Jeff Teague (basketball)

Jeff Teague (basketball)

Jeffrey Demarco Teague is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Teague was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009 NBA draft. He was named an NBA All-Star in 2015 for the first time.

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Summary Jeff Teague (basketball)Jeffrey Demarco Teague is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Teague was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009 NBA draft. He was named an NBA All-Star in 2015 for the first time. He is also a member of the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks.Teague is a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and the No. 57 player in the nation in 2007. He attended Pike High School in Indianapolis, Indiana where as a senior in 2006–07, he averaged 22 points and four assists per game. As a sophomore in 2008–09, Teague became the first Wake Forest All-American since Chris Paul in 2004–05, and the 13th in school history. In 2010–11, the second-year guard averaged 5. 2 points, 2. 0 assists and 1. 5 rebounds in 13. 8 minutes. In 2011–12, he started all 66 games, averaging 12. 6 points, 4.

9 assists,2. 4 rebounds and1. 6 steals in 33. 1 minutes. He ranked eighth in the NBA in steals, 10th in steals per game, 20th in steal-to-turnover ratio, 22nd in assists, 23rd in assists pergame, and 40th in FG%. He had 10 20-point efforts and three double-doubles during the regular season, in addition to four double-digit scoring games during a 4–2 first round playoff loss to the Boston Celtic in 2012. In 2012–13, he recorded a career-high 14.13 points and 7 assists, along with 2 3 rebounds and 1 5 steals in 32 9 minutes. On July 10, 2013, he scored 28 points in a 109–95 win over the Indiana Pacers, the third highest total in a single season in franchise history. The Hawks were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs once again in July 10–2 to the Pacers. On January 16, 2014, he participated in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge during NBA All Star Weekend.