Ray Jackson

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Ray Jackson
Position Guard/Forward
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Born November 13, 1973 (1973-11-13) (age 34)
Nationality USA
College Michigan
Draft 3rd round (35th pick overall), 1995
Grand Rapids Hoops
Pro career 1995–1996
Former teams Grand Rapids Hoops (1995-96)
Awards CBA Rookie of the Year (1995-1996)

Ray Jackson (born November 13, 1973) is a former American college and professional basketball player. He was part of the famed University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five along with former NBA players Chris Webber, Jimmy King, Jalen Rose and current NBA player Juwan Howard that reached the 1992 & 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both Freshmen and Sophomores.

Perhaps the least known of the Fab Five, Jackson was never drafted into nor played in the NBA. He was cut in preseason by the New York Knicks before the 1995-1996 season and cut by the Detroit Pistons before the 1996-1997 season. He was drafted in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) by the Grand Rapids Hoops #35 in the 3rd round in 1995.

While with the Hoops, he received the 1995-96 CBA Rookie of the Year Award.

In a February 10, 2007 article on Yahoo Sports, Jackson says that: "it took me a long time to get over the fact that I was the only one that didn't make it to the NBA from the Fab Five, but I'm over it because I'm back home and I'm happy with what I'm doing with my life."

Jackson now lives in Austin, Texas where he runs a moving company and Rise Up Inc., a not-for-profit organization that assists children socially, educationally and on the basketball court.

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NCAA Division I College basketball University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five
Fab Five • Scandal
1991–92
Chris Webber • Juwan Howard • Jalen Rose • Jimmy King • Ray Jackson
25–9 (11–7) #6 seed, Finals – Coach: Steve Fisher, Notable teammates: Eric Riley, Rob Pelinka
1992–93
Chris Webber • Juwan Howard • Jalen Rose • Jimmy King • Ray Jackson
0–0 (0–0) 1 #1 seed, Finals – Coach: Steve Fisher, Notable teammates: Eric Riley, Rob Pelinka
1993–94
Juwan Howard • Jalen Rose • Jimmy King • Ray Jackson
24–8 (13–5) #3 seed, Regional Finals – Coach: Steve Fisher, Notable teammates: Olivier Saint-Jean
1994–95
Jimmy King • Ray Jackson
17–14 (11–7) #9 seed, First Round – Coach: Steve Fisher, Notable teammates: Olivier Saint-Jean, Maurice Taylor, Maceo Baston, Jerod Ward
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NAME Jackson, Ray
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION former American college and professional basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH