Pierre Jackson

Pierre Jackson
Pierre Jackson
Born	August 29, 1991 (age 35); United States
Occupation	Professional basketball player
Years active	2013–present

Pierre Deshawn Jackson (born August 29, 1991) is a professional basketball athlete from the United States. He played collegiate basketball at both the College of Southern Idaho and Baylor University, distinguishing himself during the 2012–13 campaign. Following his stints in European leagues and the NBA D-League, Jackson competed for one NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks.

High school and junior college career

Jackson attended Desert Pines High School located in Las Vegas, where he led the state of Nevada in assists during his senior year. Subsequently, he joined the College of Southern Idaho (CSI), guiding the Golden Eagles to capture the 2011 NJCAA National Championship and earning the tournament’s Most Valuable Player award. During the 2010–11 season, he averaged 18.6 points and 4.4 assists per game, was named a first-team All-American, and secured the NJCAA Player of the Year distinction.

College career

Jackson transferred to Baylor University to finish his collegiate tenure. In the 2011–12 season, he posted averages of 13.8 points and 5.9 assists per game, playing a key role in Baylor’s advance to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. His performance earned him second-team All-Big 12 Conference honors and an honorable mention as an All-American by the Associated Press.

In his senior year (2012–13), Jackson was honored as Big 12 preseason Player of the Year and was listed on preseason watchlists for both the Wooden Award and Naismith Award. He concluded his college career by leading Baylor to victory in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship against Iowa on April 4, 2013, while averaging 19.8 points and 7.1 assists per game during his final season.

D-League and Turkey

In the 2013 NBA draft, Jackson was chosen with the 42nd overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. On July 12, 2013, his draft rights were traded along with Jrue Holiday to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Nerlens Noel. Shortly after, on July 14, he participated with the Pelicans in the 2013 NBA Summer League.

Jackson signed a one-year contract with ASVEL Villeurbanne of France’s LNB Pro A on July 27, 2013; however, he departed before playing any official games due to homesickness in September.

On November 1, 2013, Jackson was selected fourth overall in the 2013 NBA D-League draft by the Idaho Stampede. He earned a spot on the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game on February 3, 2014. Notably, on February 1, he set a personal best with 18 assists during a victory over the Los Angeles D-Fenders. Just three days later, Jackson scored an extraordinary 58 points against the Texas Legends, establishing a new D-League single-game scoring record as well as a single-half scoring record of 38 points. Although his single-game record was later broken in 2016, his single-half mark remained unchallenged until 2019.

On February 20, 2014, Jackson left Idaho to join Turkish team Fenerbahçe Ülker for the rest of that season. After appearing in six games and averaging 3.3 points along with 1.3 assists per contest, he parted ways with Fenerbahçe on April 10.

Philadelphia 76ers

On June 27, 2014, the Pelicans sent Jackson's rights back to the Philadelphia 76ers in return for the draft rights to Russ Smith. Shortly after, on July 1, 2014, Jackson participated with the 76ers in the 2014 NBA Summer League. During the opening game on July 5, he suffered a rupture of his right Achilles tendon in their 77–83 defeat against the Orlando Magic. Despite this setback, he inked a one-year deal with partial guarantees with Philadelphia on July 24, 2014; however, he was released on September 30 after being projected to miss six to twelve months due to the injury.

Jackson re-signed with the 76ers on July 15, 2015, following an average of 12 points per game across two contests at the Las Vegas Summer League. Nevertheless, after participating in three preseason matchups, he was waived again on October 26.

Return to the D-League

Jackson returned to the Idaho Stampede on January 6, 2016. He made his first appearance three days later in a 98–92 victory over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, contributing six points, one rebound, two assists, and one steal within 11 minutes off the bench. On March 4, a trade sent him to the Texas Legends in exchange for Eric Griffin's returning player rights. Despite this move, Jackson was waived by the Legends on March 20 without playing a single game for them.

In July of that year, Jackson took part with the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2016 NBA Summer League.

Croatia

On October 18, 2016, Jackson agreed to a one-month contract with Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb. During his stint there, he appeared in two EuroCup matches and five games in the ABA League.

Texas Legends and Dallas Mavericks

The Texas Legends reacquired Jackson on November 30, 2016. After ten appearances with them, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks on December 27 and made his NBA debut that same evening. In that game, he tallied seven points, one rebound, and two assists over 11 minutes off the bench. The Mavericks waived him on January 6, 2017; two days later, he returned to the Texas Legends.

Jackson rejoined Dallas on January 15 under a 10-day contract and received a second 10-day deal on January 25. On January 26 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he started his first NBA game and recorded nine points along with two rebounds and four assists in just 13 minutes before sustaining a left hamstring strain. He was waived two days later and promptly re-signed with Texas.

On February 6, 2017, Jackson earned selection to represent the Western Conference in the NBA D-League All-Star Game.

