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Teague's Career Bio & Statistics 
Speedy and versatile athlete who can play either the point or off-guard position ... Is a natural point guard but saw the bulk of his time last season at shooting guard, with Ishmael Smith at the point ... Made a quick transition to the spot, really taking off in mid-December ... Has the ability to score in bunches ... 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 free throw shooter ... Excellent defender who was among the ACC leaders in steals last season ... Combines with Smith to give Wake Forest one of the quickest back courts in the country.
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 ... Made his collegiate debut with nine points, five steals and four assists Nov. 9 against Fairfield ... Followed with another five steals Nov. 19 against N.C. Central ... Scored 15 points and went 11-for-14 from the free throw line Nov. 23 vs. Winston-Salem State ... Made his first start of the season Dec. 5 at Vanderbilt and scored 10 points ... 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 ... Made his ACC debut Dec. 23 vs. Virginia Tech and scored 15 points ... Tied the Wake Forest freshman single-game mark with six steals Dec. 30 against Air Force ... Scored 26 points on 8-of-10 shooting Jan. 8 vs. BYU ... Also added five steals against the Cougars ... Had 13 points at Maryland on Jan. 15 and then 12 points against Florida State on Jan. 20 ... Scored a season-high 27 points against Miami on Jan. 29 ... Followed with 17 points at NC State on Feb. 3, en route to his second ACC Rookie of the Week honor ... Scored 19 points in a season-high 38 minutes Feb. 6 vs. Georgia Tech ... Had 18 points and six assists Feb. 14 at FSU ... Came up big in Wake Forest's upset of No. 2-ranked Duke on Feb. 17 ... Scored 26 points and made all three of his three-point attempts against the Blue Devils, garnering his third ACC Rookie of the Week award in the process ... Followed with 18 points a week later at North Carolina ... Came off the bench to score 20 points at Georgia Tech on Mar. 1 ... Scored 25 points in 38 minutes Mar. 4 at Virginia Tech ... Turned in his third straight 20+ point performance with 25 against NC State on Mar. 8 ... Went 9-for-17 from the floor and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against the Wolfpack ... Received his fourth ACC Rookie of the Week award on Mar. 10 ... Had 15 points in the Mar. 13 ACC Tournament game against Florida State.
High School
Ranked as the No. 8 point guard and the No. 36 prospect in the nation according to Scout.com ... Rated by Rivals.com as the No. 9 point guard and the No. 57 prospect nationally ... Also ranked by Rivals as the third-best recruit in the state of Indiana ... Listed as a four-star recruit by both Rivals and Scout ... Listed among the top 100 players in the 2007 class by HoopsReport.com ... Part of a Wake Forest recruiting class that was ranked No. 30 in the country by Rivals ... Graduated from Indianapolis Pike High School in 2007 ... Played for coach Billy Wright at Pike ... Led the Red Devils to a 20-5 record as a senior ... Averaged 22 points, four assists and two steals per game during his senior season ... Named first team all-conference and first team all-county ... Nominee for McDonald's All-American ... Named as his team's MVP ... Averaged 12.5 points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals as a junior ... His stock rose in the summer of 2006 with his performance at the ABCD camp in New Jersey ... Selected to participate in the 2007 Hoosiers Reunion All-Star Classic held at the Historic Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, Ind., site of the movie "Hoosiers" ... Played AAU ball for the Spiece Indy Heat.
Personal
Given name is Jeffrey Demarco Teague ... Son of Shawn and Carol Teague ... Father played college basketball at Missouri and Boston University ... Has four siblings - two brothers and two sisters ... Born June 10, 1988 in Indianapolis ... Chose Wake Forest over Indiana, Boston College, Southern Illinois and Xavier ... Committed verbally to the Deacons in September 2006, the same week as James Johnson ... Undecided on a major.
