Bobby Jackson
Encyclopedia
Bobby Jackson is an American former professional basketball
player, and current assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings
.
in 1992. He attended Western Nebraska Community College
and the University of Minnesota
before being selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
with the 23rd pick in the 1997 NBA Draft
. As a Golden Gopher, Bobby Jackson led Minnesota to the Final Four, where they lost to the Kentucky Wildcats. He was traded to the Denver Nuggets
prior to his rookie season where he played 68 games before moving on to a more familiar place in Minnesota where he donned a Timberwolves
jersey for two seasons. He had his best years in Sacramento where he played for the Kings
from 2000 to 2005 where he was known as "Action Jackson" and a crowd favorite. A former Sixth Man award
winner, Jackson suffered an abdominal strain early in the 2004–05 season that forced him to miss 51 games.
On July 29, 2008, it was reported that Jackson would be traded by the Rockets back to the Sacramento Kings
along with Donte Greene
, a 2009 first round draft
pick and cash consideration in exchange for Ron Artest
(now Metta World Peace). The trade was completed on August 14, due to Greene's rookie contract signing on July 14.
Bobby Jackson retired on October 24, 2009. He is currently an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings
.
| style="text-align:left;"| 1997–98
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
| 68 || 53 || 30.0 || .392 || .259 || .814 || 4.4 || 4.7 || 1.5 || .2 || 11.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 50 || 12 || 18.8 || .405 || .370 || .772 || 2.7 || 3.3 || .8 || .1 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 73 || 10 || 14.2 || .405 || .283 || .776 || 2.1 || 2.4 || .7 || .1 || 5.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 79 || 7 || 20.9 || .439 || .375 || .739 || 3.1 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .1 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 81 || 3 || 21.6 || .443 || .361 || .810 || 3.1 || 2.0 || .9 || .1 || 11.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 59 || 26 || 28.4 || .464 || .379 || .846 || 3.7 || 3.1 || 1.2 || .1 || 15.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 50 || 0 || 23.7 || .444 || .370 || .752 || 3.5 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 13.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 25 || 0 || 21.4 || .427 || .344 || .862 || 3.4 || 2.4 || .6 || .1 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 71 || 15 || 25.0 || .382 || .389 || .733 || 3.1 || 2.7 || .9 || .0 || 11.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07
| style="text-align:left;"| NO/Oklahoma City
| 56 || 2 || 23.8 || .394 || .327 || .774 || 3.2 || 2.5 || .9 || .1 || 10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans
| 46 || 0 || 19.4 || .392 || .368 || .816 || 2.4 || 1.7 || .7 || .1 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Houston
| 26 || 5 || 19.2 || .419 || .341 || .750 || 2.7 || 2.4 || .5 || .1 || 8.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 71 || 10 || 20.9 || .398 || .305 || .851 || 2.8 || 2.0 || .9 || .1 || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 755 || 143 || 22.2 || .417 || .354 || .793 || 3.1 || 2.6 || .9 || .0 || 9.7
| style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 4 || 0 || 6.8 || .200 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 3 || 0 || 10.0 || .500 || .333 || 1.000 || 1.7 || 1.3 || .7 || .3 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 8 || 0 || 22.8 || .438 || .286 || .714 || 3.3 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 7.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 16 || 1 || 23.4 || .445 || .256 || .791 || 3.3 || 2.0 || .9 || .2 || 10.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 12 || 0 || 27.6 || .457 || .349 || .886 || 4.5 || 3.3 || 1.0 || .1 || 14.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 5 || 0 || 15.8 || .270 || .167 || 1.000 || 1.2 || 1.8 || .2 || .2 || 5.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
| 4 || 0 || 25.0 || .414 || .364 || .714 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .2 || .0 || 8.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Houston
| 6 || 2 || 23.0 || .286 || .208 || .636 || 1.7 || 1.5 || .8 || .0 || 8.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 58 || 3 || 21.7 || .405 || .270 || .807 || 2.8 || 2.1 || .7 || .1 || 9.2
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player, and current assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
.
Basketball career
Bobby Jackson graduated from Salisbury High SchoolSalisbury High School (North Carolina)
Salisbury High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is one of eight high schools in the Rowan–Salisbury School System.-History:...
in 1992. He attended Western Nebraska Community College
Western Nebraska Community College
Western Nebraska Community College is a community college in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Its athletics teams are known as the Cougars.WNCC was previously known as Scottsbluff Junior College, Scotts Bluff County College, and Nebraska Western College....
and the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
before being selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
with the 23rd pick in the 1997 NBA Draft
1997 NBA Draft
The 1997 NBA Draft took place on June 25, 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although the Celtics had the second worst record in the 1996-97 season and the best odds of winning the lottery with two picks, the Spurs, usually a model of winning and consistency, lost David Robinson to an injury early...
