Jared Jefferies

– “Mr. Basketball,” leading scorer on a team that went undefeated until losing the 4A title game to Marion … received 2000 Trester Award for mental attitude … two-year star at IU before leaving early for NBA… Big Ten Freshman of Year 2001, 13.8 average … consensus 2nd-team All-America as sophomore, leading scorer (15.0), rebounder (7.6) on 2002 NCAA runner-up team … Big Ten MVP, led league in blocked shots … NCAA All-Regional; 24 points, 16 rebounds in upset of No. 1 Duke … county’s first first-round NBA draft choice (11th), has played 11 NBA seasons … comes back to Bloomington annually in off-season for self-financed youth sports program.