Jermaine Maurice Jackson Sr. (born June 7, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who most recently served as head coach for

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in Geneva, Ohio.

Early life

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Jackson graduated from

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of Detroit in 1995. At the University of Detroit Mercy, Jackson played four seasons on the Detroit Titans men's basketball team. Considered one of the Top 50

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/ Horizon League Players from (1994-2012).

Professional career

Jackson was undrafted in 1999 following a college career at the University of Detroit Mercy and began his professional career with the Detroit Pistons (1999-00), going on to play for the Toronto Raptors (2002–03), Atlanta Hawks (2003) and

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(2005), averaging 2.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in his NBA career. The Knicks included Jackson in a trade along with

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and Tim Thomas in exchange for Antonio Davis and Eddy Curry of the Chicago Bulls. He was cut by the Bulls on October 18, 2005, and was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 15, 2005. He played for the Bucks in the 2005–06 season, with the team renouncing their NBA rights to him on July 19, 2007. Jackson signed with the Seattle SuperSonics on October 1, and was waived during that month. He also played professionally in the CBA, as well as in Europe for a number of teams, winning the 2004 Italian Cup with Benetton Treviso. In January 2011 he signed with

Maccabi Haifa B.C. Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל מכבי חיפה) known for sponsorship reasons as Maccabi Next Urban Haifa () is a professional basketball club based in the city of Haifa in Israel. It is the basketball sectio ...

in Israel. Maccabi released him in March 2012. While with Maccabi, Jackson played in the Israeli Basketball Super League All-Star Game in 2012.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1999–00 , align="left" , Detroit , 7 , , 0 , , 10.4 , , .091 , , .000 , , .625 , , 1.6 , , 0.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" , Toronto , 24 , , 0 , , 11.7 , , .476 , , .500 , , .667 , , 1.1 , , 2.4 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 2.4 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" , Toronto , 24 , , 1 , , 11.9 , , .309 , , .111 , , .852 , , 1.0 , , 1.6 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 2.8 , - , align="left" , 2002–03 , align="left" , Atlanta , 29 , , 0 , , 9.4 , , .452 , , .000 , , .607 , , 1.1 , , 1.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 1.9 , - , align="left" , 2004–05 , align="left" ,

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, 21 , , 0 , , 11.0 , , .515 , , .000 , , .615 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , - , align="left" , 2005–06 , align="left" , Milwaukee , 30 , , 2 , , 6.7 , , .423 , , .250 , , .857 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 1.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 135 , , 3 , , 10.0 , , .401 , , .158 , , .711 , , 1.1 , , 1.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 1.9

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 2001–02 , align="left" , Toronto , 4 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , .667 , , .000 , , .333 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.5 , - , align="left" , 2005–06 , align="left" , Milwaukee , 2 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 6 , , 0 , , 2.7 , , .400 , , .000 , , .333 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 1.0

Post-playing career

Jermaine Jackson returned to Michigan after being released from Maccabi Haifa and opened the Jermaine Jackson-Cairns Community Center in

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in May. The community center also includes the Jermaine Jackson Academy for youth basketball instruction. Jackson also that year became the boys' basketball coach at Mount Clemens High School. On June 29, 2015, Jackson was named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach for University of Detroit Mercy. After the dismissal of UDM head coach Ray McCallum in the spring of 2016, Jackson was appointed interim head coach until the Titans hired Bacari Alexander who kept Jackson on staff as the lead associate. In late June 2018, Jackson joined

, a prep school in Geneva, Ohio, as the head basketball coach. During his first season, one of the players he coached was

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, a player who previously played professionally in Lithuania, as well as in his father's

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. Jackson was named Coach of the Year of The Grind Session during his tenure with Spire. More recently he has become

's manager.

Personal life

Jackson's cousin, Brandon Jenkins, is also a professional basketballer. He currently plays in Switzerland for BC Boncourt. Jackson's son, Jermaine Jr., is also a basketball player who is committed to play at his father's alma mater and former school of employment, the University of Detroit Mercy under head coach and close family friend

Bacari Alexander Bacari Torrell Alexander (born September 15, 1976) is an American college basketball coach, formerly the men's basketball head coach at Detroit Mercy. He is a former assistant coach at Michigan, Western Michigan, Ohio, and Detroit Mercy. At Mich ...

References

External links

NBA.com Profile - Jermaine Jackson
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