Andre Jackson Jr.

Jackson grew up in Amsterdam, New York and attended The Albany Academy.{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-sp-clb-uconn-men-andre-jackson-20191004-20191003-ezgzvt4vkfgwzl2fhfb36n7g5q-story.html|title=Meet Andre Jackson: Things to know about the newest UConn men's basketball player|work=Hartford Courant|date=October 3, 2019|last=Amore|first=Dom|access-date=March 7, 2023}} Jackson played on the United States select team in the 2018 Albert Schweitzer Tournament.{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/1808115/2020/05/12/hes-like-a-leopard-coaches-rave-about-what-andre-jackson-brings-to-uconn/|title=‘He’s like a leopard’: Coaches rave about what Andre Jackson brings to UConn|first=Charlotte|last=Carroll|website=The Athletic|date=May 12, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://dailygazette.com/2020/04/23/albany-academy-basketball-s-jackson-is-nysswa-class-a-player-of-year/|title=Albany Academy basketball's Jackson is NYSSWA Class A Player of Year|work=The Daily Gazette|date=April 23, 2020|last=Kelly|first=Michael|access-date=March 7, 2023}} Jackson committed to play college basketball at UConn over offers from Iowa, Maryland, UCLA, and Syracuse.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/27753291/espn-100-andre-jackson-commits-uconn-huskies|title=ESPN 100 Andre Jackson commits to UConn|first=Jeff|last=Borzello|website=ESPN.com|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=March 7, 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-sp-amore-column-uconn-men-liu-20211114-20211118-2lohwrvd65gezbkygcdhxg3cnu-story.html|title=Dom Amore: This is the Andre Jackson UConn men have been waiting for|first=Dom|last=Amore|work=Hartford Courant|date=November 18, 2021|access-date=March 7, 2023}} He missed seven games due to a broken left wrist.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhregister.com/uconn/article/UConn-freshman-Andre-Jackson-sidelined-15825266.php|title=UConn freshman Andre Jackson's broken wrist injury adds to tough week for Huskies|work=New Haven Register|date=December 23, 2020|last=Borges|first=David|access-date=March 7, 2023}} Jackson started all but one of the Huskies' games as a sophomore and averaged 6.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-men-andre-jackson-ready-to-lead-20220515-20220515-vjk3gyrq4zdzbnvtzhqm3t7uuu-story.html|title=After roster shakeup, UConn guard Andre Jackson is ready to take charge|work=Hartford Courant|date=May 15, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2023}}

Jackson was named a team captain entering his junior season.{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-sp-amore-column-uconn-men-big-east-andre-jackson-team-captain-20221020-20221019-gbhb7vyiifbf3lbg7zk2hkgtae-story.html|title=Dom Amore: How Andre Jackson Jr. became the captain Dan Hurley never knew he needed for UConn men's basketball|first=Dom|last=Amore|work=Hartford Courant|date=October 19, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2023}} He missed the first three games of the season after fracturing the pinky finger on his right hand during preseason practices.{{cite web|url=https://sny.tv/articles/uconn-andre-jackson-jr-fractured-pinky-underwent-successful-surgery|title=UConn's Andre Jackson Jr. suffered fractured pinky, underwent successful surgery|first=Robert|last=Sanchez|website=SNY.tv|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://dailygazette.com/2023/04/04/amsterdams-jackson-played-big-role-in-uconns-national-championship-win/|title=Amsterdam's Jackson played big role in UConn's national championship win|work=The Daily Gazette|date=April 4, 2023|access-date=April 10, 2023}}

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.{{Cite web |date=June 23, 2023 |title=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). |url=https://twitter.com/Magic_PR/status/1672102346451558401 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623120010/https://twitter.com/Magic_PR/status/1672102346451558401 |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=Twitter |language=en}} 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.[https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5201280/2024/01/14/andre-jackson-jr-bucks-warriors/ Andre Jackson Jr.’s ‘big-time plays’ help Bucks secure win over Warriors]

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| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee

| 57 || 8 || 10.0 || .500 || .370 || .727 || 2.0 || .9 || .3 || .1 || 2.2

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| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2024}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee

| 67 || 43 || 14.6 || .477 || .395 || .500 || 2.7 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || 3.4

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 124 || 51 || 12.5 || .485 || .385 || .571 || 2.4 || 1.1 || .4 || .2 || 2.9

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2024

| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee

| 5 || 0 || 11.9 || .455 || .333 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.2 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .2 || 2.4

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 5 || 0 || 11.9 || .455 || .333 || {{sort|-|—}} || 2.2 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .2 || 2.4

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| UConn

| 16 || 2 || 16.1 || .410 || .118 || .900 || 2.9 || 1.6 || .4 || .3 || 2.7

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;"| UConn

| 33 || 32 || 29.2 || .426 || .361 || .714 || 6.8 || 3.1 || 1.2 || .6 || 6.8

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| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23

| style="text-align:left;"| UConn

| 36 || 31 || 29.1 || .432 || .281 || .646 || 6.2 || 4.7 || 1.1 || .5 || 6.7

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 85 || 65 || 26.7 || .428 || .293 || .702 || 5.8 || 3.5 || 1.0 || .5 || 6.0

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Both of Jackson's parents, Tricia Altieri and Andre Jackson Sr., played college basketball at Fulton–Montgomery Community College.{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/2020/10/12/dom-amore-andre-jackson-has-the-alpha-mentality-to-be-the-next-big-thing-for-uconn-men/|title=Andre Jackson has the alpha mentality to be the next big thing for UConn men|first=Dom|last=Amore|work=Hartford Courant|date=October 12, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2023}}

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