Pierre Deshawn Jackson (born August 29, 1991) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the College of Southern Idaho and

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in which he was one of the top college players in the 2012–13 season.

High school and junior college career

Jackson attended

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in Las Vegas. Following a standout career, where he led the state of Nevada in assists as a senior, he went to the College of Southern Idaho (CSI). At CSI, Jackson led the Golden Eagles to a

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(NJCAA)

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in 2011, earning tournament MVP honors. He averaged 18.6

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and 4.4

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in 2010–11 and was named a first-team All-American and the NJCAA Player of the Year at the conclusion of the season.

College career

After concluding his junior college career, Jackson moved to Baylor to complete his college career. He had a strong junior campaign for the Bears, averaging 13.8 points and 5.9 assists in the 2011–12 season. He helped lead Baylor to the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, where they lost to eventual champions

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. Jackson was named second team All-

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and an honorable mention All-American by the

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. Jackson returned to Baylor for his senior season in

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. He was named the Big 12 preseason Player of the Year and was named to the preseason watch lists for the Wooden and Naismith national player of the year awards. On April 4, 2013, Jackson ended his college career with a championship win over

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at the

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(NIT). As a senior, he averaged 19.8 points and 7.1 assists per game.

Professional career

D-League and Turkey

Jackson was selected with the 42nd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the

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. On July 12, 2013, his draft rights were traded, along with Jrue Holiday, to the

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in exchange for

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. Two days later, he joined the Pelicans for the

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. On July 27, 2013, Jackson signed a one-year deal with

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of the

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. However, he left the team in September 2013 before appearing in a game for them. On November 1, 2013, Jackson was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NBA D-League draft by the Idaho Stampede. On February 3, 2014, he was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2014 NBA D-League All-Star Game. On February 1, 2014, he recorded a career-high 18 assists in a 127–123 win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders. On February 4, 2014, he scored 58 points against the Texas Legends, setting the D-League single-game scoring record. This surpassed the previous record of 53 by

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(2008) and

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(2009). This effort also established the single-half (2nd) record of 38 points. Although the single-game record was surpassed twice in 2016 (first by

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, with 61, and then by Russ Smith, with 65), the single-half record stood until

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posted 39 in a half on February 24, 2019. On February 20, 2014, Jackson left the Idaho Stampede in order to sign in Turkey. The next day, he signed with Fenerbahçe Ülker for the rest of the 2013–14 season. On April 10, 2014, he parted ways with Fenerbahçe after just six games. He averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 assists over those six games.

Philadelphia 76ers

On June 27, 2014, the Pelicans traded Jackson's rights back to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Russ Smith's draft rights. On July 1, 2014, he joined the 76ers for the

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. In game one of the 76ers' Orlando Summer League schedule on July 5, he ruptured his right Achilles during the first half of their 77–83 loss to the

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. Despite the injury, he signed a one-year, partially guaranteed contract with the 76ers on July 24, 2014, only to be waived on September 30 after he was ruled out for six to 12 months. On July 15, 2015, Jackson re-signed with the 76ers after averaging 12 points per game in two Las Vegas Summer League games. However, he was later waived by the 76ers on October 26 after appearing in three preseason games.

Return to the D-League

On January 6, 2016, Jackson was reacquired by the Idaho Stampede. He made his season debut for the Stampede three days later in a 98–92 win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, recording six points, one rebound, two assists and one steal in 11 minutes of action off the bench. On March 4, he was traded to the Texas Legends in exchange for the returning player rights to

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. On March 20, he waived by the Legends before appearing in a game for them. In July 2016, Jackson joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the

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Croatia

On October 18, 2016, Jackson signed a one-month deal with Croatian club

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. In his time with Cedevita, he appeared in two EuroCup games and five ABA League games.

Texas Legends and Dallas Mavericks

On November 30, 2016, Jackson was reacquired by the Texas Legends. After appearing in 10 games for the Legends, he signed with the

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on December 27, 2016. That night, he made his NBA debut in a 123–107 loss to the

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, recording seven points, one rebound and two assists in 11 minutes off the bench. On January 6, 2017, he was waived by the Mavericks. Two days later, he was reacquired by the Texas Legends. He returned to the Mavericks on January 15, signing a 10-day contract with the team. On January 25, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Mavericks. He made his first career start in the Mavericks' game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 26, and recorded nine points, two rebounds and four assists in 13 minutes before leaving the game in the first half with a left hamstring strain. He was subsequently waived two days later, and immediately re-joined the Legends. On February 6, 2017, he was named in the Western Conference All-Star team for the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game.