Israel

Jackson signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional season with Maccabi Tel Aviv of both the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague on July 14, 2017. In his EuroLeague debut, he delivered an impressive performance scoring 27 points alongside nine assists and seven rebounds in an 88–71 victory over Brose Bamberg, which secured him MVP honors for Round 1. On March 2, 2018, Jackson was named MVP of the Israeli League All-Star Game after contributing 18 points and six assists. That season culminated with Jackson playing a key role as Maccabi captured both the Israeli League Cup and the Israeli League Championship.

China

Jackson inked a deal with the Beijing Fly Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association on July 4, 2018. On October 25, 2018, he achieved a personal best by scoring 67 points, including 10 three-point shots, alongside 10 assists in a closely contested 136–137 defeat to the Shenzhen Leopards. He departed from Beijing towards the end of December 2018. By July 2019, Jackson had signed with the Shenzhen Leopards.

South Bay Lakers

On January 17, 2020, Jackson was acquired by the South Bay Lakers. He posted a season-high of 38 points on February 29, including six three-pointers, contributing to a 123–118 victory over the Agua Caliente Clippers.

Greece

Jackson signed a one-year contract with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague on August 9, 2020. He participated in the semi-final match of the Greek Basketball Super Cup on September 23 but sustained an injury and subsequently left the team on October 13.

Return to Turkey

On February 17, 2021, Jackson joined Galatasaray competing in the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

France

Jackson signed with JL Bourg Basket of the LNB Pro A on May 11, 2021.

Return to South Bay Lakers

The South Bay Lakers reacquired Jackson on December 31, 2021; however, he was waived shortly after on January 17, 2022.

Return to Turkey

On January 22, 2022, Jackson became part of HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye, competing in the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

Libya

Jackson signed with Libyan team Al Ahly Ly, participants in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), on February 22, 2024. He made his debut on April 19 by contributing 20 points, seven rebounds, and eleven assists in a commanding 93–71 win against Bangui. He exited the club prior to the playoffs in May.

Career statistics

|- | align=center | 2013–14 | align=left | Idaho Stampede | NBA D-League | 31 || 41.5 || .449 || .349 || .737 || 3.6 || 6.2 || 1.9 || .1 || 29.1 |- | align=center | 2013–14 | align=left | Fenerbahçe | EuroLeague | 6 || 7.8 || .333 || .000 || .714 || 1.3 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || 3.3 |- | align=center | 2016–17 | align=left | KK Cedevita | ABA League | 5 || 24.6 || .463 || .414 || .773 || 1.2 || 6.6 || 2.4 || .0 || 15.8 |- | align=center | 2016–17 | align=left | Dallas Mavericks | NBA | 8 || 10.5 || .333 || .273 || .857 || 1.1 || 2.4 || .3 || .0 || 4.4 |- | align=center | 2016–17 | align=left | Texas Legends | NBA D-League | 28 || 35.3 || .494 || .372 || .835 || 4.3 || 7.7 || 1.9 || .1 || 22.5 |- | align=center | 2017–18 | align=left | Maccabi Tel Aviv | IBPL | 21 || 23.1 || .399 || .337 || .725 || 2.2 || 5.3 || 1.4 || .0 || 11.7 |- | align=center | 2017–18 | align=left | Maccabi Tel Aviv | EuroLeague | 29 || 25.1 || .411 || .462 || .862 || 2.9 || 4.2 || 1.0 || .0 || 14.5 |- | align=center | 2018–19 | align=left | Beijing Fly Dragons | CBA | 25 || 40.6 || .483 || .424 || .907 || 6.0 || 9.3 || 2.3 || .1|| 39.8 |- | align=center |2019–20 | align=left | Shenzhen Leopards | CBA |2||36.0|| .379|| .421|| .941||3.5||6.0||2.0|| .0||23.0 |- | align=center |2019–20 | align=left | South Bay Lakers |NBA G League |16||32.9|| .438|| .399|| .857||3.9||5.9||1.9|| .1||20.7 |- |align=center |2020–21 |align=left |Panathinaikos |Greek Basketball Super Cup |1||15.0|| .000|| .000|| -||1.0||3.0|| .0|| .0|| .0 |- |align=center |2020–21 |align=left |Galatasaray |BSL |7||32.2|| .415|| .273|| .935||3.6||8.9||1.3|| .0||19.4 |- |align=center |2020–21 |align=left |JL Bourg |Jeep Élite |2||8.5|| .333|| .000|| .667|| .0|| .5|| .5|| .0||4.0 |- |align=center |2021–22 |align=left |South Bay Lakers |NBA G League |3||28.3|| .343|| .294|| 1.000||3.3||6.0|| .3|| .0||11.3 |- |align=center |2021–22 |align=left |Afyon Belediye |BSL |5||31.0|| .471|| .414|| .846||3.2||3.4||1.0|| .0||14.2 |- |align=center |2022–23 |align=left |Xinjiang Flying Tigers |CBA |10||20.6|||368|||273|||679|||3.1|||5..1|||1..9|||0..2|||11..2 |-class=sortbottom ! colspan=2 | Career ! All Leagues !199 !31..0 !..452 !..391 !..824 !3..5 !6..1 !1..6 !'.1' !21..7

Personal life

Jackson is a father to two children, a son and a daughter.

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