Tai Wynyard
July 23, 2020
Charles Jackson
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 22/05/93
- Place of Birth: Sacramento, California (USA)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 208
- Weight (KG): 102
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Lassen (2012-2013) / College of Southern Idaho (2013-2014) / Tennessee Tech (2014-2015)
- NBL DEBUT: 7/10/15
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 6/03/16
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 22
- NBL History: New Zealand 2016
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Charles Jackson was born in Sacramento, California (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Charles Jackson made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 22 years of age. He scored 12 points in his first game.
The Breakers retained every player from their 2015 championship-winning roster minus Rhys Carter (to Sydney) and Ekene Ibekwe (to Europe). To replace the pair, the club picked up Australian point guard Shane McDonald and rookie American big man Charles Jackson. New Zealand’s pre-season was met with a number of challenges which included Alex Pledger being absent due to recovering from off-season foot surgery, Thomas Abercrombie being forced to the sidelines with a nagging hamstring strain and the exit of Corey Webster, who headed to the US to trial with the New Orleans Pelicans. In a move to replace them, the Breakers elevated development players Shea Ili and Tai Wynyard, while also signing Everard Bartlett as a replacement for Webster.
New Zealand were handed a shock loss to Adelaide in their season opener (71-90). Without Webster, Abercrombie and Pledger, the Breakers had limited scoring options, the highest scorer being Cedric Jackson (14 points). At half-time, the score was 51–26 in the 36ers favour, which saw the team’s 26 points become the second lowest first-half score and second biggest halftime deficit in team history.
With a dwindling record (1-3), New Zealand were boosted by the addition of Corey Webster (19.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists), who returned after failing to secure a roster spot with the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. In order to add Webster to the roster, forward Duane Bailey was released and Everard Bartlett, who had been signed as an injury replacement, was retained for the rest of the season. The Breakers rode a roller-coaster for the remainder of their games, winning nine of their next eleven games and reclaiming their roles as title favourites by Round 10 (10-5), only to losing five of their next six games (11-10) and were pushed out of the top four by Adelaide (11–9) and by Round 15.
On January 17, 2016, Charles Jackson (10.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks), delivered his back game of the season when he recorded 11 points and 18 rebounds in a double overtime loss to Illawarra (96-103), fouling out in the second overtime. Of his 18 rebounds, 10 of them were offensive, becoming the first player in Breakers’ history to grab 10 offensive rebounds in a game, and the first player in the NBL to record that mark since Rosell Ellis did so in January 2007. During the month of January, New Zealand reeled off a five game losing streak (0-5), the team’s worst losing streak since the 2008/09 season and then finished the season on a five game winning streak, edging out the 36ers to finish fourth (16–12) and claim the final playoff berth.
New Zealand went on to sweep ladder leaders Melbourne in the semifinals (2–0) and moved on to their fifth NBL Grand Final appearance in six years.
Again we would see a New Zealand v Perth Grand Final, where this time, the Wildcats would rely on the presence inside of Nathan Jawai and the tough defence of Casey Prather to take home victory in game one (82–76).
Game two was played in Auckland where the Breakers evened the series (1-1) thanks to a near triple-double from Cedric Jackson (13 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists) that propelled them to the win (72–68).
With the deciding game in Perth, 13,090 of the ‘Red Army’ were in attendance and the Wildcats’ made sure to avenge their grand final loss from last year. Casey Prather (19 points) and Jermaine Beal (14 points) did most of the damage on the scoreboard for the Wildcats, but it was Damian Martin’s inspirational display in defence that shone the brightest. Martin would be named Grand Final MVP after keeping star Breakers guard Cedric Jackson scoreless on five attempts and forcing him to foul out early in the last term. The Wildcats would go on to claim their seventh NBL championship in a blow-out victory (75–52).
The loss marked the first time New Zealand had lost to the Wildcat’s in playoff history and the team’s first ever grand final series loss.
Charles Jackson played one season in the NBL. He averaged 10 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 32 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 22 | New Zealand | 16-12 (4) | 32 | 638.7 | 322 | 246 | 16 | 92 | 154 | 23 | 36 | 39 | 112 | 131 | 206 | 64% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 | 105 | 57% | 63% | 64% | 22 | Totals | 32 | 639 | 322 | 246 | 16 | 92 | 154 | 23 | 36 | 39 | 112 | 131 | 206 | 63.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 60 | 105 | 57.1% | 64% | 64% | 22 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 22 | New Zealand | 16-12 (4) | 32 | 20.0 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 64% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.9 | 3.3 | 57% | 63% | 64% | 22 | Total | 32 | 20.0 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 63.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 57.1% | 64% | 64% | 22 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Jackson joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 7.5 points and six rebounds in four games.