Israel

On July 14, 2017, Jackson signed a one-year deal, with an option for another season, with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. In his first Euroleague game for Maccabi, Jackson starred with 27 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds in an 88–71 win over Brose Bamberg. He was subsequently named MVP of Round 1. On March 2, 2018, Jackson participated in the Israeli League All-Star Game, where he recorded 18 points and 6 assists and was named All-Star Game MVP. That season, Jackson helped Maccabi to win the

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and the Israeli League Championship.

China

On July 4, 2018, Jackson signed with the

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of the Chinese Basketball Association. On October 25, 2018, Jackson scored a career-high 67 points (including 10 3-pointers) and 10 assists in a 136-137 loss to the

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. He left the team in late December 2018. In July 2019, Jackson signed with the

South Bay Lakers

On January 17, 2020, Jackson was acquired by the South Bay Lakers. On February 29, 2020, he recorded a season-high 38 points including six 3-pointers in a 123–118 win over the

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Greece

On August 9, 2020, Jackson officially signed a one-year contract with

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of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. On September 23rd, 2020, he played in the semi-final of the Greek Basketball Super Cup, he was injured and left the team on October 13.

Return to Turkey

On February 17, 2021, he has signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

France

On May 11, 2021, he has signed with

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of the

Return to South Bay Lakers

On December 31, 2021, the South Bay Lakers acquired Jackson. He was then later waived on January 17, 2022.

Return to Turkey

On January 22, 2022, Jackson signed with HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

Career statistics

, - , align=center , 2013-14 , align=left , Idaho Stampede , NBA D-League , 31 , , 41.5 , , .449 , , .349 , , .737 , , 3.6 , , 6.2 , , 1.9 , , .1 , , 29.1 , - , align=center , 2013-14 , align=left , Fenerbahçe , EuroLeague , 6 , , 7.8 , , .333 , , .000 , , .714 , , 1.3 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .0 , , 3.3 , - , align=center , 2016-17 , align=left , KK Cedevita , ABA League , 5 , , 24.6 , , .463 , , .414 , , .773 , , 1.2 , , 6.6 , , 2.4 , , .0 , , 15.8 , - , align=center , 2016-17 , align=left ,

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, 8 , , 10.5 , , .333 , , .273 , , .857 , , 1.1 , , 2.4 , , .3 , , .0 , , 4.4 , - , align=center , 2016-17 , align=left , Texas Legends , NBA D-League , 28 , , 35.3 , , .494 , , .372 , , .835 , , 4.3 , , 7.7 , , 1.9 , , .1 , , 22.5 , - , align=center , 2017-18 , align=left , Maccabi Tel Aviv , IBPL , 21 , , 23.1 , , .399 , , .337 , , .725 , , 2.2 , , 5.3 , , 1.4 , , .0 , , 11.7 , - , align=center , 2017-18 , align=left , Maccabi Tel Aviv , EuroLeague , 29 , , 25.1 , , .411 , , .462 , , .862 , , 2.9 , , 4.2 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 14.5 , - , align=center , 2018-19 , align=left ,

, CBA , 25 , , 40.6 , , .483 , , .424 , , .907 , , 6.0 , , 9.3 , , 2.3 , , .1 , , 39.8 , - , align=center , 2019-20 , align=left ,

, CBA , 2 , , 36.0 , , .379 , , .421 , , .941 , , 3.5 , , 6.0 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , 23.0 , - , align=center , 2019-20 , align=left , South Bay Lakers ,

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, 16 , , 32.9 , , .438 , , .399 , , .857 , , 3.9 , , 5.9 , , 1.9 , , .1 , , 20.7 , - , -class=sortbottom , align="center" colspan=2 , Career , All Leagues , 171 , , 31.0 , , .452 , , .391 , , .824 , , 3.5 , , 6.1 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 21.7

Personal life

Jackson has a daughter and son.

References

External links

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Jackson's 58-point game
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