Jackson Vroman
Vroman with Lebanon against Japan
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
June 6, 1981 Laguna, California |
| Died | June 29, 2015 (aged 34) Los Angeles County, California |
| Nationality | American / Lebanese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Viewmont (Bountiful, Utah) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 2004–2015 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 4 |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2005 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2005–2006 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
| 2006–2007 | CB Gran Canaria |
| 2007–2008 | CB Girona |
| 2008 | BC Lietuvos Rytas |
| 2009 | Saba Mehr |
| 2009–2010 | Mahram |
| 2010–2011 | Dongguan Leopards |
| 2011 | Incheon ET Land Elephants |
| 2011–2012 | Jiangsu Dragons |
| 2012 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| 2012–2013 | Shandong Lions |
| 2013–2014 | Jiangsu Dragons |
| 2014 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
Jackson Brett Vroman (June 6, 1981 – June 29, 2015) was an American-born Lebanese professional basketball player. He was naturalized as a Lebanese citizen to play for the Lebanon national basketball team, replacing the other naturalized American Lebanese player, Joe Vogel. He is the son of former NBA player Brett Vroman, who played briefly for the Utah Jazz in the 1980–81 NBA season.
His senior year in high school, he played at Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah for coach Emery. He later attended and played basketball at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah and Iowa State University.
Jackson was a second-round draft pick of the Chicago Bulls in the 2004 NBA draft. He played for the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Hornets/New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, averaging 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
During the 2004–05 NBA season he was part of a trade that saw him and teammates Casey Jacobsen and Maciej Lampe being sent to the Hornets for guard Jim Jackson.
In the 2006/07 season he played for CB Gran Canaria in the Spanish ACB. He began the 2007/08 season with CB Girona before being signed by BC Lietuvos Rytas in February 2008. In October 2010 he signed with the Dongguan Leopards in China. For the 2011–2012 season, he signed with the Incheon ET Land Elephants in South Korea, but in December 2011, he signed a contract with the Jiangsu Dragons.
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