Thomas Jackson (basketball)

Thomas V. "T. J." Jackson (born May 27, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player.

Thomas Jackson
Personal information
Born (1980-05-23) May 23, 1980 (age 44)
East Lansing, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast Lansing (East Lansing, Michigan)
CollegeButler (1998–2002)
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–2015
Coaching career2017–present
Career history
As player:
2003–2004Sallen
2004–2005Den Helder
2006–2009Uppsala
2009–2010Bayreuth
2010–2012ZZ Leiden
2012–2015Uppsala
As coach:
2017–2018Erie BayHawks (assistant)
2018–2019Maine Red Claws (assistant)
2019–2020NAZ Suns (assistant)
2020–2022Evansville (assistant)
2022–2023Salt Lake City Stars (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player

Career

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Jackson signed with the German BBC Bayreuth for the 2009–10 season.[1] Bayreuth promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga that season. He was released after the season.[2]

Jackson signed with Dutch team Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden for the 2010–11 season.[3] He resigned after one year.[4]

In October 2012 Jackson signed with Uppsala Basket from Uppsala, Sweden.[5]

Coaching career

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On start of 2017–18 season the Erie BayHawks added Jackson to the coaching staff as assistant coach.[6]

Honours

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Club

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ZZ Leiden

Bayreuth

Individual

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Sallen

ZZ Leiden

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Jackson to join BBC Bayreuth (Germany) in Butler Basketball Forum". Buhoops.yuku.com. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  2. ^ Published por Alberto de Roa (2010-07-02). "The Hoops Market: BBC Bayreuth releases Thomas Jackson and Eddie Seward". Thehoopsmarket.blogspot.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  3. ^ "ZZ Leiden | Nieuwsbericht | TJ nieuwe point guard" (in Dutch). Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  4. ^ "Basketballer Jackson Nog Een Jaar Bij Leiden | NUsport - Altijd Sport". Nusport.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  5. ^ Av: TT (2012-10-09). "Jackson tillbaka till Uppsala Basket". UNT.se. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  6. ^ "BayHawks Finalize Coaching and Basketball Operations Staff". Erie Bayhawks. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
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