Traevon Jackson (born December 11, 1992) is an American former professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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. Jackson's father, Jim, played in the

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for 14 seasons.

High school career

Jackson attended

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where he finished as the school's all-time leading scorer. As a junior, he averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals while leading his team to a 20–0 regular-season record. For his efforts, he was named the Ohio Capital Conference Player of the Year as well as second-team all-state. In his senior season, he averaged 18.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.3 steals per game while being named conference player of the year.

College career

Jackson played college basketball for

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, averaging 7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 109 games (84 starts). Jackson would take the starting job at point guard as a sophomore, leading the Badgers to a five seed in the NCAA tournament. In his junior season, Jackson averaged 10.7 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game on a Wisconsin team that would capture a two seed and make an appearance at the

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, where Wisconsin would lose to 8th seeded Kentucky 74–73 after Aaron Harrison drained a 3 to seal the game. Jackson then attempted a last second jump shot, which would have won the game if it went in, rolled off the rim. As a senior, Jackson was the starting point guard for the Badgers until a foot injury against Rutgers sidelined him in January. He later returned during the NCAA tournament in a reserve role and ended up with averages of 8.1 points and 2.6 assists per game.

Professional career

Iowa Energy

After going undrafted in the

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, Jackson joined the

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for the

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. In six games for the Wizards, he averaged 4.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 16.0 minutes per game. On January 26, 2016, he was acquired by the

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of the

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. Two days later, he made his professional debut in a 90–87 loss to the

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. In October 2017, he returned to Iowa, who had been renamed to the Wolves and the league now known as the NBA G League. On October 28, the Iowa Energy placed Jackson's contract on waivers when Jackson informed the team he was not returning that season.

PP & TV Raj Žilina

Jackson played the 2018–19 season for PP & TV Raj Žilina of the

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. Jackson averaged 11.0 points per game, 3.0 assists per game and 3.8 rebounds per game.

Norrköping Dolphins

In 2019, Jackson signed with the

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of the

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for training camp. Jackson was waived a few days before the season started. Jackson then signed with the

of the

. Jackson averaged 12.3 points per game, 3.1 assists per game and 5.3 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 season.

Personal life

The son of Jim Jackson and majored in life science communications. His father played college basketball at

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where he was a two-time All-American and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, before getting his jersey retired in 2001. He was also the fourth overall pick in the

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and played in the NBA for 14 seasons with 12 different teams.

References

External links

Wisconsin Badgers bio

RealGM profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Traevon 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Slovakia American men's basketball players Basketball players from Ohio Iowa Energy players Sportspeople from Westerville, Ohio Point guards Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players Norrköping Dolphins players American expatriate basketball people in Sweden 21st-century American sportsmen