Jeff Teague (basketball) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Jeffrey Demarco Teague (born June 10, 1988 in Indianapolis

Indianapolis

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, Indiana

Indiana

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) is an American

United States

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professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

player for the Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...

of the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

. He was selected 19th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft

2009 NBA Draft

The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...

by the Hawks. Teague played college basketball

College basketball

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for Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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. He played competitively for Pike High School

Pike High School

Pike High School is a public high school on the northwest side of Indianapolis, Indiana.-Academics:Pike High School serves students in grades 9–12 in the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township....

in Indianapolis. Teague is known for his shooting ability and ability to drive to the basket.

2007–2009

As a freshman in 2007–08, he was 2nd on the team in scoring, scoring 13.9 points per game, just behind fellow freshman James Johnson

James Johnson (basketball)

James Patrick Johnson is an American basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 16th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Johnson was the starting power forward for the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University from 2007-2009...

's 14.6. As a sophomore, Teague was the leading scorer for the Demon Deacons, averaging over 21 points per game. He scored a career-high 34 points on January 11, 2009 in a 92–89 victory over North Carolina

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball

The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is considered one of the most successful programs in NCAA history...

2009–present

On April 8, 2009, Teague announced that he planned to forgo his final two seasons at Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

and make himself available for the 2009 NBA Draft

2009 NBA Draft

, where he was drafted 19th overall by the Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

Regular season

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2009–10 NBA season

The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....

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Atlanta Hawks

| 71 || 3 || 10.1 || .396 || .219 || .837 || .9 || 1.7 || .5 || .2 || 3.2
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2010–11 NBA season

The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...

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Atlanta Hawks

| 70 || 7 || 13.8 || .438 || .375 || .794 || 1.5 || 2.0|| .6 || .4 || 5.2
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| align="left" | Career
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| 141 || 10 || 11.9 || .420 || .313 || .808 || 1.2 || 1.8 || .5 || .2 || 4.2

Playoffs

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2010 NBA Playoffs

The 2010 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2009–10 season. The playoffs started on April 17, 2010 with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States...

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Atlanta Hawks

| 9 || 0 || 6.6 || .333 || .400 || .000 || .2 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 1.8
|-
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2011 NBA Playoffs

The 2011 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2010–11 season. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The 2011 NBA Playoffs began on...

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Atlanta Hawks

| 8 || 6 || 29.8 || .514 || .143 || .826|| 2.1 || 3.5 || .8 || .4 || 11.8
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| 17 || 6 || 17.4 || .473 || .250 || .826 || 1.1 || 1.9 || .5 || .2 || 6.5

Personal

Jeff Teague is the cousin of David Teague

David Teague (basketball)

David Teague is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana in the NCAA and in high school at Pike High School in Indianapolis....

, who played for Purdue University

Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball

The Purdue Boilermakers basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue basketball holds the record for most Big Ten Championships with 22, along with being the only program in the conference to boast winning records...

from 2002 to 2007, and the older brother of Marquis Teague

Marquis Teague

Marquis Teague is an American college basketball player for the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. A point guard, he was one of the top rated high school basketball players in the class of 2011.-High school career:...

, a five star recruit who has committed to play point guard for the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

men's basketball team starting in the 2011–2012 season.

Sexual Assault Allegations

Maggie Hurt, former Wake Forest Student and school band member, accused former Wake Forest basketball players Gary Clark and Jeff Teague of being involved in a sexual assault on her. She claimed that in 2009 during the March Madness tournament in Miami, FL the two players invited her to a party at the hotel the team was staying at. She claimed that when she arrived to the room upstairs only the two players were present and as she approached them she was shoved into the room from the outside. She claimed that Jeff Teague stood in the hallway while Gary Clark led Maggie into the bathroom where he forced her to have oral sex with him.http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/43091112#43091112
Both players were never charged due to lack of evidence and witnesses.http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=28553

External links

NBA profile
Player Bio: Jeff Teague, wakeforestsports.cstv.com
Jeff Teague Wake Forest Demon Deacons player profile, espn.go.com
Jeff Teague's Official Website, teague0.com

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