Kadeem Jack
Kadeem Jack is a Trinidadian-American professional basketball player for the Shijiazhuang Xianglan of the National Basketball League. He played college basketball for Rutgers.
High school career
Jack attended Rice high school in Manhattan where he was a NYSSWA First Team All-State and New York Daily News All-City selection after averaging 16.5 points-per-game as a senior, being mentioned as a four star recruit by Rivals.com and both the No. 33 overall prospect and No. 7 power forward in the country.College career
After four years at Rutgers, Jack, a team captain for the Scarlet Knights, graduated with 1,044 career points. During his senior campaign, he averaged 13 points and 6.4 rebounds in 31.1 minutes-per-game, earning All-Metropolitan honors for a second consecutive year.Professional career
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2015–2016)
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Jack signed with the Indiana Pacers on October 7, 2015. However, he was waived by the Pacers on October 24 after appearing in one preseason game. Five days later, he was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Pacers.Reno Bighorns (2016)
On January 4, 2016, he was traded to the Reno Bighorns in exchange for the returning player rights to Christian Watford.Hitachi SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya (2016)
On August 3, 2016, Jack signed with Hitachi SunRockers Tokyo-Shibuya of the B.League. On October 14, his contract was terminated.Return to the Reno Bighorns (2016–2017)
On October 31, he was re-acquired by the Reno Bighorns.Sioux Falls Skyforce (2017–2018)
On March 2, 2017, Jack was traded to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.Hapoel Gilboa Galil (2018)
On August 5, 2018, Jack signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil for the 2018–19 season. However, on September 20, 2018, he parted ways with Gilboa Galil before appearing in a game for them.South Bay Lakers (2018)
On October 23, 2018, Jack joined the South Bay Lakers of the G League.Oklahoma City Blue (2019–2020)
Oklahoma City Thunder signs signed Jack to Training Camp deal in October 2019. Jack then joined the Oklahoma City Blue in October 2019 at the start of the Gleague season. On January 19, 2020, he posted 26 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks and an assist across in a 129–125 win over the Santa Cruz Warriors. Jack averaged 12.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.9 blocks and 0.5 steals per game.Cangrejeros de Santurce (2021)
On August 22, 2021, Jack signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.On October 28, 2021, Jack signed with Capitanes de la Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. However, he was waived before the season opener.