Hot Prospect: Jeff Teague

Posted by admin on June 08, 2009

Wake Forest ● Junior ● Guard ● 6-2 ● 180 ● 6/10/88
18.8 ppg ● 3.5 apg ● 3.3 rpg (2008-09)

Highlights: Coming off a breakout season in 2008-09 in which he burst onto the national scene … Became the 13th player in Wake Forest history to earn All-America honors … Declared as an early entrant for the 2009 NBA Draft but did not hire an agent … Speedy and versatile athlete who can play either the point or off-guard position … Saw the bulk of his playing time at shooting guard as a freshman but moved into the starting point guard spot as a sophomore after Ishmael Smith was injured in the preseason … Held on to the starting spot even after Smith’s return … One of the top scoring point guards in the nation … Possesses a lightning quick first step that allows him to blow by defenders … Can also spot up for a medium to long-range jumper when needed … May be the Deacons’ most accurate all-around shooter … Excellent defender who was among the ACC leaders in steals each of the last two seasons.

2008-09 (Sophomore): Played in and started all 31 games at point guard … Became Wake Forest’s first All-American since 2004-05 and the 13th All-American in program history … Named All-America by the NABC (2nd team), the Sporting News (2nd), the USBWA (2nd), FoxSports.com (3rd) and the Associated Press (Honorable Mention) … Selected as a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, the Wooden Award and the Oscar Robertson Trophy … Chosen as a mid-season candidate for the Naismith Trophy and named first team NABC All-District … Second team All-ACC pick by ACSMA, finishing just three points shy of earning first team honors … Named ACC Player of the Week twice, winning the awards in back-to-back weeks on Jan. 12 and Jan. 19 … Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 76 Classic after leading Wake to the championship … Scored his 1,000th career point against Cleveland State, ending the year with exactly 1,000 career points … Became the 45th player to join Wake Forest’s 1,000 Point Club … Led the team in scoring with 18.8 points per game … Also led the Deacons in assists (110), steals (58), three-point percentage (44.1 percent), free throw percentage (81.7 percent) and minutes played (32.0 mpg) … Ranked third in the ACC in steals (1.9 spg), fifth in scoring, seventh in assists (3.5 apg), seventh in field goal percentage (.485) and ninth in free throw percentage … Scored 19.3 points per game in ACC contests … Scored in double figures in every game and holds the ACC’s longest current double-digit scoring streak of 35 games … Tied for the ACC lead with three 30+ point performances … Finished with 12 20+ point performances on the year … Had 31 points and five steals vs. UNC Wilmington (Nov. 19) … Had 14 points and six assists vs. Winston-Salem State (Nov. 24) … Scored 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, vs. Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 27) … Had 29 points and six assists and went 13-for-16 at the foul line vs. UTEP (Nov. 28) … Almost had a triple-double vs. Baylor (Nov. 30) with 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the championship game of the 76 Classic … Scored 26 points vs. Bucknell (Dec. 6)… Scored 21 points at Richmond (Dec. 19) … Scored 19 points vs. Radford (Dec. 30) … Scored 30 points and went 12-for-14 from the free throw line at BYU (Jan. 3) … Finished with a career-high 34 points, six rebounds and four assists vs. North Carolina (Jan. 11) … Scored 29 points at Boston College (Jan. 14) … Had 14 points and five assists at Clemson (Jan. 17) … Scored 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting vs. Virginia Tech (Jan. 21) … Scored 27 points, dished out eight assists and went 4-for-6 from three-point range vs. Boston College …Scored 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting at Duke (Feb. 22) … Scored 10 points and dished out five assists vs. Cleveland State in the NCAA Tournament (Mar. 20) … Scored his 1,000th career point on a free throw late in the game against the Vikings.

2007-08 (Freshman): Saw action in all 30 games with 21 starts … Named to the ACC All-Freshman Team and received votes for ACC Rookie of the Year … Chosen as ACC Rookie of the Week four times, becoming the first Deacon since Chris Paul (2003-04) to win the award multiple times … One of just four freshmen in the six BCS conferences to receive four or more Rookie of the Week awards in 2007-08 … Named as the Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week on Feb. 20 … Averaged 13.9 points per game to finish second on the squad … Combined with James Johnson to become just the fourth set of freshmen to rank 1-2 on their team in scoring and the second duo to accomplish the feat with a winning record … Led the team with 55 steals, an average of 1.8 per game … Also led the Deacs in three-point field goal percentage, shooting 39.5 percent (32-of-81) on the year … Ranked second on the team in assists with 74 and in minutes played with 29.7 per game … Shot 80.3 percent (114-of-142) from the free throw line, including 50-for-60 in the final five minutes of the game … Led the team and all ACC freshmen in scoring with 16.4 points per game in conference play … Made 44.2 percent (23-of-52) of his three-pointers in ACC games … Finished among the league leaders in steals (5th) and scoring (16th) … In conference games only, ranked among the ACC’s best in free throw percentage (9th) and scoring (10th) … Scored in double figures 21 times, including 19 of his final 22 games … Scored 20+ points six times … Led the team in scoring 10 times … Led the Deacs in assists nine times … Scored 16 points against Bucknell on Dec. 16 to earn his first ACC Rookie of the Week award … That performance began a streak of nine straight games in double figures scoring … Re-entered the starting lineup Dec. 19 vs. USF and started all but one game the rest of the way … Tied the Wake Forest freshman single-game mark with six steals Dec. 30 against Air Force.

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6 Comments

Nelson on June 08, 2009 said:

Teague is one of the better looks we have from the draft. He is very versatile, can shoot the three or drive to the basket. Of course all of which we have seen has been in college, but I believe he could prove to be a very good back up to Deron if Ronnie and Brevin do not work out. A bit short to play a 2 guard like he started as in college, but perfect for a back up considering the lack of a back up point guard role contributed to an early elimination.

tman11 on June 08, 2009 said:

the only problem is can he becaom a piont guard in the NBA i like him alot and has every i want comin off the bench. Scoring threat a spark on defence but if he can’t become a piont gaurd i dont know how well he will do in this league.

rikki on June 10, 2009 said:

i agree with tman plus we already have brevin and ronnie on the back up so i think this would be a bad pick

tman11 on June 10, 2009 said:

I don’t know what to think any more if ronny turn out to be legit then maybe we should go for a big guy. But i’m scared he will turn out to be a bust behind Dwill and, then we will be S O L for next next few seasons. so it’s between getting a true piont gaurd not a shooting gaurd converted into a piont or anther big man.

Avey on June 14, 2009 said:

Well, he can’t be any bigger of a bust than Brevin Knight. I can’t stand him. I don’t think he has done one thing to help us this year. He gets put into the game, passes the ball, then runs and hides. I can only hope that we get Teague

tman11 on June 15, 2009 said:

He was a bust in utah i can see why they made the trade for him though. He averaged 7 assist a game come off the bench and had a decent shot and all that but, he just couldn’t pull it together here in utah. I don’t know why but he couldn’t I’m still liking Eric Maynor is this draft i think he has ton of potentional.

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