Mark Jackson is pro with both as player and coach. He played seventeen years of a professional basketball career and later served as a coach for Golden State Warriors from 2011-14. Jackson was an elite player in his academic years as well. He was known as a streetballer in New York while attending Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn.
He is well-known for his unusual free-throw line ritual, where he extends his hand and 'cups' his thumb and index finger around the rim.
Mark Jackson's NBA Stats
Throughout his professional career, Mark Jackson played a total game of 1296, where he averaged the points of 9.6, rebounds of 3.8, and assists of 8.0. Similarly, he has a field goal percent ratio of 44.7, a three-point field goal percent of 33.2, free throw percent of 77.0, with a significant field goal percent of 48.1. Also, he has a player efficiency rating of 16.0 and wins shares of 91.8.
He played from several teams throughout his NBA Career after he first got selected by the New York Knicks in the 1987 NBA Draft. He played five seasons with the Knicks and left for Los Angeles Clippers in 1992, where he pursued a couple of NBA career seasons.
Similarly, he played for Indiana Pacers (1994-95), Denver Nuggets (1996-97), Toronto Raptors (2000-01), New York Knicks (2001-02), Utah Jazz (2002-03), and Houston Rockets (2003-04).
Mark Jackson as a coach (©: SportsCasting)
Besides that, he served as a coach for Golden State Warriors from 2011-14. He signed under an $8 million contract for four years.
What Is Mark Jackson's Net Worth And Salary?
Mark Jackson made his fortune from his professional career as a basketball player and a coach. He currently has a net worth of $6 million throughout his career.
Also, he bagged the NBA All-Star (1989), NBA assists leader (1997), Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1987), NCAA season assists leader (1986), and many more. Throughout his career, he earned a salary of $38,885,000, as per hoopshype.com.
Before his NBA entrance, he played from the St. John's University, where he played alongside Olympian and NBA All-Star Chris Mullin for two seasons.
Mark Jackson's Married Life
Mark Jackson was married to his wife, Desiree Coleman, who is a singer and actress. They tied their nuptial knot on 29 July 1990 and had been together for nearly three decades, twenty-seven years to be precise.
Mark Jackson and his ex-wife, Desiree Coleman (©: eurweb.com)
In the long excursion of their married life, they welcomed four kids together; namely, Heavyn Jackson, Micah Jackson, Christian Jackson, and Mark Jackson Jr.
Jackson and Coleman cherished their married life for twenty-seven years before they dispatched their marriage in 2018. A few months before their divorce, Desiree Coleman filed a divorce paper against Jackson.
She mentioned, 'Unfortunately, the relationship just ran its course. We are both God-loving people and will co-parent our children.'
She further stated that Mark Jackson is 'an amazing man and is one of the best people you can ever meet in life.' The couple now does not live a joint-life but shares a parenthood bond with their four kids.