Jeff Ferguson | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 245 |
Position: | Power forward |
Birth Date: | 18 December 1981 |
Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario |
Nationality: | Canadian |
High School: | Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor, Michigan) |
College: |
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Draft Year: | 2008 |
Career Start: | 2008 |
Team1: | Quebec Kebs |
Team2: | Edmonton Energy |
Jeffrey Ferguson (born December 18, 1981) is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently playing for Edmonton Energy of the International Basketball League.
Ferguson attended Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School in Sarnia, Ontario after moving from Toronto just to attend the Southwestern Ontario school to play basketball. After a successful junior year averaging 12.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game Ferguson was forced to miss out on his senior year due to confusing Sarnia rules concerning transfer students. Even missing his last year of High School basketball he was offered scholarships to Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina and Kentucky however Ferguson selected Missouri.[1]
Ferguson played NCAA Division I college basketball at the University of Missouri.[2] He played two years and was redshirted in his last year.
Ferguson played for the Quebec Kebs in the Premier Basketball League. He then joined the Edmonton Energy of the IBL having his best year in the 2010/11 season averaging 10.5 points and 4.89 rebounds per game.[3]
Ferguson has represented Canada Basketball at various levels of competition. He was selected to the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship in Argentina making it his first senior tournament team.[4]