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D.J. Jeffries

Guard/forward
OLIVE BRANCH HS
OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

23.3

Points per game

12.8

Rebounds per game

5.6

Assists per game

2.6

Blocks per game
“DJ Jeffries is the most complete player in Mississippi. He’s got great size, athleticism and an all-around offensive game, and he’s a really good defender too. He could score 30 points a game if he wanted to.”
Antwayn Patrick
Head Coach Head coach at Holmes County High
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Athletic Excellence

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.

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Academic Achievement

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.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his school’s Student Leadership Council, Jeffries has volunteered locally as a mentor for at-risk elementary school children.