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One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Thabo Sefolosha: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.
No Swiss player had reached the NBA before him. The son of a South African musician and a Swiss artist from Vevey, Sefolosha turned professional at 17, went 13th in the 2006 draft, and built a long career on defense — All-Defensive Second Team in 2010 and a starter for Oklahoma City's 2012 Finals team. He signed with Utah in 2017, though knee surgery ended his first Jazz season early.
He retired in 2021, but could not quite stay away — in 2023 he suited up again for Vevey Riviera Basket, the hometown club where it all began.
HOW HE CAME & WENTHe signed a two-year, $10.5 million deal on July 18, 2017 and at 33 produced his best offensive numbers in nearly a decade. A right MCL injury ended his first season in January 2018 and required surgery. The contract then expired and he left as a free agent.
- Full name
- Thabo Patrick Sefolosha
- Utah Jazz tenure
- 2017–19
- Position
- Forward
- Born
- 1984, Vevey, Switzerland
- Height
- 6′7″ (201 cm)
- Weight
- 220 lb (100 kg)
- Drafted
- 2006, 1st round (No. 13), Philadelphia
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
You do not need to know what it is. Take a photo with your phone and send it to me. I will tell you what you have, for free, whether or not anything comes of it. I pay the postage both ways. I answer every message myself, usually the same day.
With the Jazz
THABO SEFOLOSHA · 2017–19 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | UTA | 38 | 21.2 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .492 | .381 | .815 |
| 2018–19 | UTA | 50 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .477 | .436 | .636 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 2 SEASONS | 88 | 16.1 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | .486 | .407 | .763 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
THABO SEFOLOSHA · 5 NOTES- A Swiss newspaper labelled him the best Swiss basketball player of all time in 2013.
- Shortly after signing with Utah he saved a woman from drowning during a family rafting trip on the Provo River.
- A French scout spotted him on a team trip and pulled him out of Switzerland at 17 to join Elan Chalon.
- When someone told him he was next to be drafted in 2006, he assumed a mistake had been made.
- Leaving as a free agent in 2019 he said 'I enjoyed playing for the team, it's been a great two years' and would have returned if asked.