David Wayne Jackson Jr. (born August 12, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for Franca of Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).
He has earned several accolades while playing in South America, including two MVP awards (one in Argentina and one in Brazil), multiple all-star selections and an LNB scoring title in 2010.
[4] Jackson's performance at Gulf Coast earned him the attention of several Division I schools, and he received offers from Auburn, Penn State, West Virginia and South Carolina.
[2] In his first year at Penn State he wore jersey number 32 and started all the 30 games he played, averaging 6.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 29.2 minutes per game, ranking 5th in the team in scoring, 4th in rebounding and 2nd in assists behind Ben Luber, shooting 37.1% from the field and 29.3% from three.
He posted career-highs in all shooting categories, recording percentages of 41.7% from the field, 37.1% from three and 83.6% from the free throw line.
In 2015 Jackson left Brazil and joined Quimsa, an Argentine team of Santiago del Estero.
He then joined Vasco da Gama where he played in the Liga Ouro, the second level of Brazilian basketball, obtaining the promotion to NBB.
Jackson won the 2018 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol with Franca, and was named the Most Valuable Player of the competition.
[14] On April 16, 2023, Jackson won the continental Basketball Champions League Americas championship with Franca.