Jackson Rowe (born July 1, 1997) is a Canadian professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Rowe attended

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, where he averaged 15.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 71.4 percent from the floor. He helped the Tigers to a 29–4 overall record and No. 14 rating in the final USA Today Super 25 Expert Rankings and was named the Boys' Basketball Mid-Utah Radio Defensive Player of the Year.

College career

Rowe attended

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where he played four years and averaged 15.6 points and 7.4 rebounds in 20 games, leading the team in the first two categories which earned him second-team All-

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honors. Throughout his career, he tallied 21 double-doubles, fourth in school's history and was second rebounds with 811 and blocks with 113.

Professional career

Chorale Roanne (2020–2021)

On May 5, 2020, Rowe signed his first professional contract with

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of the French

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where he played six games and averaged 5.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.3 blocks in 12.2 minutes. Later that year, he went undrafted in the

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Norrköping Dolphins (2021–2022)

On July 17, 2021, Rowe signed with the

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of the

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where he played 28 games and averaged 16.5 points and 7.2 rebounds while recording five double-doubles and scoring 20 or more points eleven times while helping the Dolphins to win a championship.

Ottawa BlackJacks (2023)

On March 2, 2022, Rowe signed with the Ottawa BlackJacks of the

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where he played 13 games and averaged 9.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.1 blocks in 24.8 minutes.

medi bayreuth (2022–2023)

On July 4, 2022, Rowe signed with

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of the

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, where he played 31 league games and averaged 10.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocks in 27.1 minutes.

Return to Ottawa (2023)

On March 14, 2023, Rowe re-signed with the Ottawa BlackJacks and in 18 games, he averaged 15.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks in 27.7 minutes.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2023–2024)

On October 30, 2023, Rowe joined the

after a tryout. In 49 games, he averaged 12.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.2 steals in 30 minutes per game.

Scarborough Shooting Stars (2024)

On May 3, 2024, Rowe signed with the

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of the

, playing nine games and averaging 14.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.6 blocks in 30.3 minutes.

Return to Santa Cruz (2024–present)

After joining them for the

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, Rowe signed with the

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on July 19, 2024, but was waived on October 19. On October 25, 2024, Rowe rejoined the

National team career

Rowe made his debut with the

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in the FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers in February 2023, where he averaged 10.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in two games.

Personal life

The son of Roger Rowe and Barbara McWaters, he has two siblings. He majored in kinesiology.

References

External links

Cal State Fullerton Titans bioRealGM.com profile
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