• :
  • Member Center
  • :
  • Make This Your Home Page
  • :
  • Special Offers
HealthWebCenter

Local experts provide the latest information on Healthcare issues that matter to you

Fresh Ideas with
Leigh Ann:

fresh ideas
Recipes & Quick Tips
Comments | Recommended

Blazers sign former Oregon star Jackson

06:17 PM PDT on Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Trail Blazers say they've signed former Oregon star Luke Jackson.

The team also said Wednesday it signed center Steven Hill and guard Jamaal Tatum, both rookies.

Terms were not disclosed.

AP file photo

Former University of Oregon player Luke Jackson.

Jackson is a 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward. He appeared in 73 games during a four-year NBA career, averaging 3.5 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 9.9 minutes.

He last played for the Miami Heat and was on the Blazers' summer league team.

As a Duck, he scored more than 1,900 points and got 700 rebounds and 400 assists.

Hill is out of the University of Arkansas, where he was Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year. Tatum, from Southern Illinois, was drafted in 2007 but missed the season with an injury.

Advertisement

Forums, Blogs & Interactive

Read what's happening in the Sports Blog

Popular Stories