Jackson Vroman - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Personal information | |
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Born | Laguna, California | June 6, 1981
Died | June 29, 2015 Los Angeles County, California | (aged 34)
Nationality | American / Lebanese |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Viewmont (Bountiful, Utah) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall |
Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
Playing career | 2004–2015 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 4 |
Career history | |
2004–2005 | Phoenix Suns |
2005–2006 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
2006–2007 | CB Gran Canaria |
2007–2008 | CB Girona |
2008 | BC Lietuvos Rytas |
2009 | Saba Mehr |
2009–2010 | Mahram |
2010–2011 | Dongguan Leopards |
2011 | Incheon ET Land Elephants |
2011–2012 | Jiangsu Dragons |
2012 | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
2012–2013 | Shandong Lions |
2013–2014 | Jiangsu Dragons |
2014 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
Jackson Vroman (June 6, 1981 – June 29, 2015) was an American-born Lebanese professional basketball player. He was naturalized as a Lebanese citizen to play for the Lebanon national basketball team. He was the son of former NBA player Brett Vroman, who played briefly for the Utah Jazz in the 1980-81 NBA season.
Biography
[change | change source]Vroman was born in Laguna, California. He studied at Snow Community College in Ephraim, Utah[1] and Iowa State University.
Jackson was a second-round draft pick of the Chicago Bulls in the 2004 NBA Draft. He played for the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Hornets/New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.
Vroman was found dead in a swimming pool at his home in Los Angeles County, California on June 29, 2015, aged 34. His drowning is thought to have been an accident. [2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Jackson Vroman NBA.com Bio".
- ↑ Birch, Tommy. "Former ISU basketball player Jackson Vroman found dead at Calif. home". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-08-06.