Jarrett Jack

Jarrett Jack

Jack in October 2010
No. 2   New Orleans Hornets
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth	October 28, 1983 (1983-10-28)
Place of birth	Fort Washington, Maryland
Nationality	American
High school	DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland) Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, North Carolina) St. Vincent Pallotti (Laurel, Maryland) Worcester Academy (Worcester, Massachusetts)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College	Georgia Tech
NBA Draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Pro career	2005–present
Career history
Portland Trail Blazers (2005–08) Indiana Pacers (2008–09) Toronto Raptors (2009–2010) New Orleans Hornets (2010-present)
Stats at NBA.com

Jarrett Matthew Jack (born October 28, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. At 6' 3" (1.91 m) tall and weighing 197 lbs (90 kg), he primarily plays at the guard position. Born in Fort Washington, Maryland, Jack attended four different high schools in the states of North Carolina, Maryland, and Massachusetts before playing collegiately at Georgia Tech. The Denver Nuggets drafted Jack in 2005.

High school career

Growing up, Jack attended four different high schools: DeMatha Catholic High School and St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Maryland, Mount Zion Academy in North Carolina and Worcester Academy in Massachusetts. At Worcester Academy he played alongside Craig Smith.

College career

After high school Jack attended and played for Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. In his sophomore year (2003–04) he helped guide Georgia Tech to the NCAA Finals with 12.5 points and 5.1 assists a game. In his junior and final year at Georgia Tech he averaged 15.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists.

NBA career

Jack going for a layup in a game against the Miami Heat

After his junior year at Georgia Tech, he opted to enter the 2005 NBA Draft, where Jack was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 22nd pick. On draft night, he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for their 27th pick (Linas Kleiza) and 35th pick (Ricky Sánchez).

As a rookie in 2005–06, Jack backed up Steve Blake and Sebastian Telfair at the point, getting limited minutes. Blake was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks and Telfair was traded to the Boston Celtics in a multi-player trade during the 2006 off-season. In their absence, Jack was appointed the starting point guard position by coach Nate McMillan for the 2006–07 season, dramatically increasing his averages. With the return of point guard Steve Blake in 2007–08, Jack once again returned to the role of a sixth man.

On July 9, 2008, Jack was traded to the Indiana Pacers along with Josh McRoberts and 2008 NBA draft pick Brandon Rush for Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless.

On July 13, 2009, Jack signed a 4-year, $20 million offer sheet with the Toronto Raptors. The Pacers had seven days to match the offer, and they chose not to.

On November 20, 2010, Jack was traded to the New Orleans Hornets, along with Marcus Banks and David Andersen for Peja Stojaković and Jerryd Bayless.

Personal life

NBA point guard Chris Duhon is his cousin.

On the morning of Sunday, February 20, 2011, he was arrested for DUI in a suburb of Atlanta, while returning from an All-Star weekend party. He was going 66 in a 45 MPH zone and was also weaving uncontrollably. He failed a field sobriety test, and when taken to the police station, he got just under the legal limit of 0.08 on the breathalyzer; however, this was over an hour later. He was charged with DUI and failure to maintain lane and was released later that night.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	Portland	79	4	20.2	.442	.263	.800	2.0	2.8	.5	.0	6.7
2006–07	Portland	79	79	33.6	.454	.350	.871	2.6	5.3	1.1	.1	12.0
2007–08	Portland	82	16	27.2	.431	.342	.867	2.9	3.8	.7	.0	9.9
2008–09	Indiana	82	53	33.1	.453	.353	.852	3.4	4.1	1.1	.2	13.1
2009–10	Toronto	82	43	27.4	.481	.412	.842	2.7	5.0	.7	.1	11.4
2010–11	Toronto	13	13	26.7	.393	.167	.870	3.2	4.5	1.1	.0	10.8
2010–11	New Orleans	70	2	19.6	.412	.345	.845	1.9	2.6	.6	.1	8.5
Career		487	210	27.0	.446	.350	.851	2.6	4.0	.8	.1	10.3

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011	New Orleans	6	0	18.5	.353	.000	.688	2.5	2.2	.2	.2	5.8
Career		6	0	18.5	.353	.000	.688	2.5	2.2	.2	.2	5.8

External links

• Jarrett Jack at NBA.com
• Jarrett Jack at Basketball-Reference.com