Jeffrey Demarco Teague is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. He was selected 19th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Hawks. Teague played college basketball for Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played competitively for Pike High School in Indianapolis. Teague is known for his shooting ability and ability to drive to the basket. His brother, Marquis Teague, plays for the University of Kentucky. Jeff Teague is the son of Shawn and Carol Teague. Shawn Teague played college basketball at Missouri... and Boston University under Rick Pitino. Jeff Teague has four siblings, two brothers and two sisters. He chose Wake Forest University over Indiana, Boston College, Southern Illinois and Xavier. At Wake Forest he majored in religion. As a freshman in 2007–08, he was 2nd on the team in scoring, scoring 13.9 points per game, just behind fellow freshman James Johnson's 14.6. As a sophomore, Teague was the leading scorer for the Demon Deacons, averaging over 21 points per game.
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