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Meg Jefferson
Forward
Position
6'3''
Height
Junior
Class
Sydney, Australia
Hometown
Saint Columba’s Catholic College
High School
2021-22
- Was in the starting lineup at Georgia Tech, scoring six points with five rebounds (1/9)
- Has left the team and entered the transfer portal after appearing in 12 games with one start this season, averaging 1.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per game
2020-21
- Through the first three games of the season, led the ACC in shooting percentage and ranked sixth in the NCAA at 73.3 percent (17-of-22)
- Led the team in scoring at 12.7 points per game before her injury in the James Madison game (12/3)
- Made her first career start at UCF, scoring eight points (11/25)
- Scored 16 points with eight rebounds against ECU (11/29)
2019-20
- Played in 15 games, averaging 1.1 points per game in 5.5 minutes per game
High School/Club
- Named the 2018 Sportswoman of the Year at Saint Columa’s Catholic College
- At the club level, Jefferson helped her teams to the New South Wales state championships in 2015 and 2017 with a runner-up finish in 2016
- Named to the 2019 New South Wales U-20 team
- Played for the New South Wales U-18 team in the Australian national championships, averaging 15 points per game and added seven rebounds, finishing as the fifth leading scorer in the tournament
Personal
- Her parents are Tamara Morris and Ion Jefferson and stepfather is Warren Morris
- Has an older sister, Hannah Jefferson, and a younger sister, Tess Morris. Also has a younger brother, Lachlan Morris
- Environmental sciences major
- Recipient of the 2021-2022 Thomas J. Ryan Memorial Women’s Basketball Scholarship