Lakeem Jackson

Lakeem "Keem" Jackson (born August 10, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Aomori Wat's of the Japanese B.League. At a weight of 235 lbs and a height of 196 cm (6'5), he plays the small forward position.

High school Jackson attended Christ School (North Carolina), in Arden, North Carolina, where he also played high school basketball.

College career Jackson played college basketball at the University of South Carolina (NCAA Division I), where he played with the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Professional career On August 13, 2013, Jackson signed his first professional contract with Slovak Extraliga club BK Iskra Svit. During this season he won the Slovak cup finals and made a run for the league championship, but would soon fall in the semi-finals to club BC Prievidza.

On July 20, 2014, Jackson signed a contract extension with BK Iskra Svit.

On June 25, 2015, Jackson signed his third professional contract with his second club RheinStars Köln of the ProA which is the second-tier level.

On October 15, 2016, Jackson signed his fourth professional contract with his third club ETB Wohnbau Baskets in the ProA of Germany. On December 31, 2016, he parted ways with ETB and signed his fifth professional contract with Korean Basketball League club Busan KT Sonicboom

Jackson played for Bambitious Nara of the B.League.during the 2020–21 season, averaging 14.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On December 10, 2021, he signed with Aomori Wat's.

Career statistics

Domestic leagues Season Team League 2013–2014 BK Iskra Svit SBL 39 28.4 .560 .000 .500 6.5 2.1 .3 1.0 14.5 2014–2015 BK Iskra Svit SBL 31 33.1 .580 .200 .560 8.9 2.4 2.0 1.0 18.4 2015–2016 RheinStars Köln ProA 30 31.6 .470 .200 .500 7.2 2.2 1.0 1.0 12.6 2016–2017 ETB Wohnbau Baskets ProA 9 21.9 .500 .000 .518 4.9 1.7 1.0 1.0 7.2