Rob Jeter - Early Athletics

Early Athletics

Jeter attended high school at Quigley South Preparatory School, and then played collegiate basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, where he played under coach Bo Ryan from 1987 to 1991 as a starting forward.

Jeter was the captain of his team when they won the 1991 NCAA Division III tournament and was named to the All-Final Four team. Jeter holds UW–Platteville records for career field goal percentage (.601) and consecutive starts (89). He played on a national championship team that averaged more than 97 points per game. In four years as a player, Jeter's teams passed the 100-point mark 29 times, including a record-setting 149-point outing. His team went 102–16 in his four seasons of playing at UW–Platteville.

Jeter was a two-time All-Wisconsin State University Conference selection and two-time All-Midwest Region choice while at Platteville. He was also named to the Wisconsin State University Conference honor roll three times.

He graduated with a B.S. in business administration in 1991. He also earned a master's degree in adult education at UW–Platteville in December 2001.

Following graduation, he played professionally overseas from 1992–93, with Olivias Futebol Clube in Portugal, leading the Portuguese national league in scoring.

After his pro career, Jeter worked as an assistant coach, at UW–Platteville, Marquette University, UW–Milwaukee, and then Wisconsin.