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Al Jefferson

アル・ジェファーソン　/　ある・じぇふぁーそん

American basketball player

January 4, 1985 (age 41)　・　Monticello, Mississippi, United States

Mississippi
basketball player

My Take

Al Jefferson belongs to a vanishing breed I genuinely miss watching, the back-to-the-basket big man. From Monticello, Mississippi, he was a high school All-American at Prentiss who skipped college entirely and jumped straight to the NBA, drafted 15th overall by the Boston Celtics in 2004. At 208 centimeters he made his living in the low post with footwork and patience rather than three-pointers, a style the modern game has largely abandoned. I admire that he bet on himself young, going pro out of high school, and then carved out a long career doing the unfashionable thing exceptionally well.

Overview

Al Ricardo Jefferson (born January 4, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. A center/power forward, he was a high school All-American for Prentiss High School in Mississippi before skipping college to enter the 2004 NBA draft, where he was drafted 15th overall by the Boston Celtics.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Al Jefferson
Name (Japanese): アル・ジェファーソン
Reading: ある・じぇふぁーそん
Born: January 4, 1985 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Ox
Origin: Monticello, Mississippi, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 208 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Prentiss High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.aljefferson7.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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