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Wardell Jeffries, 6-4 guard from Tulsa, was an honorable mention NAIA All-America selection in 1973 when he also was a first-team NAIA All District 9 pick. That season he helped lead OBU to the district championship and to the Elite Eight in the NAIA National Tournament where he was an all tournament second-team selection.
A transfer from Oral Roberts University, Jeffries had 970 career points in two seasons for a 16.4 average.
In 1971-72 he averaged 18.0 and in 1972-73, 15.0.
Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA, Jeffries coached the Athletes in Action team in the 1980s.
Jeffries lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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