Davon Jefferson is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Krasny Oktyabr of the VTB United League.
Education
Jefferson prepped at and went to a fifth year prep school at The Patterson School in Patterson, North Carolina. Rivals.com listed Jefferson as a five-star recruit, the 15th rated prospect of the entire 2006 class and as the Number. 2 player out of California, behind Brook Lopez.
He played collegiately with the University of Southern California ( University of Southern California).
Jefferson was all Pac-10 honorable mention and first team all-freshman.
Career
Jefferson entered the 2008 National Basketball Association Draft and hired an agent, thereby ending his college eligibility. However, he was not drafted. After being undrafted he signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli League.
The 2010-2011 season he spent playing in France with ASVEL Basket.
In July 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Triumph Lyubertsy in Russia. He was named Russian PBL Most Valuable Player for the 2011-2012 season.
In November 2012, he signed a one-year contract with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in Russia. Foreign the 2013-2014 season he signed with Changwon LG Sakers of South of Korea.
In June 2014, he re-signed with them for one more season.
In March 2015, Jefferson was kicked out of the team for unprofessional conduct and stretching during the national anthem. In August 2015, he signed with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Shabab Dubai. On December 30, 2015, he signed with the Russian club Krasny Oktyabr.