Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Josh Jackson was born in February 10th, 1997, in San Diego, California. He is a small forward in the NBA.

Jackson's mother, Apples Jones, was serving in the U.S. Navy. When he was eight months old when she moved them to Michigan to be closer to her family. In the eighth grade, he was held back a grade due to his passion for basketball overtaking his grades. He attended Consortium College Prep School in Detroit, Michigan his freshman and sophomore years, before moving to Napa, California to attend Justin-Siena High School for his junior and senior year.

Jackson was a five-star recruit coming out of high school and was regarded as one of the top players in the 2016 class. On April 11, 2016, Jackson tweeted that he would be attending the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas to play basketball, picking KU over Michigan State and Arizona. On April 17th, 2017 Jackson declared for the NBA draft and forgoing his college eligibility. 

In the 2017 NBA draft, Jackson was selected by the Phoenix Suns. Jackson signed his rookie scale contract on July 3rd. He recorded average 17.4 points a team high 9.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game at 35.0 minutes epr game. 

On July 7thh, 2019, the Suns traded Jackson to the Memphis Grizzlies. On December 1, 2020, Jackson signed with the Detroit Pistons.