Boo Jackson

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1981)}}

{{distinguish|Bo Jackson}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Boo Jackson

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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

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James "Boo" Jackson (born December 16, 1981) is an American retired basketball player.

College career

Jackson played college basketball for Eastern Michigan.{{cite web | url=http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/boo-who-jackson-not-afraid | title=Boo who? Jackson not afraid | publisher=Knoxville News Sentinel | date=Jun 29, 2009 | accessdate=June 29, 2015 | author=Griffith, Mike}}

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}}

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