Andre Jackson Jr.

Last updated

Andre Jackson Jr.
Andre Jackson Jr White House.jpg
Jackson in 2023
No. 44–Milwaukee Bucks
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2001-11-13) November 13, 2001 (age 23)
Amsterdam, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school The Albany Academy
(Albany, New York)
College UConn (2020–2023)
NBA draft 2023: 2nd round, 36th overall pick
Drafted by Orlando Magic
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–present Milwaukee Bucks
2024 →Wisconsin Herd
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Andre Terrell Jackson Jr. (born November 13, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.

Contents

Early life and high school career

Jackson grew up in Amsterdam, New York and attended The Albany Academy. [1] Jackson played on the United States select team in the 2018 Albert Schweitzer Tournament. [2] He averaged 18.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and three steals per game during his senior season and was named the New York Sports Writers Association Class A Player of the Year. [3] Jackson committed to play college basketball at UConn over offers from Iowa, Maryland, UCLA, and Syracuse. [4]

College career

Jackson played in 16 games during his freshman season at UConn and averaged 2.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. [5] He missed seven games due to a broken left wrist. [6] Jackson started all but one of the Huskies' games as a sophomore and averaged 6.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. [7]

Jackson was named a team captain entering his junior season. [8] He missed the first three games of the season after fracturing the pinky finger on his right hand during preseason practices. [9] Jackson started the 2023 national championship game and scored three points with six assists, three rebounds, and two steals as the Huskies won 76–59. [10]

Professional career

Jackson was selected with the 36th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic, and was traded on draft night to the Milwaukee Bucks. [11] On January 14, 2024, Jackson recorded his first career double-double, with 10 points and 10 rebounds, during a 129–118 win over the Golden State Warriors. [12]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Milwaukee 57810.0.500.370.7272.0.9.3.12.2
2024–25 Milwaukee 674314.6.477.395.5002.71.2.5.23.4
Career1245112.5.485.385.5712.41.1.4.22.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024 Milwaukee 5011.9.455.333—2.22.01.0.22.4
2025 Milwaukee 202.5.000.000—.0.0.0.0.0
Career709.3.417.286—1.61.4.7.11.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 UConn 16216.1.410.118.9002.91.6.4.32.7
2021–22 UConn 333229.2.426.361.7146.83.11.2.66.8
2022–23 UConn 363129.1.432.281.6466.24.71.1.56.7
Career856526.7.428.293.7025.83.51.0.56.0

Personal life

Both of Jackson's parents, Tricia Altieri and Andre Jackson Sr., played college basketball at Fulton–Montgomery Community College. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Amore, Dom (October 3, 2019). "Meet Andre Jackson: Things to know about the newest UConn men's basketball player". Hartford Courant . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ Carroll, Charlotte (May 12, 2020). "'He's like a leopard': Coaches rave about what Andre Jackson brings to UConn". The Athletic . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Michael (April 23, 2020). "Albany Academy basketball's Jackson is NYSSWA Class A Player of Year". The Daily Gazette . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (October 2, 2019). "ESPN 100 Andre Jackson commits to UConn". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Amore, Dom (November 18, 2021). "Dom Amore: This is the Andre Jackson UConn men have been waiting for". Hartford Courant . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ Borges, David (December 23, 2020). "UConn freshman Andre Jackson's broken wrist injury adds to tough week for Huskies". New Haven Register . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "After roster shakeup, UConn guard Andre Jackson is ready to take charge". Hartford Courant . May 15, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ Amore, Dom (October 19, 2022). "Dom Amore: How Andre Jackson Jr. became the captain Dan Hurley never knew he needed for UConn men's basketball". Hartford Courant . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ Sanchez, Robert (October 12, 2022). "UConn's Andre Jackson Jr. suffered fractured pinky, underwent successful surgery". SNY.tv . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Amsterdam's Jackson played big role in UConn's national championship win". The Daily Gazette . April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "The @OrlandoMagic have acquired a future second round draft pick (2030) and cash considerations from Milwaukee in exchange for the draft rights to Andre Jackson Jr. (36th overall pick in 2023)". Twitter . June 23, 2023. Archived from the original on June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ Andre Jackson Jr.’s ‘big-time plays’ help Bucks secure win over Warriors
  13. ↑ Amore, Dom (October 12, 2020). "Andre Jackson has the alpha mentality to be the next big thing for UConn men". Hartford Courant . Retrieved March 7, 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.