COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Former Maryland forward Justin Jackson was selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft Thursday evening by the Denver Nuggets. Jackson was drafted 43rd overall by the Nuggets to become the 59th all-time draft choice in program history.
Jackson was subsequently traded to the Orlando Magic. He is the fifth player to be selected in the NBA Draft at Maryland under Head Coach Mark Turgeon, and joins teammate Kevin Huerter, who was picked in the first round (19th overall) by the Atlanta Hawks.
“This is a great opportunity for Justin, and I know this is a dream come true for him,” said Turgeon. “I'm really happy for Justin. He had to deal with a season-ending injury this year, and now that he is beginning to get healthy, he has a chance to showcase his talents.”
Jackson spent two seasons with Maryland, averaging 10.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 44 career games with 40 starts. Jackson had an outstanding freshman campaign where he led the Terps in three-point shooting (.438) and rebounding (6.0) while finishing second on the team in scoring (10.5).
The Toronto, Ontario native helped Maryland to its best start in school history in 2016-17, pacing Maryland to a 20-2 record to open the season and an appearance in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. He was tabbed a preseason All-Big Ten selection and Naismith Trophy Watch List candidate entering his sophomore campaign, but his season was cut short abruptly, when he suffered a torn labrum. Prior to undergoing season-ending surgery, he only saw action in 11 games but still averaged 9.8 points with a team-best 8.1 rebounds.
Below is a list of Maryland all-time draft selections.
Year Selection (Round/Team)
1954 Gene Shue (1st , #3 overall/Philadelphia)
1955 Bob Kessler (2nd/Fort Wayne)
1958 John Nacincik (3rd/Syracuse)
Nick Davis (11th/Philadelphia)
1960 Al Bunge (1st, #7 overall/Philadelphia
Charlie McNeil (6th/New York)
Jerry Bechtle (16th/New York)
1963 Jerry Greenspan (3rd/Syracuse)
1966 Gary Ward (6th/Boston)
1967 Jay McMillen (9th/L.A. Lakers)
Joe Harrington (11th/Boston)
1970 Will Hetzel (9th/Baltimore)
1971 Barry Yates (8th/Philadelphia)
1973 Jim O'Brien (3rd/Portland)
Bob Bodell (10th/Seattle)
Howard White (14th/Washington)
1974 Tom McMillen (1st, #9 overall/Buffalo)
Len Elmore (1st/#13 overall/Washington)
1975 Tom Roy (3rd/Portland)
Owen Brown (9th/Phoenix)
1976 John Lucas (1st, #1 overall/Houston)
Maurice Howard (2nd/Cleveland)
1977 Brad Davis (1st, #15 overall/L.A. Lakers)
1978 Larry Boston (4th/Washington)
1979 Larry Gibson (3rd/Milwaukee)
1981 Buck Williams (1st, #3 overall/New Jersey)
Albert King (1st, #10 overall/New Jersey)
Ernest Graham (3rd/Philadelphia)
Greg Manning (7th/Denver)
1982 Charles Pittman (3rd/Phoenix)
1984 Ben Coleman (2nd/Chicago)
Herman Veal (6th/Phoenix)
Mark Fothergill (8th/Phoenix)
1985 Adrian Branch (2nd/Chicago)
1986 Len Bias (1st, #2 overall/Boston)
1988 Derrick Lewis (3rd/Chicago)
1990 Jerrod Mustaf (1st, #17 overall/New York)
Tony Massenburg (2nd/San Antonio)
1992 Walt Williams (1st, #7 overall/Sacramento)
1993 Evers Burns (2nd/Sacramento)
1995 Joe Smith (1st, #1 overall/Golden State)
1997 Keith Booth (1st, #28 overall/Chicago)
1999 Steve Francis (1st, #2 overall/Vancouver)
Obinna Ekezie (2nd/Vancouver)
Laron Profit (2nd/Orlando)
2001 Terence Morris (2nd/Atlanta)
2002 Chris Wilcox (1st, #8 overall /L. A. Clippers)
Juan Dixon (1st, #17 overall/Washington)
Lonny Baxter (2nd/Chicago)
2003 Steve Blake (2nd/Washington)
2007 D.J. Strawberry (2nd/Phoenix)
2008 James Gist (2nd/San Antonio)
2010 Greivis Vasquez (1st, #28 overall/Memphis)
2011 Jordan Williams (2nd/New Jersey)
2013 Alex Len (1st, #5 overall/Phoenix)
2016 Diamond Stone (2nd, #40 overall/New Orleans)
Jake Layman (2nd, #47 overall/Orlando)
2018 Kevin Huerter (1st, #19 overall/Atlanta)
Justin Jackson (2nd, #43 overall/Denver)
Terps Drafted By Round
First Round 19
Second Round 17
Third Round 8
Fourth Round 1
Fifth Round 0
Sixth Round 3
Seventh Round 1
Eighth Round 2
Ninth Round 3
10th Round 1
11th Round 2
14th Round 1
16th Round 1
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