2 million for the Garden of Dreams Foundation, Apr. 2, 2009 at Chelsea Piers…On Garden of Dreams Knicks Dream Night, Dec. 3, 2007, visited with Corey Greenbaum (a guest of the Knicks and Garden of Dreams Foundation), as well as five additional children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation….On Mar. 14, 2008, co-hosted a Garden of Dreams Healthy Lifestyle Basketball Clinic at MSG Training Center for children from The Children’s Village in Westchester County…Co-host Garden of Dreams children’s bowling event at Harlem Lanes, Apr. 10, 2008…On Mar. 21, 2007, joined John Starks to visit the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack (NJ) University Medical Center and distribute toys and gifts to 40 youngsters as part of the Garden of Dreams Week of Giving program…During Washington stint, sponsored turkey giveaway for D.C. area families during Thanksgiving…Joined Wizards owner Abe Pollin, president of basketball operations Ernie Grunfeld, coaches and teammates in delivering Holiday gifts to families in Washington during Yuletide season…Member of Wizards’ Read to Achieve team…Hosted a pizza party for 64 sixth graders at Laurel (MD) Elementary School in 2004, honoring winners of the Wizards-Mystics 10-week Pick and Roll Reading Challenge.