Marc Jackson

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Marc Jackson

Personal information
Born	(1975-01-16) January 16, 1975 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school	Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	VCU (1993–1994) Temple (1995–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1997–present
Position	Center
Career history
1997–1998	Tofaş Bursa
1998–1999	Lobos Caja Cantabria
1999	Efes Pilsen
1999–2000	Cantabria Lobos
2000–2002	Golden State Warriors
2002–2003	Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2005	Philadelphia 76ers
2005–2006	New Jersey Nets
2006–2007	New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets
2007–2008	Olympiacos
2009	UNICS Kazan
2009–2010	Xacobeo Blu:sens
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2001) Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1997)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Marc Anthony Jackson (born January 16, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player.

Early life and college

Jackson grew up in North Philadelphia and attended Roman Catholic High School. He averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks while leading his team to the Catholic League championship in 1993. He committed to Virginia Commonwealth University where he played for one year. Prior to his sophomore year, Jackson transferred to Temple University, which was only five blocks from his childhood home in Philadelphia. He would redshirt his first year of eligibility, then play two seasons for the Owls. Jackson led the team in scoring and rebounding both seasons, helping them to a 40-14 record over those years and advanced to the NCAA Tournament both seasons. He gave up his fifth and final year of eligibility to declare for the NBA draft.

Professional career

Jackson was drafted in the second round (37th overall) of the 1997 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors. Because he fell to the second round, Jackson chose to begin his pro career in Europe to make more money to support his mother and younger brother and better develop his skills before entering the NBA. He spent three years overseas playing for Tofaş Bursa (Turkey), Lobos Caja Cantabria (Spain) and Cantabria Lobos (Spain), before returning to U.S. and debuting for the Warriors in 2000.

Jackson made an immediate impact for the Warriors, leading all rookies in points and rebounds, while staying near the top of the list in field goal and free throw percentages. He was named to the All-Rookie team and finished third in Rookie of the Year voting. As a restricted free agent at the end of the season, Jackson signed a six-year, $24.375 million offer sheet with the Houston Rockets, which the Warriors matched. Despite Jackson's success, he was stuck behind Adonal Foyle, Danny Fortson and Erick Dampier on Golden State's depth chart, and voiced his displeasure with the Warriors front office matching the offer, rather than allowing him to get more playing time elsewhere.

At the 2002 NBA trade deadline, the Warriors traded Jackson to the Minnesota Timberwolves, to play alongside Kevin Garnett. On July 23, 2003, he was traded to his hometown Philadelphia 76ers in a four-team deal. He missed 57 games due to injury his first season in Philadelphia, but bounced back the next year leading the team in rebounds and being second in points, to help the Sixers return to the playoffs. During his time in Philadelphia, he split time between the Center and Power Forward positions.

On August 9, 2005, Jackson was traded to the New Jersey Nets after a deal to bring in Shareef Abdur-Rahim from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Nets fell through. Before the 2005–06 trade deadline, he was traded by the Nets to the New Orleans Hornets. In 2007, he signed with the Greek League team Olympiacos, but was released after not fitting in the system of the team's new coach, Panagiotis Giannakis. In August, 2008, Jackson was signed by UNICS Kazan of the Russian Super League, and he announced his retirement shortly after signing for Obradoiro CAB in 2009.

External links

• Career stats
• Olympiacos BC player profile
• Marc Jackson's life in Kazan (russian)