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Jermaine Jackson
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Jermaine Jackson in 2005 with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Personal information
Born (1976-06-07) June 7, 1976 (age 48)
Detroit, Michigan
Nationality American
High school Finney (Detroit, Michigan)
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College Detroit Mercy (1995–1999)
NBA Draft 1999 / Undrafted
Pro career 1999–2012
Coaching career 2012–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2000 Detroit Pistons
2000 Yakima Sun Kings
2001 Quad City Thunder
2001 Müller Verona
2001 Kansas Cagerz
2001–2002 Flint Fuze
2002 Toronto Raptors
2002 Great Lakes Storm
2002–2003 Toronto Raptors
2003 Atlanta Hawks
2003 Great Lakes Storm
2003 Aris BC
2004 Pallacanestro Treviso
2004–2005 Pamesa Valencia
2005 Great Lakes Storm
2005 New York Knicks
2005–2006 Milwaukee Bucks
2006–2007 Azovmash Mariupol
2007–2008 Baloncesto León
2008–2009 Snaidero Udine
2009–2010 Central Entrerriano
2010–2011 Lobos Grises
2011–2012 Maccabi Haifa B.C.
As coach:
2012–2014 Mount Clemens HS
2015–2018 Detroit (assistant)
2018–2019 SPIRE Institute
Career highlights and awards
  • Israeli Basketball Super League All-Star (2012)
  • Ukrainian League champion (2007)
  • Italian Basketball Cup champion (2004)
  • MCC Player of the Year (1999)
  • Second-team All-MCC (1998)
Stats at NBA.com

Jermaine Maurice Jackson Sr. (born June 7, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.

Early life

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Jackson graduated from Finney High School of Detroit in 1995. At the University of Detroit Mercy, Jackson played four seasons on the Detroit Titans men's basketball team. Considered one of the Top 50 Midwestern Collegiate Conference / Horizon League Players from (1994–2012).

Professional career

Jackson was undrafted in 1999 following a college career at the University of Detroit Mercy and began his professional career with the Detroit Pistons (1999–00), going on to play for the Toronto Raptors (2002–03), Atlanta Hawks (2003) and New York Knicks (2005), averaging 2.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in his NBA career. The Knicks included Jackson in a trade along with Mike Sweetney and Tim Thomas in exchange for Antonio Davis and Eddy Curry of the Chicago Bulls. He was cut by the Bulls on October 18, 2005, and was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 15, 2005. He played for the Bucks in the 2005–06 season, with the team renouncing their NBA rights to him on July 19, 2007. Jackson signed with the Seattle SuperSonics on October 1, and was waived during that month.

He also played professionally in the CBA, as well as in Europe for a number of teams, winning the 2004 Italian Cup with Benetton Treviso.

In January 2011 he signed with Maccabi Haifa B.C. in Israel. Maccabi released him in March 2012. While with Maccabi, Jackson played in the Israeli Basketball Super League All-Star Game in 2012.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999–00 Detroit 7 0 10.4 .091 .000 .625 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 1.0
2001–02 Toronto 24 0 11.7 .476 .500 .667 1.1 2.4 0.4 0.0 2.4
2002–03 Toronto 24 1 11.9 .309 .111 .852 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.1 2.8
2002–03 Atlanta 29 0 9.4 .452 .000 .607 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.1 1.9
2004–05 New York 21 0 11.0 .515 .000 .615 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.0 2.0
2005–06 Milwaukee 30 2 6.7 .423 .250 .857 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.0 1.2
Career 135 3 10.0 .401 .158 .711 1.1 1.4 0.3 0.1 1.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Toronto 4 0 3.0 .667 .000 .333 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
2005–06 Milwaukee 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 6 0 2.7 .400 .000 .333 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0

Post-playing career

Jermaine Jackson returned to Michigan after being released from Maccabi Haifa and opened the Jermaine Jackson-Cairns Community Center in Mount Clemens in May. The community center also includes the Jermaine Jackson Academy for youth basketball instruction. Jackson also that year became the boys' basketball coach at Mount Clemens High School.

On June 29, 2015, Jackson was named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach for University of Detroit Mercy. After the dismissal of UDM head coach Ray McCallum in the spring of 2016, Jackson was appointed interim head coach until the Titans hired Bacari Alexander who kept Jackson on staff as the lead associate.

In late June 2018, Jackson joined SPIRE Institute, a prep school in Geneva, Ohio, as the head basketball coach. During his first season, one of the players he coached was LaMelo Ball, a player who previously played professionally in Lithuania, as well as in his father's Junior Basketball Association. Jackson was named Coach of the Year of The Grind Session during his tenure with Spire.

More recently he has become LaMelo Ball's manager.

Personal life

Jackson's cousin, Brandon Jenkins, is also a professional basketballer. He currently plays in Switzerland for BC Boncourt.

Jackson's son, Jermaine Jr., is also a basketball player who is committed to play at his father's alma mater and former school of employment, the University of Detroit Mercy under head coach and close family friend Bacari Alexander.

See also

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