Bobby Jackson
Philadelphia 76ers | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | East Spencer, North Carolina, U.S. | March 13, 1973
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Salisbury (Salisbury, North Carolina) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1997: 1st round, 23rd overall pick |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Playing career | 1997–2009 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 13, 24, 8 |
Coaching career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1997–1998 | Denver Nuggets |
1999–2000 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2000–2005 | Sacramento Kings |
2005–2006 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2006–2008 | New Orleans Hornets[a] |
2008 | Houston Rockets |
2008–2009 | Sacramento Kings |
As coach: | |
2011–2013 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
2021–2023 | Stockton Kings |
2023–present | Philadelphia 76ers (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
*Selection later vacated | |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 7,344 (9.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,347 (3.1 rpg) |
Assists | 1,945 (2.6 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Bobby Jackson (born March 13, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Western Nebraska Community College and the University of Minnesota. In the NBA, he played for several teams over twelve seasons, from 1997 to 2009.
Playing career
Collegiate
Jackson graduated from Salisbury High School in 1992.[1] He attended Western Nebraska Community College and later the University of Minnesota. As a Golden Gopher, Bobby Jackson led Minnesota to the Final Four, where they lost to the Kentucky Wildcats.
Professional
Jackson was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 23rd pick in the 1997 NBA draft. He was traded to the Denver Nuggets prior to his rookie season where he played 68 games before moving on to a more familiar place in Minnesota where he donned a Timberwolves jersey for two seasons.
He is perhaps best known for his years in Sacramento when he played for the
On July 29, 2008, it was reported that Jackson would be traded by the Rockets back to the
Jackson retired from the NBA on October 24, 2009.[6]
Coaching career
Jackson became an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings.[7] On June 5, 2013, new Kings coach Michael Malone announced that the 2012–13 assistant coaches would not be retained for the 2013–14 season.[8]
On September 9, 2013, Jackson was hired by the Minnesota Timberwolves as a player development coach.[9]
In 2021, Jackson was named the head coach of the Stockton Kings in the NBA G League.[10]
On September 5, 2023, Jackson became an assistant coach for the Philadelphia 76ers.[11]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1997–98 | Denver
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68 | 53 | 30.0 | .392 | .259 | .814 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 1.5 | .2 | 11.6 |
1998–99 | Minnesota
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50* | 12 | 18.8 | .405 | .370 | .772 | 2.7 | 3.3 | .8 | .1 | 7.1 |
1999–00 | Minnesota
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73 | 10 | 14.2 | .405 | .283 | .776 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .7 | .1 | 5.1 |
2000–01 | Sacramento
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79 | 7 | 20.9 | .439 | .375 | .739 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .1 | 7.2 |
2001–02 | Sacramento
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81 | 3 | 21.6 | .443 | .361 | .810 | 3.1 | 2.0 | .9 | .1 | 11.1 |
2002–03 | Sacramento
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59 | 26 | 28.4 | .464 | .379 | .846 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .1 | 15.2 |
2003–04 | Sacramento
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50 | 0 | 23.7 | .444 | .370 | .752 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .2 | 13.8 |
2004–05 | Sacramento
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25 | 0 | 21.4 | .427 | .344 | .862 | 3.4 | 2.4 | .6 | .1 | 12.0 |
2005–06 | Memphis
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71 | 15 | 25.0 | .382 | .389 | .733 | 3.1 | 2.7 | .9 | .0 | 11.4 |
2006–07 | NO/Oklahoma City
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56 | 2 | 23.8 | .394 | .327 | .774 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .9 | .1 | 10.6 |
2007–08 | New Orleans
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46 | 0 | 19.4 | .392 | .368 | .816 | 2.4 | 1.7 | .7 | .1 | 7.1 |
2007–08 | Houston
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26 | 5 | 19.2 | .419 | .341 | .750 | 2.7 | 2.4 | .5 | .1 | 8.8 |
2008–09 | Sacramento
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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
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1999
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Minnesota
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4 | 0 | 6.8 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
2000
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Minnesota
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3 | 0 | 10.0 | .500 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | 5.0 |
2001
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Sacramento
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8 | 0 | 22.8 | .438 | .286 | .714 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 7.0 |
2002
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Sacramento
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16 | 1 | 23.4 | .445 | .256 | .791 | 3.3 | 2.0 | .9 | .2 | 10.9 |
2003
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Sacramento
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12 | 0 | 27.6 | .457 | .349 | .886 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 14.3 |
2005
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Sacramento
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5 | 0 | 15.8 | .270 | .167 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .2 | .2 | 5.2 |
2006
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Memphis
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4 | 0 | 25.0 | .414 | .364 | .714 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 8.3 |
2008
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Houston
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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
- ^ During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.
References
- ^ Gallagher, Ronnie (July 13, 2001). "NBA star Bobby Jackson comes back for old friends, good hoops". Salisbury Post. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ "Kings 'robbed' in 2002 Western Conference finals, Tim Donaghy claims"
- ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jacksbo01.html "Bobby Jackson Transactions"
- ^ Stein, Marc (July 30, 2008). "Rockets agree to send pick, Greene, Jackson to Kings for Artest".
- NBA.com. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
- ^ Former Kings guard Bobby Jackson calls it a career
- ^ Keith Smart, Bobby Jackson join Kings
- ^ "Mike Malone tells assistant Kings coaches they will not be retained". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- NBA.com. Archived from the originalon May 12, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ^ "Stockton Kings Name Bobby Jackson Head Coach". OurSports Central. May 27, 2021.
- ^ "2023-24 Coaching Staff Announced". NBA.com. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
External links
- NBA biography of Jackson
- Minnesota Golden Gophers bio of Jackson
- ClutchFans.net Bobby Jackson Profile Archived September 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine