Career
He was selected as the 14th pick in the second round (23rd overall) of the 1961 National Basketball Association Draft by the Chicago Packers (now the Washington Wizards). At William & Mary, Cohen played his way into the National Collegiate Athletic Association record books He is the 9th all-time leading rebounder in the pre-1973 college basketball era, having grabbed 1,679 boards.
He is one of very few men’s basketball players in National Collegiate Athletic Association history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds during a collegiate career.
Cohen"s 2,003 career points rank third all-time at William & Mary. He was a three-time All-Southern Conference selection from 1959-1961, and in 1990 he had his jersey number (#52) retired posthumously.
Additionally, Jeff set a West&M single game scoring record of 49 points on February 25, 1961. Despite being drafted to the National Basketball Association, Jeff was never officially signed by any team
He spent some time playing professionally in the now-defunct American Basketball League from 1961-1963.
The following season, Cohen averaged 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists while playing for the Chicago Majors.
