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July 23, 2020
Tevin Jackson
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 1/01/94
- Place of Birth: Perth (WA)
- Position: G/F
- Height (CM): 201
- Weight (KG): 95
- Junior Assoc: WA - Willetton
- College: Jacksonville College (2014-2015) / McNeese State (2016)
- NBL DEBUT: 8/10/16
- AGE AT DEBUT: 22
- LAST NBL GAME: 12/10/17
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 23
- NBL History: Cairns 2017-18
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Tevin Jackson was born in Perth (WA) where he began playing basketball as a junior with the Willetton basketball program and attended Willetton Senior High School.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Tevin Jackson made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 22 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Cairns entered 2016/17 after finishing sixth with a 12-16 record and missing the playoffs the previous season, with Aaron Fearne reshaping the roster around captain Cameron Gliddon. Markel Starks (to Cremona), Torrey Craig (to Brisbane), Shaun Bruce (to Brisbane), Cameron Tragardh (released), Matt Burston (not re-signed) and Jack White (to Duke) departed, while Mark Worthington, Alex Loughton, Stephen Weigh and Damon Heuir returned. Nathan Jawai (via Perth) returned to his hometown club, Jarrad Weeks (via Illawarra) joined the backcourt and imports Travis Trice (via Westchester), Fuquan Edwin (via Ironi Nes Ziona) and Nnanna Egwu (via Erie) were added. Mitchell McCarron (via Palencia) completed the main local roster after one season in Spain.
Tevin Jackson (via McNeese State) joined Cairns as a development player after completing his college career. He was not signed as an injury replacement and did not replace anyone on Cairns’ main roster.
Jackson’s best game came in his NBL debut against Perth at Perth Arena on October 8, where Jackson (0 points) played 1:57 off the bench as Cairns lost 84-74 in overtime. Gliddon (20 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Egwu (14 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 block) led the Taipans, while Jaron Johnson (26 points and 5 rebounds) led Perth and forced overtime with a late three-pointer.
Jackson (0 points across 2 games) remained a development player throughout the season and made only one further appearance, during the semifinals. No specific injury absence was identified during 2016/17, with his limited opportunities coming primarily from his position outside the regular rotation. Jackson remained with Cairns as a development player again in 2017/18.
Edwin (8.1 points and 3.5 rebounds across 20 games) (to Prishtina) was released on January 19 for personal reasons after returning to the United States, with Cairns sitting 9-11 and fighting for a playoff position. Tony Mitchell (8.6 points across 10 games) (via Hapoel Eilat) was signed the following day as Edwin’s direct import replacement with eight regular-season games remaining.
Trice (14.6 points, 3.5 assists, and 1.2 steals across 26 games) led Cairns in scoring and won the Taipans’ Most Valuable Player award, while Gliddon (10.6 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals across 30 games) remained a key two-way presence as captain. Jawai (10.1 points and 4.3 rebounds across 29 games) provided the interior scoring, while Worthington (9.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.3 assists across 28 games) announced on January 22 that he would retire at the end of the season and received the Members’ Choice MVP award. McCarron (7.2 points and 3.8 rebounds across 29 games) earned Cairns’ Best Defensive Player and Commitment to Community awards, while Loughton (6.6 points across 26 games), Weeks (6.3 points across 30 games), Weigh (5.4 points across 29 games) and Egwu (5.1 points and 3.7 rebounds across 30 games) provided the other major contributions. Egwu received the Coaches’ Award and Heuir (3 points across 18 games) was named Players’ Player. After falling to 9-12, Cairns won six of its final seven regular-season games.
Jackson did not play as Cairns completed its regular season in Adelaide on February 11 with a 98-89 victory over the league-leading 36ers. Trice (18 points and 3 rebounds) and Gliddon (16 points and 5 assists) led Cairns, while Jerome Randle (24 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) was Adelaide’s best, with the victory completing a 15-13 regular season and securing second place and home-court advantage for the semifinals.
