Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jefferson, Josh
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Jersey Number 11
Josh Jefferson
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 190
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- New Albany, Ind.
- High School:
- New Albany HS
Bio
2021-22 (Graduate Student): Made his Blue Raider debut in a starting role, leading the team with 16 points against Brescia (11/9)... Scored a team-leading 11 points against Bethune-Cookman (11/12)... Scored a game-high 23 points, going 14-14 from the free throw line at Stephen F. Austin (11/19)... His 14-for-14 performance from the charity stripe at SFA tied the second-best free throw shooting performance ever by a Blue Raider... Put up a then-personal-best 29 points on 10-20 shooting at Murray State (12/4)... Tied a career long by scoring in double figures in seven straight games (12/19-1/22)... Set career highs with 31 points and seven 3-pointers made at Western Kentucky (1/29)... His seven made 3-pointers at WKU equaled the seventh-highest single-game total by a Blue Raider... Scored 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting against Charlotte, while going 4-for-7 from 3-point range and 8-9 from the free throw line... Named Second Team All-Conference USA... Missed the final eight games of the season with a hip injury... Led the Blue Raiders in scoring at 14.6 points per game... Tied for the 10th-most made 3-pointers in a season in team history with 71 and attempted the seventh-most long balls with 192... Shot the seventh-best single-season free throw percentage (min. 50 made) in Blue Raider history at .871 (81-93)... Started all 29 games played, averaging 28.0 miinutes per game
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior at Green Bay): Finished second on the team with 14.8 points per game... Also added 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game... Scored a season-high 27 points against Northern Kentucky (2/12)... Combined for 53 points in back-to-back games against Northern Kentucky (2/12-13)... Scored in double figures 17 times in 21 games
2019-20 (Senior at Green Bay): Redshirt season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules... Practiced in full with the team, but did not appear in any games
2018-19 (Junior at Illinois State): Appeared in 21 games, missing part of the season due to injury... Averaged 8.7 PPG while making 41 3-pointers.
2017-18 (Sophomore at Lake Land College): Averaged 22.8 ppg his sophomore year... Scored in double-figures in 42 total JuCo games
2016-17 (Freshman at Lake Land College): Averaged 18.7 ppg... Ranked in the top 20 of the NJCAA for 3-point field goal percentage
New Albany High School: Played for head coach Jim Shannon... Averaged 12.8 points, 2.4 assists, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game as a senior at New Albany High School... Helped lead his team to the 4A State Title in Indiana and a 27-1 overall record, the school's first state title since 1973.
Personal: Born June 26, 1998... Son of Von McCauley and Damion Jefferson... Has five siblings: Jazzmen Jefferson, Jada Jefferson, Sarah Jefferson, Nycia Ford and Quivon Ford.. His sister Nycia competed in track and field for Indiana... Studying Strategic Leadership... Hobbies include playing video games... Favorite food is pasta... Favorite movie is The Wood... Favorite superhero is Black Panther... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant... His biggest role models are his parents...
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior at Green Bay): Finished second on the team with 14.8 points per game... Also added 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game... Scored a season-high 27 points against Northern Kentucky (2/12)... Combined for 53 points in back-to-back games against Northern Kentucky (2/12-13)... Scored in double figures 17 times in 21 games
2019-20 (Senior at Green Bay): Redshirt season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules... Practiced in full with the team, but did not appear in any games
2018-19 (Junior at Illinois State): Appeared in 21 games, missing part of the season due to injury... Averaged 8.7 PPG while making 41 3-pointers.
2017-18 (Sophomore at Lake Land College): Averaged 22.8 ppg his sophomore year... Scored in double-figures in 42 total JuCo games
2016-17 (Freshman at Lake Land College): Averaged 18.7 ppg... Ranked in the top 20 of the NJCAA for 3-point field goal percentage
New Albany High School: Played for head coach Jim Shannon... Averaged 12.8 points, 2.4 assists, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game as a senior at New Albany High School... Helped lead his team to the 4A State Title in Indiana and a 27-1 overall record, the school's first state title since 1973.
Personal: Born June 26, 1998... Son of Von McCauley and Damion Jefferson... Has five siblings: Jazzmen Jefferson, Jada Jefferson, Sarah Jefferson, Nycia Ford and Quivon Ford.. His sister Nycia competed in track and field for Indiana... Studying Strategic Leadership... Hobbies include playing video games... Favorite food is pasta... Favorite movie is The Wood... Favorite superhero is Black Panther... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant... His biggest role models are his parents...
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
2025 Blue Raider Blitz Media Panel
Thursday, July 03
MTSU Men's Basketball Coach Nick McDevitt interview at 2025 Blue Raider Blitz
Monday, June 30
MTSU Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs Chattanooga NIT 3/18/25
Tuesday, March 18
