On this day in Boston Celtics history, former point guard Demetrius Jackson was born in South Bend, Indiana, in 1994. Jackson played collegiately for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, with whom he made second-team All-ACC honors and was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.
The Indiana native was drafted by the Celtics with the 45th pick of the 2016 NBA draft, and he signed with the team on July 27 of that year. He spent most of his sole season with Boston shuttling back and forth between the Celtics and the Maine Red Claws — Boston’s developmental affiliate in the NBA’s G League as he worked on his game in the hopes of securing a longer-term deal.
That wasn’t in the cards with the Celtics, however. The team cut Jackson the following summer. He averaged 2 points per game at the NBA level with Boston.