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CU’s Chucky Jeffery sign’s contract w/WNBA New York Liberty
Aug 5th
BOULDER – Former University of Colorado guard Chucky Jeffery has signed a 7-day contract with the New York Liberty of the WNBA.
She is the first Colorado player to find her name on a regular season WNBA roster since Tera Bjorklund played four games for the Charlotte Sting in 2004.
Jeffery was originally selected by the Minnesota Lynx with 12th pick of the second round (24th overall) of the 2013 WNBA Draft. She played in two preseason games for Minnesota before being released prior the beginning of the regular season.
The Liberty are coached by former NBA standout Bill Laimbeer. New York is currently 8-12 and resides in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Liberty have three games scheduled in the next seven days, including a Tuesday morning game (9 a.m. MT) against Washington at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
A 5-foot-10 guard from Colorado Springs, Colo., Jeffery led Colorado in scoring (13.7 ppg), assists (4.0 apg), rebounds (8.2 rpg) and steals (2.2 spg) in 2012-13. One of the most dynamic players in Colorado history, Jeffery was an honorable mention All-American and a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Region nominee for the 2013 WBCA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team.
Jeffery was named All-Pac-12 for the second-straight year by both the media and the coaches. She also earned Pac-12 All-Tournament honors and was an honorable mention to the coaches’ All-Defensive team. She is the only player in program history to record 1,600 points, 900 rebounds and 400 assists, ending her career sixth in scoring (1,644), fifth in rebounding (921) and fourth in assists (481).
She also ranks third in minutes played (3,965), fourth in steals (283) and steals average (2.3 spg), fifth in double-doubles (30), sixth in assists average (3.8 apg) and field-goals made (619), seventh in minutes average (31.7 mpg), ninth in rebound average (7.4 rpg), starts (108) and games played (125), 11th in free-throws made (331), 13th in blocks (71), 14th in scoring average (13.2 ppg) and 15th in 3-point field goals (75).
Colorado finished the 2012-13 season at 25-7 overall and fourth place in the Pac-12 at 13-5. The Buffaloes, who were ranked No. 19 in the final AP Top 25 poll, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time in team history and first time since 2004.
Troy Andre
Assistant SID/Internet Managing Editor
University of Colorado
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Kyleesha Weston Leaves Basketball Team, Intends to Transfer
Jul 31st
BOULDER — Sophomore guard Kyleesha Weston will not return to the University of Colorado women’s basketball team for personal reasons, head coach Linda Lappe announced on Tuesday.
She has returned to her native Kansas City, Mo., with the hopes of transferring to a school closer to home.
“I wanted to be closer to my family; I felt like I would be happier here (in Kansas City),” Weston said. “I talked (at length) with my family and some of my teammates. This didn’t happen overnight. I had been thinking about it for a while when I made the decision.
“I still care about each one of my teammates and each one of the coaches and hope to keep a great relationship with them. I wish them the best of luck this year and for years to come.”
Weston played in 30 of 32 games as a true freshman in 2012-13, averaging 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds while dishing out 20 assists and logging 15 steals.
She served as a back-up to All-Pac-12 point guard Chucky Jeffery and had some good moments down the stretch of Colorado’s run to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, playing double-digit minutes in six of the final seven games.
Weston averaged five rebounds during the Pac-12 Tournament; grabbing a personal-best six in the quarterfinal win over Washington. She tallied a career-high eight points three times, including league wins over Arizona (home) and Utah (road).
“We enjoyed having ‘Ky’ at CU, but in the end the distance from home was a big factor in her decision,” Lappe said. “We wish her the best of luck in the future.”
A 2012 graduate of Park Hill High School, she was a finalist for the DiRenna Award as a senior, given to the top boys and girls high school basketball players in the Kansas City metro area. She averaged 18 points and nearly five assists per game, earning All-Suburban Big 6 Conference and Kansas City Star All-Metro honors.
Colorado is in the midst of preparing for a summer trip to Italy, Aug. 12-21, where the Buffaloes are scheduled to play four games against Italian opponents. Colorado finished the 2012-13 season at 25-7, fourth in the Pac-12 at 13-5, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time in program history and first since 2004.
Troy Andre
Assistant SID/Internet Managing Editor
University of Colorado
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