Reggie Jackson (basketball, born 1990)

Reggie Jackson ( born April 16, 1990 in Pordenone, Italy Reginald Shon Jackson ) is an American professional basketball player. He has been active since 2011 in the NBA Oklahoma City Thunder. Usually it is used on the position of point guard, but can also shoot the guards are taking.

Career

Jackson was born in 1990 in Italy Pordenone, when his father was stationed at that time in the nearby Aviano as a soldier. He grew up there until he was five years before he first moved to England and eventually to the United States with his parents. Between 2008 and 2011, visited Jackson, after he had completed in Colorado Springs High School, Boston College. In the Boston Eagles, he served first as a substitute for Tyrese Rice and reached the NCAA Tournament with the team. After the departure of Rice 2009, Jackson became the leading players of the team and in 2011 was finally elected to the All- ACC First Team. When NBA Draft 2011 he was elected Oklahoma City Thunder from ranks 24.

In the NBA Jackson did initially difficult for those on the position of the player's setup already prominent members included Russell Westbrook team he was little used and supplied from weak union rates. In March and December 2012, he completed a total of four games for the 66ers Tulsa in the NBA Development League. However, his power level increased during the course of the season 2012/13, and injured as Westbrook during the play-offs, Jackson took over his role as a regular player at the point guard position. He could Westbrook not replace equivalent and Oklahoma City difference in the semifinal series of the Western Conference against the Memphis Grizzlies from, but Jackson showed the potential to establish "One Sixth " of the team, succeeding James Harden and Kevin Martin as the next.