Tracy Cordell Jackson (born April 21, 1959) is an American former professional
basketball
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player who played in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA). He attended
Paint Branch High School
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It is named after the Paint Branch creek. The school was ...
in
Burtonsville, Maryland
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, and was named to the inaugural
McDonald's All-American
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team, which played in the 1977
Capital Classic.
He played
college basketball
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for the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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.
Jackson was selected in the second round
1981 NBA draft
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by the
Boston Celtics
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and split the
1981–82 season playing for both them and the
Chicago Bulls
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. His most productive season was in
1982–83 with the Bulls when he participated in 78 games, averaging 6.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. The following NBA season (
1983–84), his final in the league, consisted of two games with the
Indiana Pacers
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.
References
External links
NBA stats@ basketballreference.com
1959 births
Living people
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American men's basketball players
Boston Celtics draft picks
Boston Celtics players
Chicago Bulls players
Indiana Pacers players
McDonald's High School All-Americans
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
People from Burtonsville, Maryland
Basketball players from Montgomery County, Maryland
Sportspeople from Rockville, Maryland
Shooting guards
Toronto Tornados players
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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