Introduction
Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (/ˈdʒɛtər/; born December 1, 1983) is an American-born Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Tianjin Gold Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). A 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall point guard, he is a naturalized player for the Ukraine national basketball team with his naturalized name being Yudzhin Dzheter (Ukrainian: Юджін Джетер).
Professional career
Jeter went undrafted at the 2006 NBA draft. He played his first professional season with the Colorado 14ers of the NBA D-League.
In August 2007, Jeter moved to Europe and signed a one-year deal with BC Kyiv of Ukraine.
In August 2008, he moved to Spain and signed a one-year deal with ViveMenorca of the Liga ACB.
In September 2009, he signed with Unicaja Málaga. In November 2009, he left Unicaja and signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel for the remainder of the season.
On July 21, 2010, Jeter signed with the Sacramento Kings.
In August 2011, he returned to Spain and signed with Joventut Badalona for the 2011–12 season.
In September 2012, Jeter signed with Shandong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. In July 2014, he extended his contract with Shandong for two more years.
On March 21, 2015, he signed with Limoges CSP of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season.
On July 14, 2015, he re-signed with the Shandong Lions for the 2015–16 season.
In October 2016, he signed with Tianjin Gold Lions.
International career
In 2013, Jeter helped the Ukrainian national basketball team qualify for the FIBA World Cup for the first time since the Soviet Union broke apart by being the team's leader in assists during the 2013 EuroBasket tournament with 4.1 assists per game.
Personal life
Jeter is the younger brother of sprinter Carmelita Jeter, a two-time IAAF World Athletics Final gold medalist.
Career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
| Bold | Career high | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Sacramento | 62 | 1 | 13.8 | .409 | .200 | .902 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .5 | .0 | 4.1 |
| Career | 62 | 1 | 13.8 | .409 | .200 | .902 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .5 | .0 | 4.1 |
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Unicaja | 3 | 1 | 14.9 | .333 | .111 | .500 | .3 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 5.3 | 1.7 |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 14.9 | .333 | .111 | .500 | .3 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 5.3 | 1.7 |