Ray Jackson (basketball)
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| 1998–1999 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
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| 1999–2000 | Obras Sanitarias |
| 2000–2001 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
| 2001 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
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Ray Jackson (born November 13, 1973)[1] is an American former professional basketball player. He is most well known for his time as a member of the Fab Five with the Michigan Wolverines.
College career
Jackson was part of the famed
Although the Fab Five final four appearances have been forfeited,[2] he was not among the players called before the grand jury (Robert Traylor, Webber, Rose, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock)[3] in the University of Michigan basketball scandal and was not found to have received large amounts of money.[4]
Jackson and King were the only two members of the Fab Five to stay at Michigan for their full four years of eligibility; Webber left after his sophomore year and Rose and Howard after their junior years. Jackson's best season at Michigan came in his senior year, as he averaged a team-high of nearly 16 points per game.
Professional career
Known for his time as one member of the Fab Five, Jackson was not drafted by an NBA team and never played in the league. He was cut in preseason by the New York Knicks before the 1995–96 season and cut by the Detroit Pistons before the 1996–97 season. He was drafted in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) by the Grand Rapids Hoops #35 in the 3rd round in 1995.
While with the Hoops, he won the 1995–96 CBA Rookie of the Year Award.[5]
He then played in
In a February 10, 2007 article on
Post-basketball career
Jackson lives in Austin, Texas, where he runs a moving company and Rise Up, a not-for-profit organization that assists children socially, educationally and on the basketball court.
References
- ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ^ 2007-08 Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Michigan. 2007. p. 8.
- Ann Arbor News. Michigan Live LLC. Archived from the originalon January 10, 2003.
- Ann Arbor News. Michigan Live LLC. March 22, 2002. Archived from the originalon February 24, 2003.
- ^ "The Michigan Fab 5: Where are they now?". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Guía Oficial 2015/2016" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 205.