Amile Jefferson

He finished his career ranked third in Duke history in offensive rebounds (361), seventh in blocks (138), 11th in total rebounds (944) and 59th in scoring (1,079).

He capped his career with the second-best field goal percentage in Duke history at .620 (min. 300 FGM).

Amile O. Jefferson (born May 7, 1993) is an American basketball coach and former player.

He is an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics team of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Jefferson led the 2011 NBPA Top 100 Camp in scoring with an average of 20.8 points per game.

And averaged 19.4 points and 7.0 rebounds at the 2011 Adidas Nations.

He averaged 17.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game as a junior at Friends Central.

He played in a program-record 150 games, including 103 starts, and averaged 7.2 points and 6.3 rebounds; finished his career tied for seventh in NCAA history with 150 games played.

He helped lead Duke to a 124–26 record in games in which he played, the third-most victories in program history.

Duke went 67–2 (.971) at Cameron Indoor Stadium over the course of his career, the most home wins and second-best home winning percentage in Duke history.

Being just the 11th player in Duke history to amass 1,000 points and 900 rebounds in his career, he also scored in double figures 49 times, had double-figure rebounds 29 times and compiled 17 double-doubles.

Was a three-time team captain and the only player in Duke history to be named to the All-ACC Academic Team four times.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history and a Master of Arts in Christian Studies from the Duke Divinity School.

He was a member of the All-ACC Academic Team and appeared in 32 games with seven starts, averaging 4.0 points and 2.9 rebounds.

Jefferson averaged 1.3 offensive rebounds per game, second-best on the team.

He scored in double figures six times on the year.

Jefferson recorded 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in a home win over Maryland (1/26) and scored a season-high 14 points in a home win over Boston College (2/24).

He was a member of the All-ACC Academic Team.

He played in all 35 games with 26 starts, averaging 6.5 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting .644 from the field.

For the season, he ranked fourth in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game (2.9) and 11th in total rebounds per game (6.9).

Raised his rebounding numbers to 7.2 total rebounds and 3.1 offensive boards per game in ACC play; ranked seventh in total rebounds and fourth in offensive rebounds in ACC action.

He led Duke in rebounds 11 times on the season and posted eight games with double-figure boards.

And scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Kansas in the Champions Classic in Chicago (11/12).

Tallied 10 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in a home win over Virginia (1/13).

Jefferson contributed to a win at No. 18 Pittsburgh (1/27) with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

He was named to the ACC All-Tournament second team after averaging 7.7 points and 8.0 rebounds to help lead Duke to the championship game.

He played in all 39 games, making 26 starts averaged 6.1 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting .631 from the floor.

Ranked 20th in the ACC in rebound average (5.8) and led Duke in rebounds nine times.

He ranked second on the team with an average of 2.3 offensive rebounds per game.

He scored in double figures 10 times on the season and recorded three double-doubles.

He was ranked as the No. 21 overall recruit in the 2012 high school class by Scout, as well as No. 25 by ESPN and No. 36 by Rivals.

With his solid play, Jefferson was selected for the 2012 McDonald's All-American Game, where he scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds.

He was also named Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year and Philadelphia Inquirer Player of the Year as both a junior and senior.

He led Friends Central to a 98–14 record and four Pennsylvania Independent Schools Tournament titles.

He finished his high school career with 1,569 points, 839 rebounds and 189 blocks.

He was a USA Today second-team All-USA as a senior in 2012 after averaging 19.9 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game.

He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, where he served as a captain for three seasons, including for the 2014–15 NCAA championship team.

Jefferson was born and raised in Philadelphia and attended Friends' Central School where he was coached by Jason Polykoff.

He played in 12 NCAA Tournament games, helping Duke win its fifth NCAA championship in 2015; owned career NCAA Tournament averages of 3.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks.

Averaged 2.8 points and 4.1 rebounds in the six NCAA Tournament games on Duke's run to the 2015 national title