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#1 JARRETT JACK
GUARD - GEORGIA TECH
Position: Guard Birthdate: October 28, 1983 (Fort Washington, Maryland)
Height: 6-3 High School: Worchester Academy (Worchester, Mass.)
Weight: 200 College: Georgia Tech ‘05
NBA Experience: 4 Years Offseason Home: Washington, D.C.
How Acquired: Signed as a free agent July 21, 2009.
Career Transactions: First-round draft choice (22nd overall) by Portland in 2005; July 9, 2008: Traded by Portland
with forward Josh McRoberts and guard Brandon Rush to Indiana for forwards Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless; July
13, 2009: Signed an offer sheet with Toronto; July 21, 2009: Signed as a free agent by Toronto.
Contract Status: Signed through 2012-13 season.
2008-09 SEASON: The only Pacer to play in all 82 games … Started 53 of the final 58 games … Averaged career
bests of 13.1 points and 3.4 rebounds, with 4.1 assists (second best on the team) … Ranked 29 th in the NBA in free
throw percentage at .852 … Recorded career highs in FGM (386), FGA (853), 3FGM (78) and 3FGA (221) … Over
the final 52 games, averaged 15.1 points and scored 20 or more points on 10 occasions with two games of 30-plus
points … Had 25 multiple steals games … Averaged 1.13 steals in the last 52 games … Dealt a game-high 10
assists in the season finale vs. Milwaukee on Apr. 15 … Posted at least five assists in each of the season’s last 10
games, averaging 6.8 in that span … Tied a career best with four steals Mar. 31 vs. Chicago and at Sacramento on
Mar. 3 … Equaled his career high with nine rebounds at Chicago on Mar. 28 … Had 31 points Mar. 21 at Charlotte,
where he went 13-14 from the floor and 4-4 at the foul line … Scored a career-high 33 points at New York on Feb. 23
… Hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer en route to 29 points, including a career-best four 3-pointers, Jan. 2 at
New York.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has averaged 10.4 points, 4.0 assists and 28.5 minutes in 322 games, with 152 starts
… Is shooting at a .853 clip (810-950) from the charity stripe … Has played in 206 straight games, the fifth-longest
active streak in the NBA … 2007-08: One of two Portland players to play in all 82 games, finishing the season with
averages of 9.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 27.2 minutes ... Ranked 14th in NBA in free throw percentage
at .867 … Paced the Trail Blazers in assists 15 times, scoring on five occasions and rebounding twice ... Scored in
double-digits 42 times with five games of 20-plus points ... As a starter, averaged 12.1 points and 5.1 assists,
shooting .902 (46-50) from the foul line … Had three double-doubles … Had back-to-back 21-point outings in wins
vs. the Lakers on Feb. 29 and at the Clippers on Feb. 27 … Tied a career best with four steals vs. Seattle on Feb. 21
… After totaling seven points and eight assists in the season’s first three games (all as a starter), averaged 15.8
points and 3.1 assists in the Blazers’ next eight games (all as a reserve) … 2006-07: Averaged 12.0 points, 2.6
rebounds, a team-leading 5.3 assists, 1.09 steals and 33.6 minutes in 79 appearances, all as a starter ... Posted
three double-doubles and scored in double figures in 50 of 79 games ... Had two games of 30-plus points and 20 or
more points eight times … Led the team in points nine times and assists a club-high 46 times ... Dealt 10 or more
assists on four occasions ... Was the first Portland player to score 20-plus points and hand out 10 or more assists in
the same game in three seasons … Shot a team-best .871 (243-279) from the foul line ... Ranked 11 th in the NBA in
assists and 23 rd in free throw percentage … Paced Portland with 86 steals and had a career-high four steals four
times ... Missed three games in January with a concussion…Tied a career high with 11 assists Jan. 7 at Miami …
Notched his third double-double of the season with a season-high 30 points and 10 assists at Milwaukee on Dec. 6
… Contributed 20 points and 10 assists to go with four steals and three rebounds Nov. 12 vs. Dallas … Had 12 points
and 10 assists Nov. 3 at Golden State … 2005-06: Averaged 6.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 20.2 minutes
in a team-high 79 appearances ... With 1,599 minutes for the season, was the first Trail Blazers rookie since
Arvydas Sabonis in 1995-96 to log 1,500-plus minutes ... Led the team in points five times and assists 18 times ...
Scored 10-plus points 21 times and 20 or more points twice ... Scored in double figures in eight of his last 12
appearances and in that span averaged 12.6 points - nearly twice his average (6.7 ppg) for the season … Started
four games, including three a row from Mar. 29 – Apr. 2 … Had a season-best 20-point outing at Phoenix on Mar. 23.
COLLEGE CAREER: Finished his career at Georgia Tech ranked fifth in career assists (543), fifth in steals (183),
14th in free throw percentage (.796) and 25th in scoring (1,265 points) ... Was just the sixth player in school history
to record 1,000 points and 500 assists ... Started every game of his collegiate career, except Senior Day of his junior
season … As a junior, finished second in the ACC in average minutes (34.1), third in free throw percentage (.866),
fourth in field goal percentage (.514), sixth in assists (4.5), seventh in steals (1.8) and 12th in scoring (15.5) ...
Scored in double figures in 28 of 32 games … In is sophomore campaign, ranked fourth in the ACC in assists (5.6),
fifth in steals (2.0), eighth in free throw percentage (.802), 17th in scoring (12.5) and 18th in rebounding (4.9) ... Was
named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Regional Tournament at St. Louis after scoring 29 points to lead
Georgia Tech past Kansas in OT of the regional final ... Hit the game winner in the Yellow Jackets’ ACC Tournament
win over North Carolina ... As a freshman, ranked fourth in the ACC and sixth in the nation with an average of 6.0
assists per game.
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