Lakeem Jackson
Aomori Wat's | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | B.League |
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–present | 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[]
Jackson attended Christ School (North Carolina), in Arden, North Carolina, where he also played high school basketball.
College career[]
Jackson played college basketball at the University of South Carolina (NCAA Division I), where he played with the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Professional career[]
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[]
Domestic leagues[]
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[]
- ^ "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[]
- Lakeem Jackson on Twitter
- [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
- Suwon KT Sonicboom players
- Ehime Orange Vikings players
- Small forwards
- South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball players