Tracy Jackson

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tracy Jackson

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 205

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|04|21}}

| birth_place = Rockville, Maryland, U.S.

| high_school = Paint Branch {{nowrap|(Burtonsville, Maryland)}}

| college = Notre Dame (1977–1981)

| draft_year = 1981

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 25

| draft_team = Boston Celtics

| career_start = 1981

| career_end = 1985

| career_number = 11, 7

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = {{nbay|1981|start}}

| team1 = Boston Celtics

| years2 = {{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1982|end}}

| team2 = Chicago Bulls

| years3 = 1983–1984

| team3 = Toronto Tornados

| years4 = {{nbay|1983|end}}

| team4 = Indiana Pacers

| years5 = 1985

| team5 = Springfield Fame

| highlights =

• Third-team Parade All-American (1977)
• McDonald's All-American (1977)

}}

Tracy Cordell Jackson (born April 21, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland, and was named to the inaugural McDonald's All-American team, which played in the 1977 Capital Classic.{{cite web|title=The Origin of the McDonalds All American Game|date=February 26, 2003|work=ESPN|url=http://a.espncdn.com/ncb/mcdonaldsaa03/origin.html|access-date=April 3, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Prep Al-America revealed|date=March 20, 1977|work=The Herald Journal|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122188192/mcdonalds-all-american-high-school-bask/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 3, 2023}} He played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Jackson was selected in the second round 1981 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics and split the 1981–82 season playing for both them and the Chicago Bulls. His most productive season was in 1982–83 with the Bulls when he participated in 78 games, averaging 6.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. The following NBA season (1983–84), his final in the league, consisted of two games with the Indiana Pacers.