GUELPH, ON - Justin Jackson joins the Guelph Nighthawks after three seasons of play in the NBA’s G League. A former NBA draft pick, Jackson will provide the Nighthawks with length, and will compliment the new additions made to the Nighthawks this offseason due to his defensive prowess.
Jackson attended Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada. In 2015, he played in the 2015 Dick’s Sporting Goods High School National with New York Knicks Guard Allonzo Trier. In the spring and summer of 2015, Jackson competed in the Under Armour Association Circuit for the Canadian Elite. Jackson and NBA player Thon Maker helped lead the Canadian Elite to the finals. After his junior season finished, Jackson Transferred to Hill Academy in Vaughan, and he was named First Team all-star in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association in 2016.
In 2018, Jackson entered the NBA draft and was drafted with the 43rd pick by the Denver Nuggets. He was then traded to the Orlando Magic. Justin was then allocated to the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G-League, where he most recently won the 2021 G-League Championship in his second season with the team.
Notables:
- Selected Round 2, Pick 13 by the Denver Nuggets in the 2018 NBA Draft
- Canada Sr. Men’s National team, competed in the Americas World Cup Qualifiers, winning Gold
- Represented Canada in the U17 World Cup in 2012, placing 5th
- Competed in the 2013 Jordan Classic International
- Represented Canada in the U16 Americas Championship in 2013, winning Bronze
- Represented Canada in the U19 World Cup in 2015, placing 5th
- Competed in the 2015 BioSteel All Canadian, and in the 2016 Nike Hoops Summit
The Nighthawks start their CEBL 2021 season on June 8. All games are available on CBCSports.ca and the CBC Gem App via Android or iOS devices.
The CEBL led the NHL, NBA and later the CPL in returning to play in Canada after the coronavirus shut down the sports world in March of 2020. The CEBL Summer Series put professional basketball on the television and digital screens of millions of viewers across Canada and around the world, establishing the league as the top Canadian-based global team sports brand. The 2021 season set to start on June 5, will build on that momentum with an expanded viewing audience around the world, and locally through an innovative approach to addressing the uncertainties due to the pandemic around having fans in arenas across the league.
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About Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL)
A league created by Canadians for Canadians, the CEBL has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any professional league in the country, with 80 percent of its 2020 rosters being Canadians. Players come from the NBA G League, top international leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA and U SPORTS programs. It uses FIBA (International Basketball Federation) rules, and player and referee standards set by its partner, Canada Basketball. The CEBL became the first professional basketball league in the world to use the Elam Ending in FIBA competition when it incorporated the innovative conclusion into all of its games during the
2020
CEBL Summer Series
.
More information about the CEBL may be found at
CEBL.ca
, as well as on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube (@cebleague).
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