 Jackman in 1982 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 13, 1963 Grant, Nebraska, US |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Perkins County High School |
| College | Duke University (1982–83) University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1983–?) |
Bill Jackman (born October 13, 1963) is an American former college basketball player.
Jackman was born in Grant, Nebraska, on October 13, 1963, [1] one of five children of Peggy and Herb Jackman. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) (disputed with 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)), [2] he was a football player and leas basketball player for Perkins County High School, [3] [4] helping his school win 52 games in a row. Over his high school career, he scored 1,768 points—749 coming from one season. [5]
After graduating high school in 1982, Jackman was signed by Mike Krzyzewski to play basketball for Duke University. He averaged 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in his freshman year, [6] afterwards returning to Nebraska to play for University of Nebraska–Lincoln's team for the rest of his college career. [7] He scored 500 points in his career there. [8] Jackman was encouraged to drop out by Danny Nee, and he did so and moved to Austin, Texas, where he played with about 20 NBA-signed players and practiced more, eventually spending a summer with the Houston Rockets, but went unsigned. [5]
Afterward, he played with eighteen international teams within four years, including for ones in Columbia, Mexico, New Zealand and Venezuela. [5]
After playing internationally, he attended the University of Chicago—he did not play for their basketball team—alongside two of his brothers, and graduated with a Master of Business Administration. A businessman in Dallas, he is a director of the Cotton Bowl Classic and the University of Nebraska Foundation. [5]