Jason Hickey is a retired American professional basketball player who played for several teams during his career, including the Brooklyn Nets and New Jersey Devils. He was born on October 8, 1974 in San Diego, California and attended high school at Torrey Pines High School, where he was a star player on the basketball team. Hickey then went on to play college basketball at UC Santa Barbara from 1992-1996. After college, he played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for two years before being signed by the Nets in 1998. He played for the Nets for two seasons before being traded to the Devils in 2000. Hickey played for the Devils for one season before retiring from professional basketball in 2001.