Quenton Jackson

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Quenton Jackson
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Jackson with the Washington Wizards in 2023
No. 29Indiana Pacers
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1998-09-15) September 15, 1998 (age 25)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school Mira Costa
(Manhattan Beach, California)
College
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023 Capital City Go-Go
2023 Washington Wizards
2023 →Capital City Go-Go
2023–2024 Windy City Bulls
2024–present Indiana Pacers
2024–presentIndiana Mad Ants
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Quenton Jackson (born September 15, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the College of Central Florida Patriots and the Texas A&M Aggies.

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High school career

Jackson attended Mira Costa High School. He missed a month and a half with a wrist injury as a senior. [1]

College career

Jackson began his college career at the College of Central Florida. As a sophomore, he averaged 18.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and three assists per game. Jackson transferred to Texas A&M, choosing the Aggies over Arkansas, LSU, Texas and West Virginia. [2] He averaged 8.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a junior. [3] As a senior, Jackson averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Following the season, he opted to return for an additional year of eligibility. [4] Jackson led Texas A&M to the NIT final in his last season, averaging 14.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game. [5]

Professional career

Washington Wizards / Capital City Go-Go (2022–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Jackson signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Washington Wizards on September 13, 2022. [6] He was waived by the Wizards on October 15, and he subsequently joined the Capital City Go-Go, the Wizards' NBA G League affiliate. [7]

On February 10, 2023, Jackson signed a two-way contract with the Wizards. [8] However, he was waived on July 24. [9]

Windy City Bulls (2023–2024)

On September 8, 2023, Jackson signed with the Chicago Bulls, [10] but was waived on October 16. [11] On November 9, he joined the Windy City Bulls. [12]

Indiana Pacers / Mad Ants (2024–present)

On March 4, 2024, Jackson signed a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers. [13] On July 27, he signed another two-way contract with the Pacers. [14]

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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 Washington 9015.0.452.083.773.91.7.4.16.2
2023–24 Indiana 303.5.0001.0001.3.7.3.0.7
Career12012.1.442.083.7921.01.4.4.14.8

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Texas A&M 29823.6.366.244.7602.91.61.20.28.8
2020–21 Texas A&M 181023.4.474.411.7362.41.71.20.210.4
2021–22 Texas A&M 401526.4.490.346.8283.52.01.80.614.8
Career873324.8.453.330.7933.11.81.50.411.9

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