Lakeem Jackson
Free agent | |
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Position | Small forward |
Personal information | |
Born | Charlotte, North Carolina | August 10, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Christ School (Arden, North Carolina) |
College | South Carolina (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Iskra Svit |
2015 | RheinStars Köln |
2016 | ETB Wohnbau Baskets |
2016–2017 | Busan KT Sonicboom |
2017–2018 | Aomori Wat's |
2018–2019 | Ehime Orange Vikings |
2019–2020 | Aomori Wat's |
2020–2021 | Bambitious Nara |
2021–2022 | Aomori Wat's |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Lakeem "Keem" Jackson (born August 10, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Aomori Wat's of the Japanese B.League. At a weight of 235 lbs and a height of 196 cm (6'5),[1] he plays the small forward position.
High school
[edit]Jackson attended Christ School (North Carolina), in Arden, North Carolina, where he also played high school basketball.
College career
[edit]Jackson played college basketball at the University of South Carolina (NCAA Division I), where he played with the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Professional career
[edit]On August 13, 2013, Jackson signed his first professional contract with Slovak Extraliga club BK Iskra Svit. During this season he won the Slovak cup finals and made a run for the league championship, but would soon fall in the semi-finals to club BC Prievidza.
On July 20, 2014, Jackson signed a contract extension with BK Iskra Svit.[2]
On June 25, 2015, Jackson signed his third professional contract with his second club RheinStars Köln of the ProA which is the second-tier level.[3]
On October 15, 2016, Jackson signed his fourth professional contract with his third club ETB Wohnbau Baskets in the ProA of Germany.[4] On December 31, 2016, he parted ways with ETB and signed his fifth professional contract with Korean Basketball League club Busan KT Sonicboom[5]
Jackson played for Bambitious Nara of the B.League.during the 2020–21 season, averaging 14.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On December 10, 2021, he signed with Aomori Wat's.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Domestic leagues
[edit]Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2013–2014 | BK Iskra Svit | SBL | 39 | 28.4 | .560 | .000 | .500 | 6.5 | 2.1 | .3 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
2014–2015 | BK Iskra Svit | SBL | 31 | 33.1 | .580 | .200 | .560 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 18.4 |
2015–2016 | RheinStars Köln | ProA | 30 | 31.6 | .470 | .200 | .500 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 12.6 |
2016–2017 | ETB Wohnbau Baskets | ProA | 9 | 21.9 | .500 | .000 | .518 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lakeem Jackson Bio University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". Gamecocksonline.com. August 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Lakeem Jackson signs extension with Iskra Svit (Slovakia)". Overseasbasketballcombine.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Basketball in Kц╤ln: Kц╤lner RheinStars verpflichten Lakeem Jackson". Rundschau-online.de (in German). Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Jackson komplettiert den Kader der ETB Wohnbau Baskets". Schoenen-dunk.de. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Sonic Boom KT lands Lakeem Jackson, ex ETB Wohnbau – asia-basket News". Asia-basket.com. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Jackson is back at Aomori Watts". Asiabasket. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Lakeem Jackson on X
- [1] FIBA Game Center Profile
- [2] Eurobasket.com Profile
- South Carolina Gamecocks bio
- Living people
- 1990 births
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Slovakia
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American men's basketball players
- Aomori Wat's players
- Bambitious Nara players
- Basketball players from Charlotte, North Carolina
- Christ School (North Carolina) alumni
- Suwon KT Sonicboom players
- Ehime Orange Vikings players
- Small forwards
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players
- 21st-century American sportsmen