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Jackson Vroman

Jackson Vroman

American basketball player (1981–2015)

Jackson Brett Vroman (June 6, 1981 – June 29, 2015) was an American-born Lebanese professional basketball player who starred at Iowa State University. Mr. Vroman was naturalized as a Lebanese citizen to play for the Lebanon national basketball team, replacing the other naturalized American Lebanese player, Joe Vogel. He is the son of former NBA player Brett Vroman, who played briefly for the Utah Jazz in the 1980–81 NBA season.

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Early life and education

His senior year in high school, he played at Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah for coach Emery. He later attended and played basketball at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah[1] and Iowa State University.[citation needed]

During his time at Iowa State, Vroman was a subject of an NCAA rule violation when it was revealed that his former head coach Larry Eustachy paid players, including Vroman, for making free throws during practice and games during the 2002–03 season.[2]

Professional career

Vroman 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, averaging 4.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[citation needed]

During the 2004–05 NBA season he was part of a trade that saw him and teammates Casey Jacobsen and Maciej Lampe being sent to the Hornets for guard Jim Jackson.[citation needed]

In the 2006–07 season, he played for CB Gran Canaria in the Spanish ACB.[3] He began the 2007/08 season with CB Girona[4] before being signed by BC Lietuvos Rytas in February 2008.[5] In October 2010 he signed with the Dongguan Leopards in China.[6] For the 2011–12 season, he signed with the Incheon ET Land Elephants in South Korea, but in December 2011, he signed a contract with the Jiangsu Dragons.[citation needed]

He then signed for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippines and played his first game for them on March 4, 2012.[7] Later that year, he joined the Shandong Lions of China.[8]

Personal life

His father, Brett, had a 12-year basketball career and played for the Utah Jazz during the 1980–81 NBA season.[9]

Death

Vroman was found dead in a swimming pool at his friend's home in Hollywood, California on June 29, 2015.[10] The death was ruled accidental; security camera footage showed him falling into his pool.[11]

Autopsy showed an enlarged heart, with toxicology reports showing ketamine, cocaine, and GHB in his system.[12]

Honours

Club

Individual

Notes

  1. During the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their temporary relocation to Oklahoma City due to Hurricane Katrina.

References

  1. [1]
    Jackson Vroman NBA.com Bio Archived 2008-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Witosky, Tom (May 3, 2003). "ISU says Eustachy gave cash to his players". Des Moines Register. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003.
  3. [3]
    Gran Canaria inks Vroman
  4. [4]
    Jackson Vroman moves to Girona Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    Lietuvos Rytas sign Jackson Vroman[permanent dead link]
  6. [6]
    Vroman signs up for DongGuan Leopards
  7. [7]
    Vroman signs w/ PBA Gin Kings
  8. [8]
    Shandong Flaming Bulls. Asia-Basket
  9. [9]
    Coro, Paul. "Going the Long Way", The Arizona Republic, June 26, 2004.
  10. [10]
    Death of Iowa State Cyclone
  11. [11]
    Lifetimes of Jackson Vroman
  12. [12]
    Waldstein, David (July 12, 2017). "The Exciting Life and Lonely Death of a Basketball Vagabond". nytimes.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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