Troy Escalade Jackson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Troy Jackson (January 11, 1976 – February 20, 2011) was an American basketball player. The younger brother of former NBA player Mark Jackson, he was a member of the AND1 Mixtape Tour, known by his streetball nickname "Escalade". Jackson was listed by AND1 at 6'10" and 375 pounds.Troy Jackson weighed close to 500 pounds (227 kg) as a senior at Hills East High School in Long Island, New York, but his performances at Rucker Park caught the attention of Bill Hughley, coach of Wallace Community College in Selma, Alabama. Jackson enrolled at Wallace, and even though he continued to play at 500 pounds (or more), he received all-region honors as a sophomore. "People wonder how I played at 500-plus pounds. But to me it felt natural," he later said. Jackson's accomplishments in community college led to a scholarship offer from the University of Louisville, though the school demanded that he lose weight. Jackson complied, and by his senior year at Louisville, he had slimmed down to about 363 pounds (165 kg) after adhering to a strict diet.Jackson only played twenty games for Louisville over two years, averaging 3.0 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per game in a reserve role. However, he became well-known to basketball fans through the AND1 Mixtape Tour, a travelling streetball exhibition which he joined in 2002. With the AND1 Tour, Jackson used the nickname Escalade, a reference to the Cadillac SUV. His teammate Antwan "8th Wonder" Scott told the Herald Sun, "He's a big guy, but he can entertain and he can seriously play." Jackson appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was described as a "streetball legend" by the magazine Jet.Off the basketball court, Jackson worked as an advocate for STD prevention. He died in his sleep on February 20, 2011.
He played with the Harlem Globetrotters and the International Basketball Association.
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He attended Half Hollow Hills High School East in Dix Hills, New York and attended Wallace Community College in Selma, Alabama before he accepted a basketball scholarship to the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Brother of Mark Jackson, a guard for the New York Knicks basketball team. He is survived by his brothers, Mark Jackson, Kevin Jackson, and Harry Jackson Jr.; mother, Marie Jackson; and a sister, Ana Maria Jackson.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
AND 1 Streetball
2006
Video Game
Escalade
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith
2006
TV Series
Himself
Streetball: The AND 1 Mix Tape Tour
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Streetball: The AND 1 Mix Tape Tour (2002) as Himself
AND 1 Streetball (2006) as Escalade
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith (2006) as Himself
$7 Million
