Quenton Jackson

Quenton Jackson
Jackson with the Washington Wizards in 2023
No. 29 – Indiana Pacers
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-09-15) September 15, 1998 (age 26)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolMira Costa
(Manhattan Beach, California)
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–2023Capital City Go-Go
2023Washington Wizards
2023→Capital City Go-Go
2023–2024Windy City Bulls
2024–presentIndiana Pacers
2024–present→Indiana Mad Ants
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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.

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] Jackson made his first career start on November 21 against the Houston Rockets, and scored a career–high 24 points on 10–of–12 shooting in the 130–113 loss.[15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Washington 9 0 15.0 .452 .083 .773 .9 1.7 .4 .1 6.2
2023–24 Indiana 3 0 3.5 .000 — 1.000 1.3 .7 .3 .0 .7
Career 12 0 12.1 .442 .083 .792 1.0 1.4 .4 .1 4.8

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Texas A&M 29 8 23.6 .366 .244 .760 2.9 1.6 1.2 0.2 8.8
2020–21 Texas A&M 18 10 23.4 .474 .411 .736 2.4 1.7 1.2 0.2 10.4
2021–22 Texas A&M 40 15 26.4 .490 .346 .828 3.5 2.0 1.8 0.6 14.8
Career 87 33 24.8 .453 .330 .793 3.1 1.8 1.5 0.4 11.9

References

  1. ^ "Jackson, Mira Costa hang on in tight boys basketball win at Peninsula". Daily Breeze. February 3, 2016. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Corey (April 13, 2019). "Texas A&M lands junior college standout Quenton Jackson". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (March 11, 2020). "Quenton Jackson finds his range in College Station". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Hattersley, Andrew (May 15, 2021). "WATCH: Quenton Jackson confirms return to Texas A&M for another year". 247 Sports. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Wizards' Quenton Jackson: Inks Exhibit 10 deal". CBS Sports. June 24, 2022. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Adams, Luke (September 13, 2022). "Wizards Officially Sign Quenton Jackson". HoopsRumors.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Wizards announce 2022-23 opening night roster". NBA.com. October 15, 2022. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Wizards sign Quenton Jackson to two-way contract". NBA.com. February 10, 2023. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Kirschenbaum, Alex (July 24, 2023). "Quenton Jackson Released By Wizards". HoopsRumors.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  10. ^ Chicago Bulls [@chicagobulls] (September 8, 2023). "Roster Update: We have signed guards Quenton Jackson and Max Heidegger to Exhibit-10 contracts" (Tweet). Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Chicago Bulls [@chicagobulls] (October 16, 2023). "Transaction: We have waived guard Quenton Jackson" (Tweet). Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Windy City Bulls Announce 2023 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "Indiana Pacers Sign Quenton Jackson to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "Indiana Pacers Sign Jackson and Newton to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "Texas A&M alumnus Quenton Jackson scores career-high in first NBA start for Indiana Pacers". aggieswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.