Anthony Lamb
October 29, 2024
Parker Jackson-Cartwright
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 12/07/95
- Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California (USA)
- Position: PG
- Height (CM): 180
- Weight (KG): 77
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Arizona (2014–2018)
- NBL DEBUT: 30/09/23
- AGE AT DEBUT: 28
- LAST NBL GAME: 29/09/24
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 29
- NBL History: New Zealand 2024-25
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Parker Jackson-Cartwright was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He played high school basketball at Loyola High School. Jackson-Cartwright averaged 14 points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals per game as a junior despite missing 12 games due to a stress fracture.
Jackson-Cartwright missed his senior season of high school due to academic issues. Rather than being dismissed from the team, he withdrew from the school in February 2014 and transferred to Sierra Canyon School, where he finished high school without playing basketball.
The 2016 film At All Costs chronicles his AAU career and college recruitment.
FAMILY: Jackson-Cartwright is the son of Belinda and Ramon. His older brother Miles played college basketball at Penn and professionally overseas.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Parker Jackson-Cartwright made his NBL debut with the New Zealand Breakers at 28 years of age. He scored 25 points in his first game.
The primary focus of the Breakers’ off-season was re-signing promising guard William McDowell-White, and Finn Delany, who had spent the previous season playing in Germany, also returned to the club.From there, the Breakers were able to retain the majority of their core group, with Cameron Gliddon, Izayah Mauriohooho-Le’Afa, and captain Thomas Abercrombie returning. They added complementary pieces Mangok Mathiang (via Illawarra), Dane Pineau (via South East Melbourne), and Lithuanian prospect Mantas Rubstavicius under the NBL Next Star Program. Coach Maor then finalized the roster by replacing outgoing imports Barry Brown Jr. (to China), Jarrell Brantley (to France), and Dererk Pardon (to Italy) with Justinian Jessup, who returned to the NBL after a year in the G-League, Zylan Cheatham (via Germany), and Parker Jackson-Cartwright (via Turkey).
Jackson-Cartwright signed a one-year deal with the New Zealand Breakers to fill the second import spot in Mody Maor’s roster for NBL24. Statistically, he is the smallest import in the club’s history; when measured for the NBA draft in 2018, Jackson-Cartwright was listed at 5’9” in shoes.
New Zealand started their season with a win against Cairns (98–87) and a narrow loss to Brisbane (84–89) before heading to the USA to play against the Phoenix Suns in the NBLxNBA exhibition game. With a number of player injuries, Jackson-Cartwright was pivotal in leading the team. Despite being heavy underdogs, New Zealand pushed the Suns to the limit, making a late surge to cut the lead to four in the final minute before falling just short in a 91–86 loss. Corey Webster (27 points and 7 assists) and Tai Wesley (15 points and 7 rebounds) led the Breakers offensively. Phoenix, who were without star Devin Booker, relied on Deandre Ayton (21 points and 15 rebounds) and Trevor Ariza (16 points and 6 assists).
New Zealand returned from the USA and, due to injuries, roster changes, and inconsistent play, extended their losing streak to five games before a win over Cairns (91–81). Jackson-Cartwright (20.6 points, 5.8 assists, and 2.8 rebounds) was crucial during this stretch, demonstrating his ability to control the pace of the game. In January, New Zealand (8–12) fell to the bottom of the ladder following three consecutive losses before turning things around, winning five of their last seven games to finish with a 13–15 record, equal with Sydney and Brisbane. Due to points percentage, Sydney (fifth) and New Zealand (sixth) advanced to the play-in tournament, while Brisbane (seventh) was eliminated.
Parker Jackson-Cartwright had an impressive season, averaging 20.6 points and 5.8 assists per game. His standout performances included a season-high 34 points in a thrilling game against the Sydney Kings (28 February 2024), 33 points against South East Melbourne (28 October 2023), and 31 points against the Illawarra Hawks (9 February 2024). His contributions were recognized as he finished third in league MVP voting (50 votes), finishing behind Chris Goulding (53 votes) and winner Bryce Cotton (118 votes), and earned a spot on the All-NBL First Team.
Alongside Jackson-Cartwright, the Breakers were led offensively by Zylan Cheatham (15.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists), and saw strong contributions from Anthony Lamb (19.5 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists), Mantas Rubstavicius (9.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists), and William McDowell-White (9.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 4.3 assists). Lamb (19 points), Mauriohooho-Le’Afa (14 points and 4 assists), McDowell-White (14 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals), Jackson-Cartwright (13 points and 7 assists), and Rubstavicius (11 points) all scored in double figures.
In the play-in tournament, New Zealand faced Sydney and secured a hard-fought win (83–76) led by Jackson-Cartwright (34 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds) and Mangok Mathiang (10 points and 9 rebounds). Once into the second play-in game against Illawarra, Jackson-Cartwright (19 points and 9 assists) and Cheatham (12 points and 9 rebounds) produced solid efforts, but the inconsistency that highlighted the Breakers’ season all year returned, and they would lose by three points (85–88) and miss out on an NBL semi-final berth.
Parker Jackson-Cartwright currently plays for the New Zealand Breakers and has played 32 games in his NBL career. He has averaged 20.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 6 assists since entering the league in 2023.
CURRENT CONTRACT:
New Zealand Breakers – 1 Year Deal (2024-25)
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 24th in assists per game.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29 | New Zealand | 2-0 (1) | 13 | 29.0 | 39 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 45% | 0 | 5 | 0% | 13 | 16 | 81% | 53% | 45% | 20 |
| 2023-24 | 28 | New Zealand | 13-15 (6) | 30 | 934.0 | 618 | 85 | 175 | 13 | 72 | 56 | 4 | 92 | 96 | 221 | 468 | 47% | 46 | 130 | 35% | 130 | 178 | 73% | 56% | 52% | 34 | Totals | 32 | 934 | 657 | 91 | 193 | 17 | 74 | 61 | 5 | 94 | 102 | 234 | 497 | 47.1% | 46 | 135 | 34.1% | 143 | 194 | 73.7% | 56% | 52% | 34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29 | New Zealand | 2-0 (1) | 13 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 45% | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0% | 1.0 | 1.2 | 81% | 53% | 45% | 20 |
| 2023-24 | 28 | New Zealand | 13-15 (6) | 30 | 31.1 | 20.6 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 15.6 | 47% | 1.5 | 4.3 | 35% | 4.3 | 5.9 | 73% | 56% | 52% | 34 | Total | 32 | 29.2 | 20.5 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 47.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.1% | 1.4 | 4.2 | 73.7% | 56% | 52% | 34 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
Jackson-Cartwright was drafted by Raptors 905 of the NBA G League in the second round of the 2018 NBA G League draft with the 52nd pick. He was cut during training camp due to a leg injury. Later he joined the Westchester Knicks (Feb 2019) and appeared in two games.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- England - Cheshire (2019–2020) | France - Saint-Quentin (2020–2021), ASVEL (2022–2023) | Germany - Telekom Baskets Bonn (2021–2022) | Turkey - Beşiktaş (2023)
On July 20, 2019, Jackson-Cartwright signed with the Cheshire Phoenix of the British Basketball League (BBL). During the Covid shortened 2019/20 season, he tied Cheshires single-game assist record with 13 in two games and scored over 20 points in five of the 13 games during the BBL Championship. He finished second in the league in points per game (20.2), third in assists (7.4) and first in steals (3.7).
On July 17, 2020, Jackson-Cartwright signed with Saint-Quentin of the LNB Pro B. He received the 2021 LNB Pro B Most Valuable Player award after averaging 15.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 7.2 assists per game.
In 2021/22 Jackson-Cartwright played for Baskets Bonn where he averaged 20.4 points, seven assists and 3.5 rebounds over 37 games. This included Jackson-Cartwright scoring a career-high 40 points (shooting 61.9 percent) against Bamberg and notching up a career high 16 assists a month earlier against Mitteldeutscher in another game that Bonn won. Unsurprisingly, those numbers saw the American named Most Valuable Player and International Player of the Year in the German League.
On July 8, 2022, Jackson-Cartwright signed with ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A. Before the end of the season (Jan 2023), he left France and joined Besiktas Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the remainder of the 2022/23 season. Playing for Besiktas in Turkey, he averaged 17.9 points, 7.7 assists and four rebounds, playing over 30 minutes of court time over 14 games.
COLLEGE
Jackson-Cartwright chose to attend Arizona over UCLA, Washington, USC and others.
There, he served as a backup to TJ McConnell as a freshman, averaging 2.9 points and 1.8 assists per game. As a sophomore, he split time with Kadeem Allen at point guard a and averaged 5.2 points and 3.4 assists per game.
Jackson-Cartwright averaged 5.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game as a junior, shooting 42.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc.
In August 2017, he traveled with the team to Spain and was only feet away when the 2017 Barcelona attacks began, and ducked into a store until they ended.
During his senior season, he scored a career-high 19 points in a 94–82 win over Utah (4 Jan 2018).
As a senior, Jackson-Cartwright averaged 7.8 points and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 41.7 percent from 3-point range. He finished his college career with 459 assists.
AWARDS
- 1x All-NBL First Team- Bundesliga MVP (2022)
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All-Bundesliga First Team (2022)
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LNB Pro B MVP (2021)
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