Wyoming’s Drake Jeffries to make NBA debut Friday in Las Vegas

LARAMIE — Drake Jeffries’ professional debut is lower than 24 hours away.

The previous Wyoming sharpshooter will swimsuit up for the Denver Nuggets through the NBA Summer season League, which begins Friday evening in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves contained in the Thomas and Mack Heart in Las Vegas. Tip time is scheduled for 7 p.m. Mountain Time.

Jeffries and the Nuggets will play 4 video games within the preliminary spherical and all of the motion may be seen on NBA TV.

Listed here are Denver’s subsequent three video games:

* July 10 – Cleveland – 5 p.m. MT

* July 13 – Los Angeles Clippers – 8 p.m. MT

* July 15 – Philadelphia 76ers – 4 p.m. MT

The 6-foot-5, 185-pound Jeffries was the Cowboys’ high 3-point shooter final season, sinking 94 triples whereas serving to lead Wyoming to a 25-9 document and a berth within the NCAA Match. Regardless of enjoying simply two seasons in Laramie, the Mattoon, In poor health., product ranks eleventh in made threes with 147. His .394 capturing proportion from past the arc ranks him fourth in UW historical past.

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En path to a career-best 33-point evening final November in opposition to Hastings Faculty (Neb.), Jeffries drilled a college and Mountain West document 11 triples within the 108-59 victory. Sixteen occasions final season Jeffries reached double-figures in scoring. Throughout a five-game stretch to start convention play, Jeffries netted 15 factors per evening.

He averaged 10.3 factors and pulled down 4.3 rebounds an outing on the season.