Boo Jackson
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1981)}}
{{distinguish|Bo Jackson}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Boo Jackson
| image =
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| position = Forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 225
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|16}}
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| nationality = American
| high_school = Perry (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
| college = Eastern Michigan (2001–2005)
| draft_year = 2006
| career_start = 2006
| career_end = 2012
| years1 = 2006–2007
| team1 = Holland Blast
| years2 = 2007–2008
| team2 = East Kentucky Miners
| years3 = 2009
| team3 = Los Angeles D-Fenders
| years4 = 2009–2010
| team4 = Bakersfield Jam
| years5 = 2010
| team5 = Dakota Wizards
| years6 = 2011–2012
| team6 = Laval Kebs
| highlights =
- NBL Canada All-Star ({{nblcy|2012|end}})
- NBL Canada All-Defence First Team (2012)
- All-CBA First Team (2008)
- CBA Newcomer of the Year (2008)
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James "Boo" Jackson (born December 16, 1981) is an American retired basketball player.
College career
Professional career
After his graduation from Eastern Michigan, he played for the Holland Blast in the International Basketball League (IBL){{Cite news|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/ibl-news-and-notes/n-3482818|title=IBL news and notes|website=oursportscentral.com|publisher=OurSports Central|accessdate=21 November 2018|date=June 6, 2007}} and the East Kentucky Miners of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he was named Newcomer of the Year and earned All-CBA First Team honors.{{cite web |title=James Jackson minor league basketball statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-jacksjam001 |website=Stats Crew |access-date=June 21, 2021}} He last played for the Laval Kebs of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL), following a professional career that took him to countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Venezuela, Germany, China, and Norway.{{cite web|last1=Bruce|first1=Brian|title=James "Boo" Jackson|url=http://www.nextleveltraining.net/james-boo-jackson/|website=NextLevelTraining.net|accessdate=10 June 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Griffith|first1=Mike|title=Boo who? Jackson not afraid|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/boo-who-jackson-not-afraid|website=Knoxville News Sentinel|accessdate=10 June 2015}} In Canada, Jackson was named to the NBL Canada All-Star reserve team. Jackson also had a history in the NBA Development League, appearing for the Bakersfield Jam, Los Angeles D-Fenders, and Dakota Wizards from 2009 to 2010.{{cite web|title=James Jackson Basketball Player Profile|url=http://basketball.usbasket.com/player/James_Jackson/Kebs_de_Laval/45018?AmNotSure=1|website=USBasket.com|accessdate=10 June 2015}}
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.usbasket.com/player/James_Jackson/Kebs_de_Laval/45018?AmNotSure=1 James Jackson] at USBasket.com
- [http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Boo-Jackson/Summary/11111 Boo Jackson] at RealGM
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150611152523/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6041571/playerview.html FIBA.com profile]
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