On March 18, 2016, Jackson was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. He spent the rest of the 2015/16 D-League season with Delaware, playing in six games and averaging 7.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.2 blocks in 21.8 minutes per game. In just his second game for the 87ers, he had a 13-rebound performance, and over his final three games, he scored 10 points in all three. In the season finale on April 1 against the Westchester Knicks, Jackson recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- New Zealand - Wellington Saints (2016) | Turkey - Sakarya BB (2016–2017), Bandirma Kirmizi (2017–2018) | Germany - Telekom Baskets Bonn (2018–2019) | Japan - Sun Rockers Shibuya (2019–2021), Hiroshima Dragonflies (2021–2022), Yokohama B-Corsairs (2022–2023), Kyoto Hannaryz (2023–2026)
In March 2016, Charles Jackson signed a short-term, two-game deal with the Wellington Saints in the New Zealand National Basketball League, appearing in both Round 1 games as the Saints opened 2–0, and he scored 26 points across those two appearances while averaging 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
On August 7, 2016, Jackson signed with Sakarya BB in Turkey and made his debut on October 1 in a 59–55 win over Düzce Belediyesi with two points, five rebounds, one steal and one block in 12 minutes, before going on to play 37 games in 2016–17 in the Turkish Basketball First League and averaging 11.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
He remained in Turkey for the 2017–18 season with Bandirma Kirmizi, where he played 34 games and averaged 13.9 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.
On June 26, 2018, Jackson signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn for the 2018–19 season in the Basketball Bundesliga, appearing in 25 league games (14.0 points, 6.4 rebounds) and also playing in seven Basketball Champions League games (14.1 points, 5.1 rebounds).
In 2019, he moved to Japan after signing with Sun Rockers Shibuya in the B.League, averaging 17.7 points and 10.6 rebounds across 27 games in 2019–20, before adding a 2020–21 season of 61 games at 15.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
Jackson joined Hiroshima Dragonflies for 2021–22 and played 53 games (11.5 points, 8.4 rebounds), and he recorded 21 points and 11 rebounds in an Emperors Cup win over Niigata Albirex BB on October 31, 2021.
On June 29, 2022, Yokohama B-Corsairs announced his signing for the 2022–23 season, and he played 63 games (14.6 points, 10.3 rebounds) while logging 41 double-doubles, including a 25-point, 10-rebound performance in a B.League playoff game against Ryukyu on May 20, 2023, followed by 26 points in the next game of the series.
In June 2023, Jackson signed with Kyoto Hannaryz for the 2023–24 season and continued with the club thereafter in Japan’s B.League.
COLLEGE
Charles Jackson played four years of college basketball across Lassen College (2012–13), the College of Southern Idaho (2013–14), and Tennessee Tech (2014–15), building his résumé through two junior college stops before a Division I breakout season.
Jackson was a standout freshman center at Lassen College in 2012/13, averaging a impressive 11.4 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game. He also averaged 12.2 points and tallied 21 double-doubles. As a sophomore, Jackson moved to the College of Southern Idaho. He managed just 16 games in 2013/14 after recovering from a broken leg earlier in the season. He averaged 5.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in limited action, appearing in just 17.8 minutes per game.
At Lassen in 2012–13, Jackson played 32 games and collected 366 total rebounds while shooting 61.1 percent from the field, producing one of the most consistent double-double profiles in the JUCO ranks that season. He narrowly missed a triple-double against Alameda College with 17 points, 16 rebounds, and seven blocks, underscoring the rim-protection numbers that paired with his elite rebounding rate.
Jackson’s second JUCO season at the College of Southern Idaho in 2013–14 was limited by his return from the broken leg, and in those 16 appearances he scored 93 points while shooting 56.5 percent from the field, adding efficiency to the 5.8 points and 5.6 rebounds he produced in 17.8 minutes per game.
As a junior in 2014/15, Jackson played Division I college basketball for the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. In 30 games (all starts), he averaged 13.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. He subsequently earned OVC All-Newcomer Team honours.
During his 2014–15 season at Tennessee Tech, Jackson ranked second in the Ohio Valley Conference in rebounding, totaled 40 blocks and 33 steals, and shot 57.1 percent from the field, establishing himself as a nightly interior presence while delivering production at both ends.
On April 24, 2015, Jackson declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.
AWARDS
- OVC All-Newcomer Team (2015)
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