Pierre Deshawn Jackson was born on August 29,1991 and is an American professional basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
23 Facts About Pierre Jackson
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At CSI, Jackson led the Golden Eagles to a National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship in 2011, earning tournament MVP honors.
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Pierre Jackson helped lead Baylor to the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, where they lost to eventual champions Kentucky.
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Pierre Jackson was named second team All-Big 12 Conference and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.
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Pierre Jackson was named the Big 12 preseason Player of the Year and was named to the preseason watch lists for the Wooden and Naismith national player of the year awards.
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Pierre Jackson was selected with the 42nd overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
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On July 27,2013, Jackson signed a one-year deal with ASVEL Villeurbanne of the LNB Pro A However, he left the team in September 2013 before appearing in a game for them.
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On November 1,2013, Pierre Jackson was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NBA D-League draft by the Idaho Stampede.
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On February 20,2014, Pierre Jackson left the Idaho Stampede in order to sign in Turkey.
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Pierre Jackson averaged 3.3 points and 1.3 assists over those six games.
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On July 15,2015, Pierre Jackson re-signed with the 76ers after averaging 12 points per game in two Las Vegas Summer League games.
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On January 6,2016, Pierre Jackson was reacquired by the Idaho Stampede.
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In July 2016, Pierre Jackson joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.
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On October 18,2016, Pierre Jackson signed a one-month deal with Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb.
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On November 30,2016, Pierre Jackson was reacquired by the Texas Legends.
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Pierre Jackson was waived two days later, and immediately re-joined the Legends.
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On July 14,2017, Pierre Jackson signed a one-year deal, with an option for another season, with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague.
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On March 2,2018, Pierre Jackson participated in the Israeli League All-Star Game, where he recorded 18 points and 6 assists and was named All-Star Game MVP.
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That season, Pierre Jackson helped Maccabi to win the Israeli League Cup and the Israeli League Championship.
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On July 4,2018, Pierre Jackson signed with the Beijing Fly Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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On January 17,2020, Pierre Jackson was acquired by the South Bay Lakers.
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Pierre Jackson was then later waived on January 17,2022.
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On January 22,2022, Pierre Jackson signed with HDI Sigorta Afyon Belediye of the Basketbol Super Ligi.