A man who hit former Pacers guard Stephen Jackson with a car during a fight outside a strip club last fall was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.

Deon Willford, 23, was convicted Feb. 12 of felony battery and a misdemeanor charge of failure to stop at the scene of an accident.

"I wish it could've happened in a better way than it happened," Willford said.

Jackson, who also faces charges related to the Oct. 6 brawl, said he was hit by the car after he fired shots in the air to try to break up a fight.