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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1992-02-08)February 8, 1992 (age 33) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 171 lb (78 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | White Station (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| College | Memphis (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–2017 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Bakersfield Jam |
| 2015–2016 | Goyang Orion Orions |
| 2016 | Luoyang Zhonghe |
| 2016 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2017 | Northern Arizona Suns |
| Career highlights | |
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Joseph Nathaniel Jackson (born February 8, 1992) is an American professionalbasketball player who last played for theNorthern Arizona Suns of theNBA G League. He played college basketball for theUniversity of Memphis where he was named the2013Conference USA Player of the Year.
Jackson was born inMemphis, Tennessee to parents Lachaundra Jackson and Joseph Burns. Due to his parents struggles financially and living in a difficult area where Jackson was constantly getting into trouble and not attending school, he and his two younger sisters moved in with his grandmother, Lillie Cox. As a seventh grader, Jackson was rarely attending school, but after moving in with his grandmother, his life began to turn around during eight grade.[1]
Jackson was a consensus top 15 recruit coming out ofWhite Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee.[2] As a senior in 2009–10, he averaged 29.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.8 steals per game.[2] He also finished his four-year prep career having scored 3,451 points (23.2 per game) and amassed the second-highest points total in the history of Shelby-Metro area high school basketball.[2] Jackson was named the 2009–10Tennessee Mr. Basketball for Class AAA; he was also named aMcDonald's High School All-American as well as a first-teamParade All-American.[2] In the2010 McDonald's All-American Game, Jackson recorded two points, two assists and one rebound in 12 minutes of playing time.[2]
Jackson struggled to adapt to the pace and size of college basketball in hisfreshman season and through the midpoint of hissophomore season despite his solid statistics[3] – 9.9 points and 3.1 assists in 2010–11 followed by 11.0 points and 3.8 assists in 2011–12.[4] TheTigers won theConference USA tournament his freshman year, then won both the regular season and conference tournament championships in his sophomore campaign.[2] Jackson was named the MVP for both the2011 and the2012 Conference tournaments.[2]
In 2012–13, hisjunior season, Jackson averaged 13.6 points, 4.8 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals for a Memphis team that went undefeated in conference play (16–0), qualified for the2013 NCAA tournament as the number six seed (advancing to the Round of 32) and finished with an overall record of 31–5.[4] He surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career,[4] was an All-Conference First Team selection and was honored as theConference USA Player of the Year.[5]
On February 13, 2014, he was named one of the 30 finalists forNaismith College Player of the Year award.[6]
After going undrafted in the2014 NBA draft, Jackson joined theMemphis Grizzlies for the2014 NBA Summer League.[7] On September 26, 2014, he signed with thePhoenix Suns.[8] However, he was later waived by the Suns on October 14, 2014.[9] On November 2, 2014, he was acquired by theBakersfield Jam as an affiliate player.[10] On April 16, 2015, he was named theD-League's Most Improved Player for the 2014–15 season after improving from 6.0 points per game during December to 17.7 points per game during March.[11] On the season, he averaged 13.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.5 steals in 38 games.
In July 2015, Jackson was selected with the 14th pick of the 2015KBL draft by theGoyang Orion Orions, signing with them afterwards.[12][13] As a rookie in the 2015–16 KBL season, Jackson mostly came off the bench behind another American playerAaron Haynes who is a veteran scorer in KBL. Initially, Jackson played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time. By the end of the season, he averaged 18.56 minutes a game (PPG 14.4, APG 4.4). His team advanced to the KBL finals in the playoffs againstJeonju KCC Egis (regular season champions), and won the championship.
On May 23, 2016, Jackson signed with Chinese club Luoyang Zhonghe for the 2016NBL season.[14] On August 16, 2016, Jackson signed with Israeli clubMaccabi Rishon LeZion.[15] He was released by Maccabi after appearing in only two games.
On February 27, 2017, Jackson signed with theNorthern Arizona Suns of theNBA Development League.[16][17]