Rubin Jackson

American basketball player

Rubin JacksonPersonal 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
Drafted by| Chicago Bulls
Position| Shooting guard
Career highlights

* MCC co-Player of the Year (1981)
* 3× First-team All-MCC (1980–1982)

Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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1. ^ a b "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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Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

* 1980: Garrett
* 1981: Clemons & R. Jackson
* 1982: Sappleton
* 1983: Acres & Hughes
* 1984: Hughes
* 1985: Hughes
* 1986: Larkin
* 1987: Moore
* 1988: Larkin
* 1989: Haffner
* 1990: Hill
* 1991: Archbold
* 1992: Casebier
* 1993: Grant
* 1994: Grant
* 1995: Ford
* 1996: Nordgaard
* 1997: Neuhouser
* 1998: Miller
* 1999: J. Jackson
* 2000: Phillips
* 2001: Phillips
* 2002: Hainje
* 2003: W. Green
* 2004: Page
* 2005: McCants
* 2006: Polk
* 2007: Wood
* 2008: M. Green
* 2009: Howard
* 2010: Hayward
* 2011: Cole
* 2012: Broekhoff
* 2013: McCallum
* 2014: Sykes
* 2015: Sykes
* 2016: Felder
* 2017: Peters
* 2018: Nunn
* 2019: McDonald
* 2020: Love
* 2021: Love
* 2022: Cain & Davis
* 2023: Davis
* 2024: Townsend
* 2025: Folgueiras

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