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for the

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High school career

Jackson-Cartwright began his high school career at Loyola High School. He missed 12 games during his junior season due to a stress fracture. Jackson-Cartwright averaged 14 points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals per game as a junior. Jackson-Cartwright missed his senior season of high school due to an academic issue. Rather than being dismissed from the team, he withdrew from the school in February 2014 and transferred to Sierra Canyon School, where he finished high school without basketball. He was a four-star recruit and committed to

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and others. The 2016 film '' At All Costs'' chronicles his AAU career and college recruitment.

College career

Jackson-Cartwright served as a backup to

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as a freshman, averaging 2.9 points and 1.8 assists per game. He split time with

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at point guard as a sophomore and averaged 5.2 points and 3.4 assists per game. Jackson-Cartwright averaged 5.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game as a junior, shooting 42.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc. In August 2017, he traveled with the team to Spain and was only feet away when the

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began, and ducked into a store until they ended. Coming into his senior season, he missed a practice and

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Media Day with a thigh contusion. On January 4, 2018, he scored a career-high 19 points in a 94–82 win over

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. As a senior, Jackson-Cartwright averaged 7.8 points and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 41.7 percent from 3-point range. He finished his college career with 459 assists.

Professional career

Jackson-Cartwright was drafted by

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of the

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in the second round of the 2018 NBA G League draft with the 52nd pick. He was cut during training camp due to a leg injury. He joined the Westchester Knicks in February 2019 and played in two games for the team. On July 20, 2019, Jackson-Cartwright signed with the

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of the

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(BBL). During the shortened 2019–20 season, he tied Cheshire's single-game assist record with 13 in two games and scored over 20 points in five of the 13 games during the BBL Championship. He finished second in the league in points per game (20.2), third in assists (7.4) and first in steals (3.7). On July 17, 2020, Jackson-Cartwright signed with Saint-Quentin of the

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. He received the 2021 LNB Pro B Most Valuable Player award after averaging 15.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game. On July 5, 2021, Jackson-Cartwright signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the

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. On July 8, 2022, Jackson-Cartwright signed with ASVEL of the French

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. In January 2023, he left France and joined Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the rest of the season. On August 2, 2023, Jackson-Cartwright signed with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2023–24 season.

Personal life

Jackson-Cartwright is the son of Belinda and Ramon. His older brother

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played college basketball at Penn and professionally.

References

External links

Arizona Wildcats bio
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