Cairns opened its semifinal series against defending champion Perth at the Cairns Convention Centre, where Jackson (0 points) played the final 1:10 as the Wildcats defeated the Taipans 91-69. Trice (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals) and Worthington (11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block) led Cairns, while Cotton (34 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals) and Casey Prather (22 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals) powered Perth to a 1-0 series lead.
Jackson did not play when game two moved to Perth Arena. Trice (22 points and 5 assists) and Mitchell (17 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 steal) led Cairns, while Prather (24 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists) and Jesse Wagstaff (20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals) led Perth to a 74-66 victory and completed the 2-0 semifinal sweep, while Worthington (3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block) played his 335th and final NBL game.
2017/18
Cairns entered the season under head coach Aaron Fearne following a second-place 15-13 finish and a 2-0 semifinal loss to Perth the previous year, with Cameron Gliddon remaining captain. Travis Trice (to Brisbane), Mark Worthington (retired) and Fuquan Edwin (to Kauhajoki) departed, while Dayshon “Scoochie” Smith (via Dayton), Michael Carrera (via Marinos de Anzoátegui) and Kuany Kuany (via Chaminade) joined the roster. Carrera suffered a medial meniscus tear in his right knee during a preseason game against Perth on September 23 and underwent surgery, ruling him out for four to six weeks, with Jerry Evans Jr (via Sandringham) signed as his injury replacement.
Jackson’s best game of the season came in Cairns’ second game against New Zealand on October 8, where Jackson (3 points and 2 rebounds) played seven minutes off the bench as the Taipans defeated the Breakers 82-71 in Auckland and improved to 2-0. Smith (18 points and 5 rebounds) and Stephen Weigh (17 points and 7 rebounds) led Cairns, while Thomas Abercrombie (23 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks) led New Zealand.
Jackson (2.5 points across 2 games) returned for his second season as a Cairns development player after averaging 17.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.9 assists across 17 games with the Cairns Marlins during the 2017 QBL season. His limited NBL appearances were a result of his development-player role rather than injury, with no injury absence reported during the season.
Jackson made his second and final appearance against Adelaide on October 12, finishing with 2 points and 1 rebound in eight minutes as Cairns was defeated 96-70 at the Cairns Convention Centre. Damon Heuir (13 points and 5 rebounds) and Weigh (11 points and 5 rebounds) led the Taipans, while Daniel Johnson (32 points) led Adelaide. It proved to be Jackson’s final NBL game.
Cairns continued to make roster changes as injuries affected its frontcourt. Carrera (14.2 points and 3.6 rebounds across 5 games) returned from knee surgery against Perth on October 22, which pushed Evans Jr (7.5 points and 4.6 rebounds across 22 games) out of the active import rotation for six games, before Carrera suffered an ankle injury against Melbourne on November 9. Evans returned against Illawarra on November 18 before Carrera’s ankle failed to recover and his contract was ended on December 14, leaving Evans in the full-time import position. Nathan Jawai (5.4 points across 7 games) missed 19 games following surgery on a partial ligament tear in his left foot suffered in the opening game, with Chris Patton (via Kilsyth) signed as his injury replacement before being released (to Melbourne) following Jawai’s return in January.
Gliddon (12.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.4 steals) and Alex Loughton (12.6 points and 3.6 rebounds) led Cairns offensively, with Mitch McCarron (11.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.2 steals), Smith (10 points), Jarrad Weeks (8.3 points), Weigh (5.7 points) and Nnanna Egwu (5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds) providing the other main contributions. Gliddon and McCarron shared the Taipans’ Most Valuable Player award, while Loughton collected the Members’ Choice MVP, Coaches Award and Players’ Player awards, McCarron was named Best Defensive Player and Jawai received the Commitment to Community award.
The season was also Fearne’s last with Cairns, with the club choosing not to renew his contract following a 19-year association with the Taipans, including nine seasons as head coach. Fearne said the club had decided “that it is time for a new voice to carry the club forward into a new era.”
Cairns closed the season against Perth at Perth Arena on February 18, where Gliddon (12 points, 3 assists, and 1 steal) and Evans Jr (12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block) led the Taipans, while Bryce Cotton (24 points and 6 assists) powered Perth to an 89-61 win. Cairns finished sixth with an 11-17 record and missed the playoffs.
