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HOW JEFF BECAME A HAWK: Selected in the first round (19th overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft, Teague was an early-entry candidate.
LAST SEASON (2010-11): The crafty second-year guard continued to display his tremendous end-to-end speed whenever he took the floor, and averaged 5.2 ppg, 2.0 apg and 1.5 rpg in 13.8 mpg (.438 FG%, .375 3FG%, .794 FT%) • Scored in double-figures 12 times, including 3 20-point efforts • Averaged 8.4 ppg, 3.3 apg, 2.7 rpg and 1.7 spg (.362 FG%, .400 3FG%, .765 FT%) in 7 starting assignments • Picked up his play over the last two months of the year, averaging 7.0 ppg and 2.3 apg (.474 FG%, .500 3FG%) in Mar., and following that up with 9.4 ppg and 2.3 apg (.462 FG%) in Apr. • Led the team in assists 4 times and scoring on 3 occasions • Scored 17 of his 21 pts in the fourth quarter, hitting 7-10 FGs and season-high 7-9 FTs @Ind (4/8) • Knocked down a career-high 4-4 3FGs en route to 20 pts, 2 rebs, 2 assts and 2 blks v/Chi (3/22) • Set or tied career-highs in pts (24), FGM (11), stls (5) and blks (3) v/Port (3/12) • Made his first start of the year @Phoe (2/23), finishing with 10 pts, 2 assts, 1 reb, 1 stl and 1 blk (3-6 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 3-3 FTs) • Went for 18 pts (8-11 FGs, 2-3 FTs), adding 4 rebs, 3 assts and 3 stls @Bos (12/16) • Notched career-best 8 rebs, while also contributing 7 pts, 2 assts and 1 stl v/Ind (12/11) • Scored 10 pts (4-7 FGs, 2-3 FTs) and handed out a season-best (tied) 6 assts v/Milw (11/10) • SEASON HIGHS: 24 pts v/Port (3/12), 8 rebs v/Ind (12/11), 6 assts (4x), 5 stls v/Port (3/12), 3 blks v/Port (3/12), 44 mins v/Port (3/12), 11 FGM v/Port (3/12), 4 3FGM v/Chi (3/22), 7 FTM @Ind (4/8).
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Through two seasons, averaging 4.2 ppg, 1.8 apg, 1.2 rpg and 0.6 spg in 11.9 mpg (.420 FG%, .313 3FG%, .808 FT%), appearing in 141 games (10 starts) • Has never missed a game due to injury • CAREER HIGHS: 24 pts (2x), 8 rebs v/Ind (12/11/10), 15 assts v/Clev (4/14/10), 5 stls v/Port (3/12/11), 3 blks v/Port (3/12/11), 48 mins v/Clev (4/14/10), 11 FGM (2x), 4 3FGM v/Chi (3/22/11), 7 FTM @Ind (4/8/11) • 2009-10: Lighting-fast rookie point man showed promising signs of things to come in his first campaign • Finished the year averaging 3.2 ppg, 1.7 apg and 0.9 rpg in 10.1 mpg (.396 FG%, .837 FT%), playing in 71 games (3 starts) • Ranked 10th among rookies in assists • Led the team in scoring (1x) and assists (6x) • Averaged 12.7 ppg, 7.3 apg and 3.3 rpg in his three starting assignments • Finished off the season in style, setting career-highs in several categories with a 24-point, 15-assist, 5-rebound effort v/Clev (4/14), hitting 11-19 FGs (1-4 3FGs) and 1-2 FTs, playing in all 48 minutes.
PLAYOFF HISTORY: In 17 career postseason games (six starts), has put in 6.5 ppg, 1.9 apg and 1.1 rpg in 17.4 mpg (.473 FG%, .826 FT%) • In the 2011 postseason, appeared in eight games (six starts), and compiled 11.8 ppg, 3.5 apg and 2.1 rpg in 29.8 mpg (.514 FG%, .826 FT%) • Had a breakout second round vs. Chicago (in place of the injured Kirk Hinrich), and tallied 14.8 ppg, 4.2 apg, 2.8 rpg and 1.0 spg in 38.2 mpg (.537 FG%, .842 FT%), while squaring off head-to-head against NBA MVP Derrick Rose • Averaged 1.8 ppg and 6.6 mpg (.333 FG%, .400 3FG%) in nine playoff contests against Milwaukee and Orlando in the 2010 postseason • Put in 8 pts in 18 mins on 5/4 at Orlando • PLAYOFF CAREER HIGHS: 21 pts (3x), 4 rebs (2x), 7 assts @Chi (5/10/11), 3 stls @Chi (5/4/11), 2 blks @Chi (5/4/11), 45 mins @Chi (5/2/11), 8 FGM (2x), 2 3FGM @Orl (5/4/10), 6 FTM @Chi (5/4/11).
COLLEGIATE CAREER: Teague was named Honorable Mention All-America by Associated Press after his breakout sophomore season ( 2008-09 ), when he averaged team-highs of 18.8 ppg, 3.5 apg and 1.9 spg, hitting team-best .441 3FGs and .817 FTs (made .485 FGs) • Named All-ACC Second Team • Helped Wake achieve a No. 1 national ranking • Scored in double digits in last 35 games of his career • Finished with 12 games of 20 points or more • Led team in scoring 17 times and assists in 15 games • Just missed a triple-double with 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists against Baylor • As a freshman in 2007-08 , averaged 13.9 ppg and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team • Named ACC Rookie of the Week on four occasions • Led team with 55 steals for an average of 1.8 per game • Ranked second on team with 74 total assists • Scored 20 or more points in six games and led team in scoring in 10 games.
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