Boo Jackson

Boo Jackson
Personal information
Born	December 16, 1981 (age 42)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Perry (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	Eastern Michigan (2001–2005)
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2006–2012
Position	Forward
Career history
2006–2007	Holland Blast
2007–2008	East Kentucky Miners
2009	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2009–2010	Bakersfield Jam
2010	Dakota Wizards
2011–2012	Laval Kebs
Career highlights and awards
	NBL Canada All-Star (2013); NBL Canada All-Defence First Team (2012); All-CBA First Team (2008); CBA Newcomer of the Year (2008);

James "Boo" Jackson^[1] (born December 16, 1981) is an American retired basketball player.

College career[edit]

After his graduation from Eastern Michigan, he played for the Holland Blast in the International Basketball League (IBL)^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]^[6] 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.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "James Jackson Basketball Player Profile". USBasket.com. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
^ Griffith, Mike (Jun 29, 2009). "Boo who? Jackson not afraid". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
^ "IBL news and notes". oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 6, 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "James Jackson minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ Bruce, Brian. "James "Boo" Jackson". NextLevelTraining.net. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
^ Griffith, Mike. "Boo who? Jackson not afraid". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 10 June 2015.