Justin Jackson (basketball player)

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Basketball player
Justin Jackson
Jackson in 2017
Player information
Full name Justin Aaron Jackson
birthday 28th March 1995 (age 25)
place of birth Spring , Texas , United States
size 203 cm
position Small forward
college North Carolina
NBA draft 2017 , 15th pick, Portland Trail Blazers
Club information
society Dallas Mavericks
league NBA
Jersey number 44
Clubs as active
2017-2019 United StatesUnited States Sacramento Kings
Since 002019 United StatesUnited States Dallas Mavericks

Justin Aaron Jackson (born March 28,  1995 in Spring ) is an American basketball player who is currently active in the North American professional league NBA for the Dallas Mavericks .

career

Youth and college

Jackson did not go to school for a long time, but received home schooling. He played basketball in a selection of an association of home-schooled youth.

From 2014 he was part of the college team of the University of North Carolina and was already a top performer in his early year when he scored 10.7 points per game. In his sophomore year he reached the NCAA final with North Carolina , but lost there to Villanova . Jackson scored nine points in the final. In the 2016/17 season, Jackson led his team with an average of 18.3 points; in April 2017, he announced that he would leave college and switch to professional business.

NBA

In the NBA draft process in June 2017, the Portland Trail Blazers secured the rights to Jackson in 15th place in the first selection round and then transferred him to the Sacramento Kings . In his NBA premiere game year 2017/18 Jackson averaged 6.7 points in 68 appearances, plus six games in the shirt of Sacramento's training team Reno Bighorns in the NBA G-League , in which he averaged 17.8 points and 6, Booked 2 rebounds.

In February 2019, he was transferred to the Dallas Mavericks in a swap deal with Zach Randolph , while Sacramento received Harrison Barnes in return .

Web links

Commons : Justin Jackson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The life of Justin Jackson . In: USA TODAY High School Sports . December 10, 2013 ( usatodayhss.com [accessed June 16, 2018]).
  2. ^ University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  3. ^ Villanova - Stats. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  4. ↑ 2016-17 UNC Tar Heels Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  5. ↑ North Carolina's Justin Jackson declares for NBA Draft . In: Sporting News . April 13, 2017 ( sportingnews.com [accessed June 16, 2018]).
  6. ↑ 2017 NBA Draft | Prospect profiles | Justin Jackson | NBA.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Justin Jackson Stats | Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Justin Jackson - NBA G League . In: NBA G League . ( nba.com [accessed June 16, 2018]).
  9. ^ Barnes traded to Kings, learned of deal in game. February 7, 2019, accessed February 7, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Jackson, Justin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jackson, Justin Aaron (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Spring (Texas) , Texas