Jerry Darnell Stackhouse is an American professional basketball player born in Kinston, North Carolina on 5th November 1974. Currently, he is playing for Dallas Mavericks as a shooting Guard or small Forward with Jersey No. 42. His height is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters) and weight is 218 pounds (99 kg).

Jerry was a student of the University of North Carolina. After his sophomore season with the Tar Heels, he stated his eligibility for the NBA Draft of 1995. The Philadelphia 76ers chose Jerry in the first round. At this juncture, he was called the “next Jordan.”

Jerry led his team with a 19.2 ppg average in the first season. During the 1996-97 season, Jerry along with Allen Iverson posted 44.2 ppg for the Sixers. In the midst of the 1997-98 season, Jerry became a member of the Detroit Pistons. In the 1999-2000 season, the average of Jerry was 23.6 ppg. In the 2000-2001 season, Jerry had 29.8 ppg, which is his career-high average. During the match with Chicago Bulls, he set a franchise record of the Pistons with 57 points.

In the offseason of 2002, Jerry was shifted to the Washington Wizards. During the 2002-03 season, Jerry led the Wizards with 21.5 points and 4.5 apg. In the 2003-04 season, he recovered from arthroscopic surgery for his right knee and played in just 26 games.

During the offseason of 2004, Jerry was traded to Dallas Mavericks and exchanged with Antawn Jamison. For the initial 41 games, he had knee and groin problems and hence was sixth man. In the playoffs of 2004-05, Jerry started using pressure stocking and this became a trend amongst the NBA players. In the NBA finals series against the Miami Heat, Jerry was suspended for an obvious foul.

In 2008, it was planned to trade Jerry for Jason Kidd from the Nets. However, as Jerry did not accede to visit New Jersey, he was retained by Dallas.

Major individual achievements

NBA All-Star in 2000 and 2001
Has the seventh rank in the NBA in Free-Throw Percentage (0.892)