Jackson Emery (born June 22, 1987)[1][2] is an American former basketball player who played for the BYU Cougars men's basketball team.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | June 22, 1987 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) |
| College | BYU (2005–2006, 2008–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2008: undrafted |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Emery was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in Alpine, Utah. He earned several accolades for his basketball performance in high school, leading his team to a state championship and being named Utah Mr. Basketball in 2005.[3][4] Emery was recruited by nine schools for collegiate play and elected to attend Brigham Young University, which is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which he is a member.[2] After his freshman year, he took a two-year hiatus to serve an LDS mission in Mexico, then returned to BYU. Emery is married,[2] and finished his senior year serving as co-captain of the team alongside Jimmer Fredette and Logan Magnusson.[5] In Emery's senior season, he was named the Mountain West Conference defensive player of the year.[6] He holds both BYU's and the MWC's all-time season and career steal records.[7][8]
Seeing virtually no interest from anyone in professional basketball, Emery ended his basketball career, [9] and began working for EcoScraps, a composting company.[10] On 23 September 2011, he played in the Jimmer All-Star Game.[11] Jackson currently works for Domo, a business intelligence software company based in American Fork, Utah.[12] He serves as a Corporate Account Development Manager.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BYU's". Archived from the original on 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "DICKSON: Emery's journey answered many questions". Archived from the original on 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "Award Recipients - Utah Mr. Basketball". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-01. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "BYU Basketball: Cougars dominate Mountain West Conference awards". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.
- ^ "Jackson Emery set to break Ainge's steals record at BYU". USA Today. 2011-01-04. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ "BYU basketball: Jackson Emery breaks Danny Ainge's school steals record". Deseret News. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Ex-BYU's Jackson Emery added to Jimmer's All-Stars". Archived from the original on 2011-11-06. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ "Jackson Emery trades the court for compost". 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Emery gets one more chance to say farewell at all-star game". Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ "Twitter / Jacksonemery04: I had a great first week at". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
- ^ "Sign Up | LinkedIn".
External links
edit- Jackson Emery at BYUCougars.com