Person in history
JJ Hickson
JJ Hickson, American basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · September 4
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- basketball player. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
James Edward "JJ" Hickson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played one season of college basketball for North Carolina State University before being drafted 19th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2008 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for the Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings, and Portland Trail Blazers, as well as in Israel for Bnei HaSharon during the 2011 NBA lockout.
Early life
Educated at: North Carolina State University and Joseph Wheeler High School.
Why this date
JJ Hickson appears on our September 4 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“JJ Hickson”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/jj-hickson, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about JJ Hickson
When was JJ Hickson born?
September 4 1988.
How old would JJ Hickson be today?
38 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on September 4?
Adrien Bart, Anders Zachariassen, Andrelton Simmons and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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