. As a Golden Gopher, Bobby Jackson led Minnesota to the Final Four, where they lost to the Kentucky Wildcats. He was traded to the Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
prior to his rookie season where he played 68 games before moving on to a more familiar place in Minnesota where he donned a Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
jersey for two seasons. He had his best years in Sacramento where he played for the Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
from 2000 to 2005 where he was known as "Action Jackson" and a crowd favorite. A former Sixth Man award
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's most valuable player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute . A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout...
winner, Jackson suffered an abdominal strain early in the 2004–05 season that forced him to miss 51 games.
On July 29, 2008, it was reported that Jackson would be traded by the Rockets back to the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
along with Donte Greene
Donté Greene
Donté Dominic Greene is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA...
, a 2009 first round draft
2009 NBA Draft
The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...
pick and cash consideration in exchange for Ron Artest
Ron Artest
Metta World Peace is an American professional basketball player and rapper who is currently with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. World Peace gained a reputation as one of the league's premier defenders as he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004...
(now Metta World Peace). The trade was completed on August 14, due to Greene's rookie contract signing on July 14.
Bobby Jackson retired on October 24, 2009. He is currently an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
.
Regular season
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1997–98
| style="text-align:left;"| Denver
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...
| 68 || 53 || 30.0 || .392 || .259 || .814 || 4.4 || 4.7 || 1.5 || .2 || 11.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
| 50 || 12 || 18.8 || .405 || .370 || .772 || 2.7 || 3.3 || .8 || .1 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 73 || 10 || 14.2 || .405 || .283 || .776 || 2.1 || 2.4 || .7 || .1 || 5.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
| 79 || 7 || 20.9 || .439 || .375 || .739 || 3.1 || 2.0 || 1.1 || .1 || 7.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 81 || 3 || 21.6 || .443 || .361 || .810 || 3.1 || 2.0 || .9 || .1 || 11.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 59 || 26 || 28.4 || .464 || .379 || .846 || 3.7 || 3.1 || 1.2 || .1 || 15.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 50 || 0 || 23.7 || .444 || .370 || .752 || 3.5 || 2.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 13.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 25 || 0 || 21.4 || .427 || .344 || .862 || 3.4 || 2.4 || .6 || .1 || 12.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...
| 71 || 15 || 25.0 || .382 || .389 || .733 || 3.1 || 2.7 || .9 || .0 || 11.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07
| style="text-align:left;"| NO/Oklahoma City
| 56 || 2 || 23.8 || .394 || .327 || .774 || 3.2 || 2.5 || .9 || .1 || 10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans
| 46 || 0 || 19.4 || .392 || .368 || .816 || 2.4 || 1.7 || .7 || .1 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Houston
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
| 26 || 5 || 19.2 || .419 || .341 || .750 || 2.7 || 2.4 || .5 || .1 || 8.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
| 71 || 10 || 20.9 || .398 || .305 || .851 || 2.8 || 2.0 || .9 || .1 || 7.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 755 || 143 || 22.2 || .417 || .354 || .793 || 3.1 || 2.6 || .9 || .0 || 9.7
Playoffs
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99
1999 NBA Playoffs
The 1999 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1998-99 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs by defeating the eighth-seeded Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks four games to one...
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
| 4 || 0 || 6.8 || .200 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 1.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00
2000 NBA Playoffs
The 2000 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1999–2000 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers win their first championship in twelve years by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers...
| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota
| 3 || 0 || 10.0 || .500 || .333 || 1.000 || 1.7 || 1.3 || .7 || .3 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01
2001 NBA Playoffs
The 2001 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2000–01 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers winning their second consecutive championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers...
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
| 8 || 0 || 22.8 || .438 || .286 || .714 || 3.3 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .0 || 7.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02
2002 NBA Playoffs
The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This would be the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format...
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 16 || 1 || 23.4 || .445 || .256 || .791 || 3.3 || 2.0 || .9 || .2 || 10.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03
2003 NBA Playoffs
The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2002-03 NBA season. This postseason was notable for being the first time all series were conducted in a best-of-7 format. It was also the only time in playoff history that no team was swept in a first-round series....
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 12 || 0 || 27.6 || .457 || .349 || .886 || 4.5 || 3.3 || 1.0 || .1 || 14.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
2005 NBA Playoffs
The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...
| style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento
| 5 || 0 || 15.8 || .270 || .167 || 1.000 || 1.2 || 1.8 || .2 || .2 || 5.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
2006 NBA Playoffs
The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...
| style="text-align:left;"| Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The team is part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Along with the Toronto Raptors, the Grizzlies were established in 1995 as part of the NBA's...
| 4 || 0 || 25.0 || .414 || .364 || .714 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .2 || .0 || 8.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
2008 NBA Playoffs
The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007–08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4–2....
| style="text-align:left;"| Houston
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
| 6 || 2 || 23.0 || .286 || .208 || .636 || 1.7 || 1.5 || .8 || .0 || 8.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 58 || 3 || 21.7 || .405 || .270 || .807 || 2.8 || 2.1 || .7 || .1 || 9.2