Mark Jackson
The NBA Rookie of the Year Award, presented to Mark Jackson upon entering the professional league, stands as the most documented achievement of his early career and marks his formal arrival as a professional basketball player.
Jackson was born on April 1, 1965, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School before enrolling at St. John's University, where he played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. That collegiate experience preceded his entry into the professional game, and his performance in his first professional season earned him the NBA's top honor for first-year players.
In addition to his career as a basketball player, Jackson has also worked as a basketball coach and as a sports commentator, occupying both roles at points during his professional life. The NBA Rookie of the Year Award remains the most concrete and verifiable marker connecting his path from Brooklyn through Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School and St. John's University to the professional level of the sport.
Quotes by Mark Jackson
There’s a perception that’s been put out into the marketplace by No Child Left Behind that schools aren’t doing enough for kids.
If you twisted my arm today, I would probably vote for James Harden, he’s single-handedly put that Houston Rockets team in the position they are in today. It would be tough.
The hope was to give the fans an intimate setting, ... Of course, another goal was to increase revenue.
There's a perception that's been put out into the marketplace by No Child Left Behind that schools aren't doing enough for kids.