Lance Lamar Jeter (born July 18, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. He plays point guard and occasionally shooting guard position.[1] Jeter played college basketball for the Nebraska Huskers at the University of Nebraska. Nicknamed "The General",[2] he is a two-time winner of the Dutch Basketball League MVP Award during his time with Donar.

Lance Jeter
Jeter playing with Trefl Sopot in 2014
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1988-07-18) July 18, 1988 (age 36)
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High schoolBeaver Falls
(Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Aris Leeuwarden
2012AZS Koszalin
2012–2013ratiopharm Ulm
2013–2014Trefl Sopot
2014–2015Donar
2015–2016Mitteldeutscher
2016–2017Donar
2017–2018JL Bourg
2018Pieno žvaigždės
2018–2019Donar
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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Aris Leeuwarden

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His first professional season, Jeter played for Aris Leeuwarden. He was the main scorer player of Aris, as he averaged 16.9 points per game.[3] He was chosen to the DBL All-Star team.

Koszalin and Ulm

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In 2012, he signed a contract with the Polish club AZS Koszalin but he was released quickly. He played the 2012–13 season for ratiopharm ulm, whom he competed with in the Eurocup along with the Bundesliga.

Trefl Sopot

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In the 2013–14 season he returned to Poland to play for Trefl Sopot.[4] Jeter started the season with Trefl, by winning the Polish Supercup. The team eventually took the third place in the 2013–14 PLK season.

Donar

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For the 2014–15 season he signed with Dutch team Donar.[5] With Donar, he won the NBB Cup, after the team beat SPM Shoeters in the Final. He won the Dutch Basketball League MVP Award in April.[6] Donar's season ended after the Finals, in which the team lost 4–1 to SPM Shoeters.

Mitteldeutscher BC

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On September 17, 2015, returned to the Bundesliga after Mitteldeutscher BC announced an agreement with Jeter.[7] He left the team on January 3, 2016, after Mitteldeutscher BC honored his request to dissolve his contract.[8] Jeter averaged 8.1 points in 17 games for the team.

Second stint with Donar

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On January 13, 2016, he returned to Donar.[9] On December 16, 2016, he scored a career-high 31 points in a DBL road loss to Aris Leeuwarden.[10] Jeter was named to the All-DBL Team for the second time.[11]

After a season in which Donar won the DBL championship, Jeter re-signed for another year. Jeter won his second DBL Most Valuable Player Award this season and became the seventh player to have won multiple Dutch League MVP awards.[12]

JL Bourg

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Jeter with JL Bourg in 2017

For the 2017–18 season, Jeter signed with JL Bourg of the French LNB Pro A.[13]

Lithuania

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The 2018–19 season, Jeter started with BC Pieno žvaigždės. On November 12, 2018, Jeter was released by Pieno.[14] He averaged 7.3 points and 3.0 assists in the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Return to Donar

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On November 25, 2018, he returned to Donar.[15]

Honors

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Club

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Donar
Trefl Sopot

Individual awards

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Statistics

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[16][17]
Season Team League PPG RPG APG EFF
2011–12 Aris Leeuwarden DBL 16.9 3.8 3.5 16.0
2012–13 Ratiopharm Ulm Bundesliga 8.3 2.0 2.9 7.3
2013–14 Trefl Sopot PLK 9.2 3.2 2.6 8.9
2014–15 Donar DBL 15.8 4.2 5.0 19.2
2015–16 Mitteldeutscher BC Bundesliga 8.1 2.1 3.1 8.3
2015–16 Donar DBL 15.5 4.4 5.9 18.9
2016–17 Donar DBL 13.0 3.2 6.2 16.6
2017–18 JL Bourg LNB Pro A 6.3 2.3 3.4 7.5
2018–19 Pieno Zvaigzdes LKL 8.3 1.9 3.3 9.9
2018–19 Donar DBL 9.2 2.3 3.4 10.4

  League leader

Personal

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He and his wife Stephanie have three children: Nico, Lance Jr., and Camila.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Profile on eurobasket.com
  2. ^ Buurke, Karel-Jan; Geertsema, Niiwino (2016-12-27). "Generaal Jeter: heet, pikant en meer dan een basketballer". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ FIBA.com profile
  4. ^ Lance Jeter will play with Trefl Sopot
  5. ^ Lance Jeter nieuwe spelverdeler Donar (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Lance Jeter is de MVP; Skelin beste coach
  7. ^ Mitteldeutscher BC holt Jeter (in German)
  8. ^ "Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club - die Wölfe kommen! - Niederlage gegen Würzburg – Drei Spieler gehen". www.mitteldeutscherbc.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  9. ^ Donar haalt Lance Jeter weer terug (in Dutch)
  10. ^ "Lance Jeter, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Worthy de Jong uitgeroepen tot MVP". DBL. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen". Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017.
  13. ^ RECRUTEMENT – DU PHYSIQUE À LA MÈNE ! (in French)
  14. ^ Pasvalį palieka ir L. Jeteris (in Lithuanian)
  15. ^ Donar Groningen brings Lance Jeter back
  16. ^ "Lance Jeter, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  17. ^ "FIBA". Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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