Jeffrey Carroll (basketball)

Jeffrey Carroll (born November 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for MLP Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Jeffrey Carroll
Carroll playing for Oklahoma State in 2017
No. 30 – MLP Academics Heidelberg
PositionSmall forward
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1994-11-06) November 6, 1994
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Career information
High schoolRowlett (Rowlett, Texas)
CollegeOklahoma State (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019South Bay Lakers
2019–2020Bergamo Basket 2014
2020–2021Universo Treviso Basket
2021Pallacanestro Biella
2021–2022Pallacanestro Forlì
2022Eurobasket Roma
2022–2023Helsinki Seagulls
2023–presentMLP Academics Heidelberg
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2017)
  • Third-team All-Big 12 (2018)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Carroll averaged 8.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Oklahoma State.[1] As a junior, Carroll was named to the Second-team All-Big 12.[2] He averaged 17.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Carroll missed the first three games of his senior season as the program was under review.[3] As a senior, Carroll was named to the Third-team All-Big 12.[4] He averaged 15.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2018 NBA Summer League, averaging 4.2 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. On July 19, 2018, Carroll signed with the Lakers.[6] On October 8, 2018, Carroll was waived by the Lakers.[7] He subsequently signed with the Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.[8]

During the 2019–20 season he played in the Italian second-tier national league, the Serie A2 Basket for Bergamo Basket, averaging 17.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. On May 22, 2020, Carroll signed with Universo Treviso Basket in the top tier LBA Italian league.[9]

In June 2020, it was revealed that Carroll was a victim of former assistant coach Lamont Evans, who was sentenced to three months in prison on bribery charges. This was related to Carroll's three-game suspension in college.[10]

At the beginning of 2021, before the end of the 2020–21 LBA season, Carroll moves from Treviso back to the Serie A2 signing for Pallacanestro Biella.[11][12] After a brief stint with Pallacanestro Forlì, at the end of December, 2021 he would sign a contract with Eurobasket Roma.[13]

In August of 2022, Carroll signed a contract with the Helsinki Seagulls.[14]

The Basketball Tournament

Carroll joined Stillwater Stars, composed of Oklahoma State alumni, in The Basketball Tournament 2020.[15]

References
  1. "Jeffrey Carroll; The Nation's Most Improved Player". Oklahoma State Cowboys. February 1, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. "Three Teams Lead Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Sports. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  3. "Oklahoma State guard Jeffrey Carroll, held out pending a review, cleared to play". ESPN. Contributed by Jeff Borzello. November 17, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Men's Basketball All-Big 12 Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  5. "Lakers sign forward Jeffrey Carroll after Summer League". USA Today. Associated Press. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. "Lakers Sign Jeffrey Carroll". NBA.com. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  7. "Lakers Waive Joel Berry II and Jeffrey Carroll". NBA.com. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  8. "South Bay finalizes training camp roster and schedule". NBA.com. October 20, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  9. Maggi, Alessandro (May 22, 2020). "De' Longhi Treviso signs Jeffrey Carroll". Sportando. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  10. Dauster, Rob (June 5, 2020). "NCAA completely misses mark with Oklahoma State's postseason ban". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  11. "JEFFREY CARROLL SALUTA TVB" (in Italian). trevisobasket.it. 25 January 2021.
  12. "Edilnol, ecco Jeffrey Carroll!" (in Italian). pallacanestrobiella.it. 25 January 2021.
  13. "Atlante Eurobasket Roma, official Jeffrey Carroll". italy24news.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  14. Twitter https://twitter.com/gullsbasketball/status/1560510758030639104. Retrieved 2022-09-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. Gillispie, Jimmy (May 27, 2020). "Carroll returns home from Italy, prepares for TBT". Stillwater News Press. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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