Jermaine Jackson (basketball)

Infobox NBA Player
name = Jermaine Jackson
position = Guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 4
weight_lbs = 204
league =
team = Free agent
nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1976|6|7
birth_place = Detroit, Michigan
highschool = Finney (Detroit)
college = University of Detroit Mercy
draft = Undrafted
draft_year = 1999
career_start = 1999
former_teams = Detroit Pistons (1999-00)
Yakima Sun Kings (2000)
Quad City Thunder (2001)
Müller Verona (2001)
Kansas Cagerz (2001, 2007)
Flint Fuze (2001-02)
Toronto Raptors (2002-03)
Great Lakes Storm (2002, 2003, 2005)
Atlanta Hawks (2003)
Aris BC (2003)
Pallacanestro Treviso (2004)
Pamesa Valencia (2004)
New York Knicks (2005)
Milwaukee Bucks (2005-06)
Azovmash Mariupol (2006-07)

Jermaine Jackson (born June 7 1976 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA.

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 New York Knicks (2005), averaging 2.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in his career. The Knicks included Jackson in a trade along with Mike Sweetney 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 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, [ [http://www.realgm.com/src_recent_transactions/2008/07/ July 2007 NBA transactions] ] and was waived during that month.

He has also played professionally in the CBA, as well as in Europe for a number of teams, winning the 2004 Italian Cup with Benetton Treviso.

Jackson cites Toronto as his favorite NBA city. [ [http://www.nba.com/hawks/allstar2003/Hawks_Hop_Topic__Jermaine_Jac-66250-33.html HAWKS: Hawks Hop Topic - Jermaine Jackson ] ]

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External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/jermaine_jackson/ NBA.com Profile - Jermaine Jackson]
* [http://hoopshype.com/players/jermaine_jackson.htm Career moves at hoopshype.com]