2019-20 Season (Redshirt)
Redshirt season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules. Practiced in full with the team, but did not appear in any games. Will enter 2020-21 season as a redshirt-senior.
Jefferson transferred from Illinois State in the spring of 2019. He spent the 2018-19 seasons at Illinois State in Normal, Ill., member of the Missouri Valley Conference. He appeared in 21 games, missing part of the season due to injury, and averaged 8.7 PPG while making 41 3-pointers.Â
Prior to his time at Illinois State, Jefferson played at Lakeland College in Illinois, averaging 22.8 PPG his sophomore year and 18.7 PPG during his freshman campaign. He scored in double-figures in 42 total games, and ranked in the top 20 of the NJCAA for 3-point field goal percentage his freshman year.Â
High School:Â Averaged 12.8 points, 2.4 assists, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game as a senior at New Albany High School. Helped lead his team to the 4A State Title in Indiana and a 27-1 overall record, the school's first state title since 1973.
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"Having a year in our program working with the team and staff will be great for both our players and Josh," head coachÂ
Linc Darner said. "With us graduating five seniors next year, we can now look forward to having Josh step in next season as a veteran player."
"The entire Green Bay staff was really interested in me and seemed like they really wanted me there," said Jefferson. "Then when I took my visit, it just felt like the right place. It just felt like I had been there for awhile. I clicked with the team and the coaches."
"Josh has had a great career no matter where he's been, from the high school level through junior college and at Illinois State. His experience and talent will fit right in with our current roster."
