Jackson Emery

Jackson Emery
College Brigham Young
Conference Mountain West
Sport Basketball
Position Guard
Jersey # 4
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Nationality American
Born June 22, 1987 (1987-06-22) (age 24)
Salt Lake City, Utah
High school Lone Peak High School
Career highlights
Awards
  • 2011 MWC Defensive Player of the Year
Records
  • BYU/MWC Most Steals (season) (101)
  • BYU/MWC Most Steals (career) (249)

Jackson Emery (born June 22, 1987)[1][2] is an American basketball player that played for the BYU Cougars men's basketball team.

Emery was born in Salt Lake City and grew up in Alpine, Utah. He earned several accolades for his basketball performance in high school, leading his team to a state championship and being named Utah Mr. Basketball in 2005.[3][4] Emery was recruited by nine schools for collegiate play and elected to attend Brigham Young University, which is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which he is a member.[2] After his freshman year, he took a two-year hiatus to serve an LDS mission in Mexico, then returned to BYU. Emery is married,[2] and finished his senior year serving as co-captain of the team alongside Jimmer Fredette and Logan Magnusson.[5] In Emery's senior season, he was named the Mountain West Conference defensive player of the year.[6] He holds both BYU's and the MWC's all-time season and career steal records.[7][8]

Emery declined to pursue a profession in basketball, choosing instead to focus on family and career,[9] and he currently works for EcoScraps, a composting company.[10] On 23 Septemer 2011, he played in the Jimmer All-Star Game.[11]

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