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Aaron Lee Jackson (born May 6, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who plays for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He has played in Europe since finishing his collegiate career with Duquesne, earning plaudits for his play and achievements, notably for Bilbao Basket and CSKA Moscow. ==College career== Following two Connecticut state championships at local Northwest Catholic High School and a year at Worcester Academy prep school for his post-grad year, playing under coach Mo Cassara at the second, he was recruited by NCAA Division I program Duquesne of the Atlantic 10 Conference in April 2005.〔("Aaron Jackson signs national letter of intent." ), ''Scout.com'', Pittsburgh, 18 April 2005. Retrieved on 20 May 2015.〕 At the time the basketball program was in the midst of one of its worst stretches ever, reaching 10 wins just twice in 11 years in repeating losing seasons, the 2005-06 season wouldn't reverse the trend, on the contrary as the 3-24 season was the worst in a 92 year history.〔Peretic, Joel. ("Hero, Healer, Leader." ), ''Pittsburgh Sports Report (commercial website)'', 14 November 2012. Retrieved on 20 May 2015.〕 Despite this, Jackson started 21 of 27 games and had comparatively good stats for a freshman (second on the team for assists and steals, third assist-to-turnover ratio in the conference).〔("Aaron Jackson" ), ''Duquesne Dukes''. Retrieved on 27 March 2015.〕 Coach Danny Nee was fired and replaced by Ron Everhart, he would make sweeping changes to the roster, bringing in 10 new players whilst only keeping two from the previous team, including Jackson after a face to face meeting.〔 In a team shook by a campus shooting (see Duquesne shooting), Jackson was a leader for the team as a sophomore. Playing in all games - starting most - he was in the conference top-10 for assists (3.8pg) and steals (1.4pg) whilst adding 11 points and 5 rebounds on average as part of an improved collective 10-19 record. Aaron's junior season followed that trend, though he earned less minutes as per Everhart's rotation policy〔 he led his team in minutes and assists, scoring in double figures and also posting 5+ rebounds 13 times (9ppg, 4rpg for the season) as the Dukes had their first winning season since 1994.〔 Fittingly he reached the pinnacle of his collegiate career in his last college season, the only senior in a team with seven freshmen, he started in every single game as he led the team in scoring, assists (with a school record of 194) and was second in rebounding and steals. His stats also ranked in the top 5 for the whole conference in seven categories (of which scoring, assists, steals and minutes) which led to a selection to the All-A 10 first team and the NABC All-District 4 first team,〔("National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2009 Division I All-District Teams." ), ''NABC'', Kansas City (MO), 5 March 2009. Retrieved on 20 May 2015.〕 also being awarded A-10 Most Improved Player.〔 On a team level it was as successful a season, the Dukes earning 21-13 record in the regular season, the best since 1971, which allowed them to enter the NIT. Jackson had his last Dukes game in the first round against Virginia Tech, a befitting farewell as he scored 46 points (joint fourth highest for the school) in a double overtime loss.〔("Combo of Vassallo and Allen help Hokies overcome Jackson's 46." ), ''ESPN'', Blacksburg, 19 March 2009. Retrieved on 20 May 2015.〕 At the end of his Duquesne career Jackson's name was inscribed in the university's record books, his 194 assists in 2009 broke Norm Nixon's previous record, besides this he was tied 1st in games played (all of his team's games in every season), 3rd in career assists (with 505), 6th in steals (169) and 7th in field goal percentage.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aaron Jackson (basketball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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