Traevon Jackson (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Norrköping Dolphins of the Swedish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers. Jackson's father, Jim, played in the National Basketball Association for 14 seasons.
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 11, 1992 Westerville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Westerville South (Westerville, Ohio) |
| College | Wisconsin (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016 | Iowa Energy |
| 2018 | Rochester Razorsharks |
| 2018–2019 | PP & TV Raj Žilina |
| 2019–2020 | Norrköping Dolphins |
| Career highlights and awards | |
High school career
editJackson attended Westerville South High School where he finished as the school's all-time leading scorer. As a junior, he averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals while leading his team to a 20–0 regular-season record. For his efforts, he was named the Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year as well as second-team all-state. In his senior season, he averaged 18.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.3 steals per game while being named conference player of the year.[1]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Traevon Jackson SG |
Westerville, OH | Westerville South HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 13, 2010 | |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: N/A ESPN: 68 (SG) | ||||||
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College career
editJackson played college basketball for Wisconsin, averaging 7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 109 games (84 starts). Jackson would take the starting job at point guard as a sophomore, leading the Badgers to a five seed in the NCAA tournament. In his junior season, Jackson averaged 10.7 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game on a Wisconsin team that would capture a two seed and make an appearance at the final four, where Wisconsin would lose to 8th seeded Kentucky 74–73 after Aaron Harrison drained a 3 to seal the game. Jackson then attempted a last second jump shot, which would have won the game if it went in, rolled off the rim. As a senior, Jackson was the starting point guard for the Badgers until a foot injury against Rutgers sidelined him in January. He later returned during the NCAA tournament in a reserve role and ended up with averages of 8.1 points and 2.6 assists per game.[1][2][3]
Professional career
editIowa Energy
editAfter going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Jackson joined the Washington Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[3][4] In six games for the Wizards, he averaged 4.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 16.0 minutes per game. On January 26, 2016, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League.[2] Two days later, he made his professional debut in a 90–87 loss to the Grand Rapids Drive.[5] In October 2017, he returned to Iowa, who had been renamed to the Wolves and the league now known as the NBA G League. On October 28, the Iowa Energy placed Jackson's contract on waivers when Jackson informed the team he was not returning that season.[6]
PP & TV Raj Žilina
editJackson played the 2018–19 season for PP & TV Raj Žilina of the Slovak Basketball League. Jackson averaged 11.0 points per game, 3.0 assists per game and 3.8 rebounds per game.[7]
Norrköping Dolphins
editIn 2019, Jackson signed with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League for training camp. Jackson was waived a few days before the season started.
Jackson then signed with the Norrköping Dolphins of the Swedish Basketball League.[8] Jackson averaged 12.3 points per game, 3.1 assists per game and 5.3 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 season.
Personal life
editThe son of Jim Jackson and majored in life science communications. His father played college basketball at Ohio State where he was a two-time All-American and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, before getting his jersey retired in 2001. He was also the fourth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft and played in the NBA for 14 seasons with 12 different teams.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wisconsin Athletics – Traevon Jackson". UWBadgers.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "Iowa Energy Acquire Traevon Jackson and Ramon Harris". NBA.com. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Kocorowski, Jake (June 27, 2015). "Traevon Jackson to play for Washington Wizards in NBA Summer League". Buckys5thQuarter.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Odeniran, Wola (June 28, 2015). "Wisconsin's Traevon Jackson Signs With The Washington Wizards". BTPowerhouse.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Drive Edge Energy In Overtime". NBA.com. January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Wolves Announce 2017 Training Camp Roster" (Press release). Iowa Wolves. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017.
- ^ Traevon Jackson Profile, Pro Baller
- ^ Traevon Jackson ready for the Dolphins, Norrköping Dolphins