Bobby Jackson (born March 13, 1973) is an American professional

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coach who is an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for

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and the

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. In the NBA, he played for several teams over twelve seasons, from 1997 to 2009.

Playing career

Collegiate

Jackson graduated from Salisbury High School in 1992. He attended

and later the

. As a Golden Gopher, Bobby Jackson led Minnesota to the

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, where they lost to the

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Professional

Jackson was selected by the

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with the 23rd pick in the

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. He was traded to the

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prior to his rookie season where he played 68 games before moving on to a more familiar place in Minnesota where he donned a Timberwolves jersey for two seasons. He is perhaps best known for his years in Sacramento when he played for the

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from 2000 to 2005, where he was known as "Action Jackson" and was a crowd favorite. In the 2002 NBA Playoffs, after he and his team finished with a 61–21 regular season record, Jackson and the Kings came within one game of making the NBA Finals, eliminated controversially by the

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. During the

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, Jackson averaged a career-best 15.2 points per game on the way to being named the

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. Jackson suffered an abdominal strain early in the 2004–05 season that forced him to miss 51 games. The following season, he was traded to the

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for

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. On July 29, 2008, it was reported that Jackson would be traded by the Rockets back to the

along with

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, a 2009 first round draft pick and cash consideration in exchange for

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(now

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). The trade was completed on August 14, due to Greene's rookie contract signing on July 14. Jackson retired from the NBA on October 24, 2009.

Coaching career

Sacramento Kings

Jackson became an

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for the

. On June 5, 2013, new Kings coach

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announced that the 2012–13 assistant coaches would not be retained for the 2013–14 season.

Minnesota Timberwolves

On September 9, 2013, Jackson was hired by the

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as a player development coach.

Stockton Kings

In 2021, Jackson was named the head coach of the

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in the

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Philadelphia 76ers

On September 5, 2023, Jackson became an assistant coach for the

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Sacramento Kings (second stint)

On May 7, 2025, the

hired Jackson as an assistant coach.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 73 , , 10 , , 14.2 , , .405 , , .283 , , .776 , , 2.1 , , 2.4 , , .7 , , .1 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2000–01 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 79 , , 7 , , 20.9 , , .439 , , .375 , , .739 , , 3.1 , , 2.0 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;",

, 81 , , 3 , , 21.6 , , .443 , , .361 , , .810 , , 3.1 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .1 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;",

, 59 , , 26 , , 28.4 , , .464 , , .379 , , .846 , , 3.7 , , 3.1 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 15.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;",

, 50 , , 0 , , 23.7 , , .444 , , .370 , , .752 , , 3.5 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;",

, 25 , , 0 , , 21.4 , , .427 , , .344 , , .862 , , 3.4 , , 2.4 , , .6 , , .1 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 71 , , 15 , , 25.0 , , .382 , , .389 , , .733 , , 3.1 , , 2.7 , , .9 , , .0 , , 11.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;", NO/Oklahoma City , 56 , , 2 , , 23.8 , , .394 , , .327 , , .774 , , 3.2 , , 2.5 , , .9 , , .1 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 46 , , 0 , , 19.4 , , .392 , , .368 , , .816 , , 2.4 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .1 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 26 , , 5 , , 19.2 , , .419 , , .341 , , .750 , , 2.7 , , 2.4 , , .5 , , .1 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;",

, 71 , , 10 , , 20.9 , , .398 , , .305 , , .851 , , 2.8 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .1 , , 7.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 755 , , 143 , , 22.2 , , .417 , , .354 , , .793 , , 3.1 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , .0 , , 9.7

Playoffs

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1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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, 4 , , 0 , , 6.8 , , .200 , , .000 , , .000 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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, 3 , , 0 , , 10.0 , , .500 , , .333 , , 1.000 , , 1.7 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .3 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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, 8 , , 0 , , 22.8 , , .438 , , .286 , , .714 , , 3.3 , , 2.3 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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, 16 , , 1 , , 23.4 , , .445 , , .256 , , .791 , , 3.3 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , .2 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

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, 12 , , 0 , , 27.6 , , .457 , , .349 , , .886 , , 4.5 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 14.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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, 5 , , 0 , , 15.8 , , .270 , , .167 , , 1.000 , , 1.2 , , 1.8 , , .2 , , .2 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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, 4 , , 0 , , 25.0 , , .414 , , .364 , , .714 , , 2.0 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , .0 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

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, 6 , , 2 , , 23.0 , , .286 , , .208 , , .636 , , 1.7 , , 1.5 , , .8 , , .0 , , 8.7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 58 , , 3 , , 21.7 , , .405 , , .270 , , .807 , , 2.8 , , 2.1 , , .7 , , .1 , , 9.2

Notes

References

External links

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NBA biography of JacksonMinnesota Golden Gophers bio of JacksonClutchFans.net Bobby Jackson Profile
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