The 6-foot-8, 220-pound senior forward and guard led the Conquistadors to a 26-8 record and the Class 5A state final this past season. Jeffries averaged 23.3 points, 12.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.6 blocks per game. A three-time member of the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen, he was named both USA TODAY’s ALL-USA Mississippi Player of the Year and the Clarion Ledger Player of the Year as a junior. Jeffries is ranked as the nation’s No. 23 recruit in the Class of 2019 by ESPN.
Jeffries has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Memphis this fall.
A member of his school’s Student Leadership Council, Jeffries has volunteered locally as a mentor for at-risk elementary school children.