Tevin Jackson played two seasons with the Cairns Taipans. He averaged 1.2 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0 assists in 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 24 | Cairns | 11-17 (6) | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 2 | 50% | 0% | 3 | |
| 2016-17 | 23 | Cairns | 15-13 (2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0% | 0% | 0 | Totals | 4 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 24 | Cairns | 11-17 (6) | 2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50% | 0% | 3 | |
| 2016-17 | 23 | Cairns | 15-13 (2) | 2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | #DIV/0! | 0% | 0% | 0 | Total | 4 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3% | 0.1 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0% | 0% | 3 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Willetton (2012), Perry Lakes (2013), Cairns (2017), Albury Wodonga (2018) , Joondalup (2019), Perth (2020–2022)
Jackson joined Willetton for the 2012 SBL season, entering the senior program as a developing guard and gaining early exposure at state league level.
He moved to Perry Lakes for the 2013 SBL season, continuing his progression and earning consistent minutes across the campaign as part of the Hawks rotation.
After his college years, he joined Cairns for the 2017 QBL season, averaging 17.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists across 17 games, including a 30-point performance against Mackay and multiple games with five or more assists as Cairns reached the playoffs.
He joined Albury Wodonga for the 2018 SEABL season, averaging 18.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists across 20 games, recording a season-high 32 points against Nunawading and helping the Bandits to a finals appearance.
Jackson returned west to join Joondalup for the 2019 SBL season, averaging 19.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists across 26 games, including a 35-point outing against Lakeside and a 10-assist performance during the regular season.
He joined Perth for the 2020 West Coast Classic season, averaging 20.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists across 10 games, highlighted by a 33-point performance against Willetton.
He remained with Perth for the 2021 NBL1 West season, averaging 18.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists across 21 games as Perth reached the playoffs, including a 29-point game against Geraldton during the regular season.
He continued with Perth in the 2022 NBL1 West season, averaging 17.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists across 22 games, contributing to another finals appearance and recording multiple 25-plus point games.
COLLEGE
Jackson played college basketball at Jacksonville College during the 2014-15 season before transferring to McNeese State, where he competed in 2015-16.
At Jacksonville College in 2014-15, he played for a squad that went 19-12, and in his final season there he appeared in 27 games with 9 starts while averaging 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.
During that 2014-15 Jacksonville College campaign, his single-game scoring high was 15 points in an 84-81 loss at Blinn College on January 17, 2015, when he shot 7-for-9 from the field, and he also had a 14-point game on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting night in a two-point loss to Coastal Bend College.
Other Jacksonville College single-game bests credited to him included 7 rebounds at Lamar State College on January 24, 2015, 6 assists vs Angelina College on January 20, 2015, 5 free throws made and 6 attempts vs Panola College on January 6, 2015, and a high of 4 steals (multiple times).
Jackson then joined McNeese State for the 2015-16 season, when he played 29 games and made 18 starts, logging 512 total minutes (17.7 minutes per game).
In that 2015-16 season at McNeese, he totaled 165 points (5.7 per game) and shot 67-for-163 from the field (41.1%), including 11-for-37 on three-pointers (29.7%), and 20-for-31 at the free-throw line (64.5%).
Across those 29 McNeese appearances, he recorded 98 total rebounds (3.4 per game), made up of 24 offensive rebounds and 74 defensive rebounds, along with 45 assists (1.6 per game), 16 steals, 6 blocks, 43 turnovers, and 56 personal fouls.
His top single-game scoring output at McNeese was 17 points in the Cowboys’ 72-68 Southland Conference win over Sam Houston State on January 16, 2016, when he went 6-for-10 from the floor, and he was also credited with a behind-the-back pass assist that helped set up a key three-pointer in that same game as McNeese swung momentum late.
Earlier in the season, he posted 13 points and 7 rebounds against Indiana on December 13, 2015, a game that was cited as a then-career best in both points and rebounds for his time at McNeese.
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