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Bobby Jackson

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Bobby Jackson
Jackson in 2015
Philadelphia 76ers
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born(1973-03-13)March 13, 1973(age 51)
East Spencer, North Carolina,U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolSalisbury
(Salisbury, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft1997:1st round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by theSeattle SuperSonics
Playing career1997–2009
PositionPoint guard
Number13, 24, 8
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
1997–1998Denver Nuggets
1999–2000Minnesota Timberwolves
2000–2005Sacramento Kings
2005–2006Memphis Grizzlies
2006–2008New Orleans Hornets[a]
2008Houston Rockets
2008–2009Sacramento Kings
As coach:
2011–2013Sacramento Kings (assistant)
2021–2023Stockton Kings
2023–presentPhiladelphia 76ers(assistant)
Career highlights and awards
*Selection later vacated
Career NBA statistics
Points7,344 (9.7 ppg)
Rebounds2,347 (3.1 rpg)
Assists1,945 (2.6 apg)
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat NBA.com
StatsEdit this at Wikidataat Basketball-Reference.com

Bobby Jackson(born March 13, 1973) is an American professionalbasketballcoach who is an assistant coach for thePhiladelphia 76ersof theNational Basketball Association(NBA). He playedcollege basketballforWestern Nebraska Community Collegeand theUniversity of Minnesota.In the NBA, he played for several teams over twelve seasons, from 1997 to 2009.

Playing career

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Collegiate

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Jackson graduated fromSalisbury High Schoolin 1992.[1]He attendedWestern Nebraska Community Collegeand later theUniversity of Minnesota.As a Golden Gopher, Bobby Jackson led Minnesota to theFinal Four,where they lost to theKentucky Wildcats.

Professional

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Jackson was selected by theSeattle SuperSonicswith the 23rd pick in the1997 NBA draft.He was traded to theDenver Nuggetsprior to his rookie season where he played 68 games before moving on to a more familiar place in Minnesota where he donned aTimberwolvesjersey for two seasons.

He is perhaps best known for his years in Sacramento when he played for theKingsfrom 2000 to 2005, where he was known as "Action Jackson" and was a crowd favorite. In the2002 NBA Playoffs,after he and his team finished with a 61–21 regular season record, Jackson and the Kings came within one game of making the NBA Finals, eliminated controversially by theLos Angeles Lakers.[2]During the2002-03 NBA season,Jackson averaged a career-best 15.2 points per game on the way to being named theSixth Man of the Year.Jackson suffered an abdominal strain early in the2004–05 seasonthat forced him to miss 51 games. The following season, he was traded to theMemphis GrizzliesforBonzi Wells.[3]

On July 29, 2008, it was reported that Jackson would be traded by the Rockets back to theSacramento Kingsalong withDonté Greene,a2009 first round draftpick and cash consideration in exchange forRon Artest(nowMetta World Peace).[4]The trade was completed on August 14, due to Greene's rookie contract signing on July 14.[5]

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

Coaching career

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Jackson became an assistant coach for theSacramento Kings.[7]On June 5, 2013, new Kings coachMichael Maloneannounced that the 2012–13 assistant coaches would not be retained for the 2013–14 season.[8]

On September 9, 2013, Jackson was hired by theMinnesota Timberwolvesas a player development coach.[9]

In 2021, Jackson was named the head coach of theStockton Kingsin theNBA G League.[10]

On September 5, 2023, Jackson became an assistant coach for thePhiladelphia 76ers.[11]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field goalpercentage FT% Free throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
* Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 Denver 68 53 30.0 .392 .259 .814 4.4 4.7 1.5 .2 11.6
1998–99 Minnesota 50* 12 18.8 .405 .370 .772 2.7 3.3 .8 .1 7.1
1999–00 Minnesota 73 10 14.2 .405 .283 .776 2.1 2.4 .7 .1 5.1
2000–01 Sacramento 79 7 20.9 .439 .375 .739 3.1 2.0 1.1 .1 7.2
2001–02 Sacramento 81 3 21.6 .443 .361 .810 3.1 2.0 .9 .1 11.1
2002–03 Sacramento 59 26 28.4 .464 .379 .846 3.7 3.1 1.2 .1 15.2
2003–04 Sacramento 50 0 23.7 .444 .370 .752 3.5 2.1 1.0 .2 13.8
2004–05 Sacramento 25 0 21.4 .427 .344 .862 3.4 2.4 .6 .1 12.0
2005–06 Memphis 71 15 25.0 .382 .389 .733 3.1 2.7 .9 .0 11.4
2006–07 NO/Oklahoma City 56 2 23.8 .394 .327 .774 3.2 2.5 .9 .1 10.6
2007–08 New Orleans 46 0 19.4 .392 .368 .816 2.4 1.7 .7 .1 7.1
2007–08 Houston 26 5 19.2 .419 .341 .750 2.7 2.4 .5 .1 8.8
2008–09 Sacramento 71 10 20.9 .398 .305 .851 2.8 2.0 .9 .1 7.5
Career 755 143 22.2 .417 .354 .793 3.1 2.6 .9 .0 9.7

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999 Minnesota 4 0 6.8 .200 .000 .000 1.0 .5 .0 .0 1.0
2000 Minnesota 3 0 10.0 .500 .333 1.000 1.7 1.3 .7 .3 5.0
2001 Sacramento 8 0 22.8 .438 .286 .714 3.3 2.3 1.0 .0 7.0
2002 Sacramento 16 1 23.4 .445 .256 .791 3.3 2.0 .9 .2 10.9
2003 Sacramento 12 0 27.6 .457 .349 .886 4.5 3.3 1.0 .1 14.3
2005 Sacramento 5 0 15.8 .270 .167 1.000 1.2 1.8 .2 .2 5.2
2006 Memphis 4 0 25.0 .414 .364 .714 2.0 1.3 .3 .0 8.3
2008 Houston 6 2 23.0 .286 .208 .636 1.7 1.5 .8 .0 8.7
Career 58 3 21.7 .405 .270 .807 2.8 2.1 .7 .1 9.2

Notes

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  1. ^During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during theirtemporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

References

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  1. ^Gallagher, Ronnie (July 13, 2001)."NBA star Bobby Jackson comes back for old friends, good hoops".Salisbury Post.Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2012.RetrievedJuly 30,2011.
  2. ^"Kings 'robbed' in 2002 Western Conference finals, Tim Donaghy claims"
  3. ^https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jacksbo01.html"Bobby Jackson Transactions"
  4. ^Stein, Marc(July 30, 2008)."Rockets agree to send pick, Greene, Jackson to Kings for Artest".
  5. ^"KINGS ACQUIRE DONTÉ GREENE, BOBBY JACKSON AND A FUTURE FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM HOUSTON".NBA.com.RetrievedAugust 14,2008.
  6. ^Former Kings guard Bobby Jackson calls it a career
  7. ^Keith Smart, Bobby Jackson join Kings
  8. ^"Mike Malone tells assistant Kings coaches they will not be retained".Archived fromthe originalon November 29, 2014.RetrievedJune 6,2013.
  9. ^"Wolves hire Jackson, promote David Adelman".NBA.com.Archived fromthe originalon May 12, 2016.RetrievedSeptember 10,2013.
  10. ^"Stockton Kings Name Bobby Jackson Head Coach".OurSports Central.May 27, 2021.
  11. ^"2023-24 Coaching Staff Announced".NBA.com.September 5, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 6,2023.
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