Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III (; born December 2, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball coach, executive and former player, currently serving as a player development coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and assistant GM for the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Portland Pilots and was a naturalized player for the Ukraine national team with his naturalized name being Yudzhin Dzheter (Ukrainian: Юджін Джетер).
Professional career Jeter went undrafted at the 2006 NBA draft. He played his first professional season with the Colorado 14ers of the NBA D-League.
In August 2007, Jeter moved to Europe and signed a one-year deal with BC Kyiv of Ukraine.BC Kyiv nabs guard Pooh Jeter
In August 2008, Jeter moved to Spain and signed a one-year deal with ViveMenorca of the Liga ACB.Eugene Jeter, nuevo jugador del ViveMenorca
In September 2009, Jeter signed with Unicaja Málaga.Unicaja fills point guard void with Pooh Jeter In November 2009, he left Unicaja and signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel for the remainder of the season.Hapoel Jerusalem lands point guard Pooh Jeter
On July 21, 2010, Jeter signed with the Sacramento Kings.Kings sign Antoine Wright and Pooh Jeter to Contracts
In August 2011, Jeter returned to Spain and signed with Joventut Badalona for the 2011–12 season.FIATC Joventut Badalona tabs Pooh Jeter
In September 2012, Jeter signed with Shandong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association.Pooh Jeter inks in China with Shandong Bulls In July 2014, he extended his contract with Shandong for two more years.Pooh Jeter to stay with Shandong Flaming Bulls until 2016
On March 21, 2015, Jeter signed with Limoges CSP of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season.Eugene "Pooh" Jeter rejoint le club pour la fin de la saison Limoges announces Pooh Jeter
On July 14, 2015, Jeter re-signed with the Shandong Lions for the 2015–16 season.Pooh Jeter signs with Shandong
In October 2016, Jeter signed with Tianjin Gold Lions for the 2016–17 CBA season.Former NBA Player Eugene "Pooh" Jeter to Play for Tianjin Gold Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association On April 11, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş for the rest of the 2016–17 Basketbol Süper Ligi season.Pooh Jeter signs with Besiktas However he did not play for them because Beşiktaş was banned by FIBA from registering new players and the deal could not be completed.Deal between Besiktas and Pooh Jeter fell apart
On January 1, 2021, Jeter signed with BC Dnipro of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.
On October 28, 2021, Jeter signed with the NBA G League Ignite. On June 9, 2023, he announced his retirement.
International career
In 2013, Jeter helped the senior Ukrainian national basketball team qualify for the FIBA World Cup for the first time since the Soviet Union broke apart, by being the team's leader in assists during the 2013 EuroBasket tournament, with an average of 4.1 assists per game.
Coaching and executive career On June 9, 2023, Jeter was hired as a player development coach for the Portland Trail Blazers and as an assistant GM for the Rip City Remix.
Personal life Jeter is the younger brother of sprinter Carmelita Jeter, a two-time IAAF World Athletics Final gold medalist.
Career statistics
NBA Regular season
| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 62 || 1 || 13.8 || .409 || .200 || .902 || 1.1 || 2.6 || .5 || .0 || 4.1 |- class="sortbottom" | colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career | 62 || 1 || 13.8 || .409 || .200 || .902 || 1.1 || 2.6 || .5 || .0 || 4.1
EuroLeague
| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10 | style="text-align:left;"| Unicaja | 3 || 1 || 14.9 || .333 || .111 || .500 || .3 || 1.7 || .3 || .0 || 5.3 || 1.7 |- class="sortbottom" | colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career | 3 || 1 || 14.9 || .333 || .111 || .500 || .3 || 1.7 || .3 || .0 || 5.3 || 1.7
References
External links
Liga ACB profile CBA stats eurobasket.com profile EuroLeague profile