- 2014 Spring Semester Athletic Director Honor Roll
- 2013-14 NABC national player of the year
- 2013-14 Division II Bulletin national player of the year
- 2013-14 Daktronics Ron Lenz national player of the year
- 2013-14 Basketball Times first team All-America
- 2013-14 Daktronics first team All-America
- 2013-14 NABC first team All-America
- 2013-14 NABC first team all-district
- 2013-14 NCAA South Central Region tournament most outstanding player
- 2013-14 Daktronics South Central Region player of the year
- 2013-14 Daktronics first team all-South Central Region
- 2013-14 RMAC Shootout all-tournament
- 2013-14 RMAC player of the year
- 2013-14 first team all-RMAC
- 2013-14 RMAC male athlete of the month (January, March)
- 2013-14 RMAC offensive player of the week (Jan. 13, Jan. 27, March 3)
- 2013-14 RMAC defensive player of the week (Dec. 9)
- 2013-14 Al Kaly Classic most valuable player
- 2013-14 Sporting News honorable mention preseason All-America
- 2013-14 RMAC preseason player of the year
- 2013-14 preseason all-RMAC
- 2012-13 Elite Eight all-tournament
- 2012-13 NABC first team all-district
- 2012-13 Daktronics second team all-South Central Region
- 2012-13 RMAC Shootout most valuable player
- 2012-13 first team all-RMAC
- 2012-13 RMAC defensive player of the week (Nov. 19)
- 2012-13 preseason all-RMAC
- 2011-12 second team all-RMAC
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2013-14: Was named national player of the year by NABC, Division II Bulletin and Daktronics after starting 33 of 34 games at guard, leading the Roadrunners to the RMAC regular season and tournament championships and the semifinals at the NCAA tournament ... broke Metro State's single-season scoring record, averaging 21.6 points and totaling 734 ... also broke the school record for free throw percentage, making 92.3 percent (240-for-260), and broke the single season and career records for total free throws made ... averaged 3.1 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 2.4 assists ... totaled 106 rebounds, 82 assists and 81 steals, while shooting 199-of-437 from the floor (.455) and 96-of-212 from 3-point range (.453) ... ranked fourth in NCAA Division II in free throw percentage, seventh in 3-point percentage, 11th in steals per game, 19th in points per game and 34th in 3-point field goals per game ... in RMAC games, led the conference in free throw percentage (.931), 3-point field goals per game (2.8), 3-point field goal percentage (.484), steals per game (2.2) and minutes per game (35.4), was second in scoring (21.3), seventh in field goal percentage (.489) and 15th in assists per game (2.7) ... scored in double figures 33 times, had 20+ points 20 times and had 30+ points six times ... named Al Kaly Classic most valuable player after averaging 19.0 points and hitting 14-of-16 free throws in two games to open the season ... averaged 16.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals in four exhibition games against NCAA Division I opponents, helping Metro State to 3-1 at the NIT Season Tip-Off ... scored 11 points against Rhode Island on Nov. 18 and had 28 against Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 19, hitting 5-of-7 from the outside and all 11 free throw attempts ... netted 11 points at Elon and 17 against Canisiu ... made 5-of-7 from the outside and hit 5-of-5 at the line to score 28 points against St. Martin's (Wash.) on Nov. 29 ... forced seven steals and had 26 points, hitting 14-of-15 at the line, at Regis on Dec. 7 and was named RMAC defensive player of the week on Dec. 9 ... shot 10-of-15 from the floor, 6-of-9 from the outside and made all eight free throw attempts to score 34 points against Colorado Christian on Jan. 10 ... made a school record 19-of-20 at the free throw line and scored 32 points with five assists in a win over No. 11 Colorado Mines on Jan. 11 ... was named RMAC offensive player of the week on Jan. 13 ... made 4-of-5 3-point shots and all seven free throw attempts, scoring 31 points with eight rebounds and five assists at Fort Lewis on Jan. 18 ... scored 30 points with seven rebounds and five assists against Colorado Mesa on Jan. 24 ... named RMAC offensive player of the week on Jan. 27 ... named