Daniel Jackson (basketball)
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Daniel Alexander Jackson (born 26 April 1988 in Wollongong, New South Wales
) is an Australia
n basketball
player. He joined the Wollongong Hawks
basketball team in the 2007/2008 season as a development player. Jackson is a 200 cm forward. He was signed as the team's 'young Australian player'.
In his first season Jackson played 22 games averaging 2.8 pts and 1 rebound in 8.8 minutes per game.
Jackson came to the Hawks after a season with the Canberra Gunners
in the South East Australian Basketball League
in 2007. In that year he represented Australia at the under 19 world championships in Novi Sad, Serbia. At that tournament the Australian Emus finished fifth with an 8-1 record. Jackson averaged 10.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
In 2006 Jackson attended the Australian Institute of Sport
as a scholarship holder.
Jackson played junior basketball for the Illawarra Basketball Association in the NSW basketball association.
Jackson has been a player with the Wollongong Hawks since the 2008. He has played in 81 games for the club averaging 1.4 points per game.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n basketball
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. He joined the Wollongong Hawks
Wollongong Hawks
The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...
basketball team in the 2007/2008 season as a development player. Jackson is a 200 cm forward. He was signed as the team's 'young Australian player'.
In his first season Jackson played 22 games averaging 2.8 pts and 1 rebound in 8.8 minutes per game.
Jackson came to the Hawks after a season with the Canberra Gunners
Canberra Gunners
The Canberra Gunners play in the East Conference of the South Eastern Australian Basketball League in the ABA. After the demise of the Canberra Cannons, they have become the premier men's basketball team in Canberra...
in the South East Australian Basketball League
South East Australian Basketball League
The South East Australian Basketball League, often abbreviated to the SEABL consists of two men's and one women's conferences in the Australian Basketball Association . The SEABL conferences are considered the strongest in the ABA, developing many emerging Australian Boomers players, as well as...
in 2007. In that year he represented Australia at the under 19 world championships in Novi Sad, Serbia. At that tournament the Australian Emus finished fifth with an 8-1 record. Jackson averaged 10.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
In 2006 Jackson attended the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
as a scholarship holder.
Jackson played junior basketball for the Illawarra Basketball Association in the NSW basketball association.
Jackson has been a player with the Wollongong Hawks since the 2008. He has played in 81 games for the club averaging 1.4 points per game.