Luke Jackson

Luke Ryan Jackson, born November 6, 1981, is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. A four-year letterman in both basketball and baseball at Creswell High School, he was named Oregon's Class AAA Basketball Player of the Year in 1998 and 2000. As a senior he averaged 24.2 points, 8.1 assists, and 5.0 steals per game, leading Creswell to the 2000 Oregon State Basketball Championship in Class AAA. He finished ranked fourth all-time in Oregon high school history with 2,095 points.

Jackson played four seasons of college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. As a sophomore he led Oregon to an Elite Eight finish in the 2002 NCAA tournament, with teammates including future NBA players Luke Ridnour and Fred Jones. As a senior in 2004 he earned consensus second-team All-American honors.

He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft, with the 10th overall pick. After his playing career, Jackson served as head coach for the Northwest Christian University Beacons.