RMAC male athlete of the month after averaging 23.8 points and shooting 54.6 percent in nine games in January ... hit the game-winning 3-pointer in the final minute of a 57-54 win at No. 11 Colorado Mines on Feb. 7 ... scored 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Fort Lewis on Feb. 21 ... made all 13 free throw attempts and scored 23 points against Adams State on Feb. 22 ... scored 20 points at Colorado State-Pueblo and had 28 at UC-Colorado Springs Feb. 28-March 1 to wrap up the regular season and lead Metro State to just the third undefeated RMAC record in conference history ... was named RMAC offensive player of the week on March 3 ... averaged 18.7 points and shot 11-of-21 (.524) from 3-point range in three games to be named to the RMAC Shootout all-tournament team ... scored a career-high 37 points, making all 15 free throw attempts, in a win over UC-Colorado Springs in the first round of the NCAA tournament on March 15 ... scored 30 points and hit all 11 free throw attempts in the second round against No. 13 Colorado Mines, surpassing Gene Edwards's single-season total of 666 points to break the school's season scoring record ... forced seven steals and had 15 points against No. 23 Midwestern State (Texas) in the regional championship game on March 18 ... named South Central Region most outstanding player at the NCAA tournament ... scored 26 points and had four steals against Tuskegee (Ala.) in the Elite Eight ... made all 12 free throw attempts and scored 21 points against No. 20 Central Missouri in the Final Four ... averaged 25.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 steals, while shooting 94.9 percent at the free throw line in five NCAA tournament games ... named RMAC male athlete of the month in March after averaging 23.7 points in nine games.
2012-13: Named NABC first team all-district, Daktronics second team all-South Central Region and first team all-RMAC after leading Metro State to the national title game and the RMAC regular season and tournament championships ... started 32 of 35 games and averaged 14.8 points, 2.3 assists, 2.2 steals and 3.0 rebounds ... shot 49.0 percent from the floor, 41.8 percent from 3-point range and 79.9 percent at the free throw line ... ranked 35th in NCAA Division II in steals per game and 133rd in free throw percentage ... in conference games, ranked third in the RMAC in steals per game (2.0), sixth in 3-point percentage (.436), 10th in minutes per game (31.5) and 13th in scoring (15.0), field goal percentage and 3-point field goals per game (1.9) ... scored 20+ points a team-high 11 times ... scored 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting in a win at No. 7 Winona State (Minn.) on Nov. 16 ... named RMAC defensive player of the week on Nov. 19 after recording six steals against Bemidji State and five against Winona State ... hit 8-of-12 from the floor and had 20 points against Regis on Dec. 1 ... scored 22 points, had six rebounds and six assists against Black Hills State on Dec. 15 ... scored 21 points and 20 points in back-to-back games on Jan. 4-5 vs. New Mexico Highlands and Western New Mexico ... drained 9-of-15 shots for 20 points at Colorado Mines on Jan. 12 ... made 9-of-10 at the free throw line and scored 20 points against No. 17 Fort Lewis on Jan. 19 ... scored a season-high 25 points off 7-of-14 shooting and 8-of-10 at the free throw line at Western State on Jan. 26 ... shot 5-of-7 from the floor and 10-of-11 with six rebounds and 20 points at Black Hills State on Feb. 2 ... eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career with 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting against Colorado Mines on Feb. 8 ... made 5-of-8 3-point field goals and scored 23 points against Colorado Christian on Feb. 9 ... named RMAC Shootout MVP after draining the game-winning shot with less than a second left in a 61-60 win over No. 22 Fort Lewis and scoring 20 points in the championship game ... named to the Elite Eight all-tournament team after averaging 17.3 points in three games ... scored 19 points in the national championship game vs. No. 7 Drury (Mo.) and had 17 points and four steals in the semifinal game vs. No. 1 West Liberty (W.Va.).
