The son of German parents who had migrated to Canada, Jackel played college basketball at Simon Fraser University, from 1978 to 1982. He scored 1,940 points for the Clan, leaving as the second leading scorer in SFU history, behind Jay Triano. Posting 28.9 points per contest, he led the NAIA in scoring his senior year (1981–82),[1] which earned him NAIA All-America Second Team honors that season. Jackel had two 47 point games during his senior season.
Jackel was inducted into SFU's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994.[2] He was inducted into the British Columbia Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.[3]
Professional career
Jackel spent his 17-year-long professional club career entirely in the German top-flight Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played with Wolfenbüttel (1982), Göttingen (1982–1985), Köln (1985–1988; 1989–1990), DBV Charlottenburg (1988–1989), Bamberg (1990–1997), and Braunschweig (1997–1999). He won four German League championships and four German Cup titles. In December 1996, Jackel became the first player in the history of the Bundesliga to surpass the 10,000 career total points scored mark.[4] Jackel finished his professional club career in 1999, with 10,783 career total points scored, which made him the all-time leading scorer in the league.[5]