Rubin Jackson

Rubin Jackson
Personal information
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school	Melrose (Memphis, Tennessee)
College	Rogers State (1978–1979); Oklahoma City (1979–1982);
NBA draft	1982: 5th round, 99th overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Position	Shooting guard
Career highlights and awards
	MCC co-Player of the Year (1981); 3× First-team All-MCC (1980–1982);

Rubin Jackson is an American former basketball player, best known for his college career at Oklahoma City University, where in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season he was named the Midwestern City Conference (now the Horizon League) Co-Player of the Year.

Jackson, a 6'4" shooting guard from Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee, played collegiately at Claremore Junior College (now Rogers State University) and at Oklahoma City when the school was a member of the NCAA Division I. Along with Evansville's Brad Leaf, Jackson was the first three-time All-Conference pick in conference history (1980, 1981 and 1982).^[1]

His best year was his junior year of 1980–81, when Jackson averaged 24.8 points per game (ranking him sixth in the country in scoring).^[2] Jackson teamed with future NBA player Carl Henry to lead the Chiefs to a Midwestern City Conference tournament title. At the close of the season, Jackson was named the conference co-Player of the Year with Loyola's Darius Clemons.^[1]

After his college career, Jackson was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1982 NBA draft (fifth round, 99th pick overall).^[3] However, Jackson injured his ankle prior to the start of training camp and did not make the team.^[4]

In 2024, Melrose High retired Jackson's jersey. Jackson led Melrose to a 38–1 record and a state title in the 1977–78 season.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "2012-13 Horizon League men's basketball media guide, pages 47-57" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game, page 875. Random House. 2009. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
^ Hersom, Bob (August 17, 1982). "Ankle injury cut short NBA career". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
^ Wilcox, Wynston (January 5, 2024). "'Melrose made me': Rubin Jackson to have basketball jersey retired Friday night". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

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[MGUIDE-1] "2012-13 Horizon League men's basketball media guide, pages 47-57" (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[2] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game, page 875. Random House. 2009. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[3] "1982 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[4] Hersom, Bob (August 17, 1982). "Ankle injury cut short NBA career". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[5] Wilcox, Wynston (January 5, 2024). "'Melrose made me': Rubin Jackson to have basketball jersey retired Friday night". commercialappeal.com. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

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