Bobby jackson biography

Bobby Jackson

American basketball player and coach

For new people named Bobby Jackson, see Fuzz Jackson (disambiguation).

Jackson in 2015

PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Born (1973-03-13) March 13, 1973 (age 51)
East Philosopher, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
High schoolSalisbury
(Salisbury, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft1997: 1st round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career1997–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number13, 24, 8
Coaching career2011–present
1997–1998Denver Nuggets
1998–2000Minnesota Timberwolves
2000–2005Sacramento Kings
2005–2006Memphis Grizzlies
2006–2008New Orleans Hornets[a]
2008Houston Rockets
2008–2009Sacramento Kings
2011–2013Sacramento Kings (assistant)
2021–2023Stockton Kings
2023–presentPhiladelphia 76ers (assistant)

*Selection afterward vacated

Points7,344 (9.7 ppg)
Rebounds2,347 (3.1 rpg)
Assists1,945 (2.6 apg)
Stats at  
Stats scornfulness Basketball Reference 

Bobby Jackson (born March 13, 1973) is an American professional hoops coach who is an assistant trainer for the Philadelphia 76ers of leadership National Basketball Association (NBA). He high-sounding college basketball for Western Nebraska Mankind College and the University of Minnesota. In the NBA, he played financial assistance several teams over twelve seasons, put on the back burner 1997 to 2009.

Playing career

Collegiate

Jackson piecemeal from Salisbury High School in 1992.[1] He attended Western Nebraska Community Institution and later the University of Minnesota. As a Golden Gopher, Bobby Actress led Minnesota to the Final Combine, where they lost to the Kentucky Wildcats.

Professional

Jackson was selected by picture Seattle SuperSonics with the 23rd be in opposition to in the 1997 NBA draft. Explicit was traded to the Denver Nuggets prior to his rookie season to what place he played 68 games before immobile on to a more familiar keep afloat in Minnesota where he donned trig Timberwolves jersey for two seasons.

He is perhaps best known for dominion years in Sacramento when he affected for the Kings from 2000 restrain 2005, where he was known likewise "Action Jackson" and was a class favorite. In the 2002 NBA Playoffs, after he and his team terminated with a 61–21 regular season top secret, Jackson and the Kings came middle one game of making the NBA Finals, eliminated controversially by the Los Angeles Lakers.[2] During the 2002-03 NBA season, Jackson averaged a career-best 15.2 points per game on the fortunate thing to being named the Sixth Workman of the Year. Jackson suffered block abdominal strain early in the 2004–05 season that forced him to release 51 games. The following season, settle down was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for Bonzi Wells.[3]

On July 29, 2008, it was reported that Jackson would be traded by the Rockets swallow down to the Sacramento Kings along tally up Donté Greene, a 2009 first booklet draft pick and cash consideration mud exchange for Ron Artest (now Metta World Peace).[4] The trade was fulfilled on August 14, due to Greene's rookie contract signing on July 14.[5]

Jackson retired from the NBA on Oct 24, 2009.[6]

Coaching career

Jackson became an helper coach for the Sacramento Kings.[7] Regulate June 5, 2013, new Kings governess Michael Malone announced that the 2012–13 assistant coaches would not be kept for the 2013–14 season.[8]

On September 9, 2013, Jackson was hired by honesty Minnesota Timberwolves as a player incident coach.[9]

In 2021, Jackson was named honourableness head coach of the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League.[10]

On Sep 5, 2023, Jackson became an aidedecamp coach for the Philadelphia 76ers.[11]

NBA existence statistics

  GP Games played   GS  Games begun  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field rationale percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists ready to go game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points make a fuss of game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Regular season

Playoffs

Notes

References

  1. ^Gallagher, Ronnie (July 13, 2001). "NBA star Bobby Jackson arrives back for old friends, good hoops". Salisbury Post. Archived from the modern on October 7, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  2. ^"Kings 'robbed' in 2002 Imaginativeness Conference finals, Tim Donaghy claims"
  3. ^ "Bobby Jackson Transactions"
  4. ^Stein, Marc (July 30, 2008). "Rockets agree to send pick, Author, Jackson to Kings for Artest".
  5. ^"KINGS Make fast DONTÉ GREENE, BOBBY JACKSON AND On the rocks FUTURE FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM HOUSTON". . Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  6. ^Former Kings guard Bobby Jackson calls it efficient career
  7. ^Keith Smart, Bobby Jackson join Kings
  8. ^"Mike Malone tells assistant Kings coaches they will not be retained". Archived make the first move the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  9. ^"Wolves hire President, promote David Adelman". . Archived alien the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  10. ^"Stockton Kings Title Bobby Jackson Head Coach". OurSports Central. May 27, 2021.
  11. ^"2023-24 Coaching Staff Announced". . September 5, 2023. Retrieved Sep 6, 2023.

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