Brian Jackson (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Brian Jackson (basketball)

American basketball player, born 1959

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1959

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Brian Ralph Jackson (born February 1, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player.
After playing high school basketball in Palos Verdes Estates, California, Jackson played college basketball at Utah State, and was an all-conference selection in three of his four seasons there.
He was selected in the second round (26th overall) of the 1981 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers but was waived before the start of the NBA season, and he moved to Europe where he played in Italy and most notably in Spain, where he was selected as an All-Star 4 times.
While playing for Real Madrid he won 2 league titles, one Copa del Rey and one FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, of which he also was the finals top scorer.
He retired in 1995 after a 14-year career; in 2012 he was inducted in the Utah State Athletics Hall of Fame.