Bill Jackman (basketball)
.jpg) Jackman in 1982 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 13, 1963 Grant, Nebraska, US |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Perkins County High School |
| College | Duke University (1982–83) University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1983–?) |
Bill Jackman (born October 13, 1963) is an American former college basketball player.
Early life and high school career
[edit]Jackman was born in Grant, Nebraska, on October 13, 1963,[1] one of five children of Peggy and Herb Jackman. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) (disputed with 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)),[2] he was a football player and leas basketball player for Perkins County High School,[3][4] helping his school win 52 games in a row. Over his high school career, he scored 1,768 points—749 coming from one season.[5]
College and international career
[edit]After graduating high school in 1982, Jackman was signed by Mike Krzyzewski to play basketball for Duke University. He averaged 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in his freshman year,[6] afterwards returning to Nebraska to play for University of Nebraska–Lincoln's team for the rest of his college career.[7] He scored 500 points in his career there.[8] Jackman was encouraged to drop out by Danny Nee, and he did so and moved to Austin, Texas, where he played with about 20 NBA-signed players and practiced more, eventually spending a summer with the Houston Rockets, but went unsigned.[5]
Afterward, he played with eighteen international teams within four years, including for ones in Columbia, Mexico, New Zealand and Venezuela.[5]
Post-basketball life
[edit]After playing internationally, he attended the University of Chicago—he did not play for their basketball team—alongside two of his brothers, and graduated with a Master of Business Administration. A businessman in Dallas, he is a director of the Cotton Bowl Classic and the University of Nebraska Foundation.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "1982-83_mbb_roster.pdf" (PDF). Duke University. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ "Big Impact: Bill Jackman". Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ Hughes, Paul (2020-03-11). "Part Two: A red shirt and a purple tie". Norfolk Daily News. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ "The Nebraska High School Basketball All-State Project - Saluting 1982". McCook Gazette. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ a b c d "Where Are They Now? Bill Jacman". Grant Tribune.
- ^ Sumner, Jim (2019-07-11). "Jim On Duke's Most Important All-Time Recruits (Part II)". Duke Basketball Report. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ^ Alexander, Chip (22 August 2019). "He spent one season at Duke, but will always be part of 'The Class That Saved Coach K'". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ Gilster, Shane G. (2025-03-31). "Bill Jackman Traded Duke Blue for Husker Red". Husker Illustrated. Retrieved 2025-06-17.