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Darnell Jackson 
Jackson dunking during his time with Cleveland BC Donetsk Forward Personal information Date of birth November 7, 1985 Place of birth Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Nationality American High school Midwest City Career information College Kansas NBA Draft 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall Selected by the Miami Heat Pro career 2008–present Career history Cleveland Cavaliers (2008-2010)
Erie BayHawks (2009-2010)
Milwaukee Bucks (2010)
Sacramento Kings (2010-2011)
BC Donetsk (2011-Present)Stats at NBA.com Darnell Edred Jackson (born November 7, 1985 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player for BC Donetsk in Ukraine[1]. He is 6'9" and is 253 lbs. Jackson played for the University of Kansas in college for four seasons, including the 2008 national championship team. He did not become a regular starter at Kansas until the 2007–08 season (his senior year), when he replaced Sasha Kaun in the starting lineup.
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Kansas career
Jackson, who did not begin playing basketball until the ninth grade,[2] was called one of the most improved players in the nation after averaging 6.7 rebounds during his senior season at Kansas in 2007-08.[3] He attracted some attention from NBA scouts after several breakout performances, including a 25-point, 9-rebound effort against Boston College. After this performance, he was named the co-winner of the Phillips 66 Big XII Player of the Week.[4]
In 2005, Jackson's sophomore year, Jackson was suspended for nine games for accepting payments from Kansas booster Don Davis, a family friend.[5] This was part of a rough year for him, as his grandmother had been killed by a drunk driver earlier in 2005. After scoring, Jackson often thumped his chest three times. Symbolically, one of the thumps was for Jackson's grandmother, one was for his mother, and one was for Davis.[6]
He played a big role in the Jayhawks' 2008 championship season, leading the team in rebounds and shooting percentage.
NBA career
Drafted and signed by Cleveland
Jackson was selected as the 52nd overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat on June 26. He was traded to the Cavaliers on the same day. Interestingly, Sasha Kaun, his former Jayhawks teammate and fellow 2008 draft pick, was also acquired by the Cavaliers (from the Seattle Sonics),[7] although as of May 2011, Kaun has never played in the NBA. Jackson was signed by the team on September 6, 2008.[8]
2008 NBA Summer League
Jackson played for the Cavs during the NBA (National Basketball Accociation) Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada. In five games (four starts) he averaged 5.8 points and 5.4 rebounds in 24.6 minutes per game.[8]
2008–09
Jackson broke his wrist during the preseason and was inactive for the first 13 games of the Cavaliers' regular season.[9] Jackson made his professional debut on November 25, 2008 against the New York Knicks. In six minutes of play, he scored four points on a perfect 2-2 from the field and grabbed two rebounds.[10] On February 9, 2009, Jackson was assigned by the Cavs to their affiliate D-League team, the Erie Bayhawks.[11] He played one game before being recalled back to the Cavs, a day later.[12] In his only game with Erie, Jackson scored a game-high[12] 24 points (on 10-of-14 field goals) in 26 minutes in a 101–89 win over Utah.[11][13]
2009–10
On February 24, 2010, Jackson was assigned to the Erie BayHawks of the NBA D-League.[14] On February 26, 2010, Jackson was recalled by the Cavaliers after Shaquille O'Neal sustained a significant thumb injury against the Boston Celtics on February 25.[15] Jackson was sent down again on March 20, and recalled the next day. On March 23, he was waived by Cleveland due to the return of star center Zydrunas Ilgauskas.[16] He was then claimed off waivers by the Milwaukee Bucks.[17]
2010-11
On July 21, 2010, Jackson was traded to the Sacramento Kings for forward Jon Brockman.[18]
NBA career statistics
Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2008–09 Cleveland 51 2 8.4 .430 .000 .686 1.7 .2 .2 .1 1.9 2009–10 Cleveland 27 0 4.2 .320 .333 .667 .7 .1 .1 .2 .8 2009–10 Milwaukee 1 0 9.0 .200 .0 .000 2.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 2010–11 Sacramento 59 2 8.2 .487 .273 .612 1.6 .2 .2 .0 3.2 Career 138 4 7.5 .449 .235 .644 1.5 .2 .2 .1 2.2 References
- ^ BC Donetsk announces Darnell Jackson
- ^ Player Bio: Darnell Jackson :: Men's Basketball
- ^ Hoops notes: Emotional season for KU's Jackson - AthlonSports.com
- ^ Men's Basketball Weekly Honors Announced (Jan. 7) :: <blank>
- ^ ESPN - Kansas F Jackson suspended nine games - Men's College Basketball
- ^ KUsports.com - Straight from the heart
- ^ Cavaliers Acquire Draft Rights to Darnell Jackson and Sasha Kaun
- ^ a b Cavaliers Sign Darnell Jackson
- ^ Cavs rookie out with broken wrist
- ^ Darnell Jackson Game Log
- ^ a b Darnell Jackson Assigned to Bayhawks
- ^ a b Cavaliers Recall Jackson from Bayhawks
- ^ Jackson, Lafayette Lead Hawks Past Flash
- ^ Cavs Send Green, Jackson To D-League
- ^ . http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/basketball/nba/02/26/cavaliers.jackson.ap/index.html?section=si_latest.[dead link]
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- ^ Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers - Recap - March 31, 2010 - ESPN
- ^ "KINGS ACQUIRE DARNELL JACKSON AND A FUTURE SECOND-ROUND DRAFT PICK IN EXCHANGE FOR JON BROCKMAN IN A SIGN AND TRADE WITH MILWAUKEE". NBA.com. 2010-07-21. http://www.nba.com/kings/news/press_release_2010_07_21.html. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
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2008 NBA Draft First round Derrick Rose · Michael Beasley · O. J. Mayo · Russell Westbrook · Kevin Love · Danilo Gallinari · Eric Gordon · Joe Alexander · D. J. Augustin · Brook Lopez · Jerryd Bayless · Jason Thompson · Brandon Rush · Anthony Randolph · Robin Lopez · Marreese Speights · Roy Hibbert · JaVale McGee · J. J. Hickson · Alexis Ajinça · Ryan Anderson · Courtney Lee · Kosta Koufos · Serge Ibaka · Nicolas Batum · George Hill · Darrell Arthur · Donté Greene · D. J. White · J. R. Giddens
Second round Nikola Peković · Walter Sharpe · Joey Dorsey · Mario Chalmers · DeAndre Jordan · Ömer Aşık · Luc Mbah a Moute · Kyle Weaver · Sonny Weems · Chris Douglas-Roberts · Nathan Jawai · Sean Singletary · Patrick Ewing, Jr. · Ante Tomić · Goran Dragić · Trent Plaisted · Bill Walker · Malik Hairston · Richard Hendrix · DeVon Hardin · Shan Foster · Darnell Jackson · Tadija Dragićević · Maarty Leunen · Mike Taylor · Sasha Kaun · James Gist · Joe Crawford · Deron Washington · Semih Erden
Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 2007–08 NCAA Champions 00 Darrell Arthur | 3 Russell Robinson | 4 Sherron Collins | 14 Tyrel Reed | 15 Mario Chalmers (MOP) | 24 Sasha Kaun | 25 Brandon Rush | 32 Darnell Jackson | 45 Cole Aldrich
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