2011-12: Named second team all-RMAC ... played in all 32 games with 30 starts as a guard to lead Metro State to the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament ... finished third on the team in scoring with 408 points (12.8 per game) and second in assists with 64 (2.0 per game) ... led the Roadrunners with 60 steals (1.9 per game) ... also had 93 rebounds (2.9 per game) ... led Metro with 54 3-point field goals, making 31.6 percent (54-for-171) from the outside ... hit 75.2 percent (88-for-117) at the free throw line and 39.3 percent (133-for-338) from the floor ... ranked 71st in Division II in steals per game ... in conference games, ranked fifth in steals (1.8), fourth in minutes (34.0), eighth in 3-point field goals per game (1.7) and 15th in free throw percentage (.782) ... scored in double figures 23 times and had one double-double ... had four 20+ point performances ... led the team in scoring four times (3-1 record) and in assists 10 times (7-3 record) ... Metro was 4-0 when he scored 20+ points ... scored a career-high 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including four 3-pointers, and made 8-of-10 at the line against Black Hills State on Nov. 19 ... scored 19 points and had four assists against Western New Mexico on Dec. 3 ... recorded his first career double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 4-of-7 from the outside and 9-of-11 at the line, while adding five steals in an overtime win at Nebraska-Kearney on Dec. 9 ... buried 7-of-10 from the outside and scored 27 points at Colorado State-Pueblo on Jan. 13 ... dished out eight assists and had 10 points against Colorado Christian on Feb. 4 ... had 11 points, six assists and five steals against Nebraska-Kearney on Feb. 11 ... scored 20 points, hitting 8-of-9 at the line, at Western New Mexico on Feb. 17 ... scored 17 points and made 3-of-7 from the outside and 4-of-4 at the line in the NCAA Central Region championship game at No. 1 Colorado Mines on March 13 ... averaged 12.5 points in four NCAA Tournament games.
2010-11: Started 13 of 29 games as a true freshman ... was third on the team in scoring with 274 points (9.4 per game) and second in assists with 71 (2.4 per game) ... also had 60 rebounds and 33 steals ... shot 40.8 percent from the floor (87-for-213), 40.4 percent from 3-point range to lead the team (59-for-146) and 75.9 percent from the line (41-for-54) ... ranked ninth in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage in RMAC games (.386), was 10th in 3-pointers per game (1.9) and 15th in assists (2.5) ... scored 11 points, had five rebounds, four assists and three steals, and hit all three 3-point attempts in a season-opening win over Evergreen State (Wash.) on Nov. 19 ... buried 4-of-7 from the outside for 12 points at New Mexico Highlands on Dec. 3 ... made 6-of-8 at the line and scored 11 points to help seal a road victory at Western New Mexico on Dec. 4 ... shot 5-of-8 from the floor and scored 14 points in a win at Mesa State on Jan. 2 ... scored a season-high 24 points, hitting 5-of-7 from the outside and 7-of-9 at the line in a win at Fort Lewis, breaking a 70-70 tie with a 3-pointer with 1:57 left to give Metro State the lead for the remainder of the game ... scored in double figures in six straight games from Feb. 4 to Feb. 19 ... scored 17 points in a win at Chadron State on Feb. 11 and 16 points the following night at Nebraska-Kearney ... was a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor, hitting four 3-pointers against New Mexico Highlands on Feb. 19 ... hit a season-high six 3-pointers and scored 18 points in a win over Western New Mexico to open the RMAC Tournament on March 1 ... averaged 8.0 points in two games at the NCAA Tournament.
High School: 2010 graduate of Lewisville High School ... coached by Henry Thomas ... three-year letterwinner ... first team all-district as a senior ... District 6-5A Co-Player of the Year ... District 6-5A Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... three-time academic all-district ... 2009 Denton County Athlete of the Year ... holds the school record for 3-point field goals in a game with eight ... averaged 18.8 points, five assists, three rebounds and 2.4 steals as a senior ... shot 44 percent from 3-point range and 76 percent at the free throw line ... led Lewisville to regional quarterfinals in the state playoffs.
AAU Team:Â Played for the Dallas Heroes ... coached by Ray Johnston and David Milson ... named to the Bob Gibbons All-Tournament team (North Carolina) in 2009, along with the Desert Duel All-Tournament team (Arizona) and the Main Event All-Tournament team (Las Vegas) ... won four AAU national championships with TG Express from fourth through seventh grade.
Personal:Â Born Nov. 25, 1991 ... son of Bryan and Rochelle Jefferson ... has a younger brother, Marcus, and a younger sister, Megan ... is the team's NBA 2K13 champion ... majoring in sports industry operations with a minor in marketing.