2017-18: Wrapped up his career as Loyola’s all-time leader in field goal percentage at 62 percent (348-for-561) … Averaged 11.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game, converting 57.6 percent (170-for-295) of his field goal attempts and 36.4 percent (20-for-55) of his tries from three-point range, appearing in all 38 games, and earning the starting nod on 14 occasions … Drained his final 14 free throw attempts of the year … Scored in double digits on 21 occasions, three times topping the 20-point mark … All three of those 20-point outbursts came during a five-game stretch, November 24 – December 6 … In Loyola’s wins, put up 11.5 ppg and shot 61.3 percent (152-for-248) from the field and 40.9 percent (18-for-44) from long range … Started the first 13 games of the year … Loyola was 3-0 when he scored 20+ points … Just missed out on a double-double, going for 14 points and a career-best nine rebounds, against Eureka (Nov. 12) … Named to the Savannah Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 18.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.5 apg and 1.0 spg, while shooting 65.2 percent (15-for-23) from the field and 71.4 percent (5-for-7) from three-point territory in wins over UNC Wilmington and Kent State … Erupted for a career-best 25 points and added five rebounds and a pair of assists in only 20 minutes, hitting 10-of-13 shots from the field, in the victory over UNC Wilmington (Nov. 24) … Connected on a staggering 20-of-23 attempts from the field, hitting all five of his triple tries, as he averaged 23.0 ppg in wins over UIC and No. 5 Florida … Pumped in 23 points, draining 10-of-11 shots from the field, in only 21 minutes versus UIC (Dec. 2) … Followed that up with 23 points, on 10-of-12 shooting, including 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, in a 65-59 win at No. 5 Florida (Dec. 6) … Netted 18 points in a victory over Evansville (Dec. 30) … Corralled eight boards and chipped in 11 points against Indiana State (Jan. 3) … Dropped in 15 points in 20 minutes off the bench to help Loyola to its first win at Illinois State since 1991 (Jan. 10) … In five NCAA tournament contests, contributed 11.8 ppg and 2.4 rpg, shooting 57.5 percent (23-for-40) from the field … Scored 12 points off the bench in a NCAA First Round win over Miami (March 15) … Led the Ramblers with 16 points against Tennessee (March 17) and added 15 versus Nevada (March 22) … Pitched in 10 points against Michigan in the NCAA Final Four (March 31) … Was at his best against Power 5 conference opponents, averaging 13.4 ppg and 2.0 rpg, shooting 65.8 percent (27-for-41) from the field and 50 percent (3-for-6) from beyond the arc, in five games.
2016-17: Named Missouri Valley Conference Sixth Man of the Year, becoming the first Rambler to ever win the award … Also selected to the MVC All-Newcomer Team … Chosen by the media to the MVC All-Bench Team … Three-time MVC Newcomer of the Week honoree … Led the Valley and ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage (.669) … His .669 field goal percentage is the second-best single-season mark in Valley history, behind only Vernon Moore of Creighton’s (.674) in 1984-85 … Ranked eighth in the MVC in scoring … Became the first Loyola newcomer since Ralph Vallot in 1974-75 (24 games) to begin his career by scoring 10 or more points in his first 13 games … Averaged 14.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, while shooting 45.2 percent (14-for-31) from three-point range and 68.6 percent (81-for-118) from the foul line … Scored in double figures on 26 occasions, six times topping the 20-point plateau … Scored 20 or more points five times in the first 13 outings of the year, including a season-high 24-point performance (11-for-12 FG) in his first career start, a victory over San Diego State (Dec. 3)… Set a Loyola single-game record by going 9-for-9 from the field en route to 21 points in a win over Milwaukee (Dec. 10) … Was perfect from the field on three occasions, including a 7-for-7 performance, when he also went 4-for-4 from the foul line, on his way to recording 18 points and seven boards at Wichita State … Tallied 22 points on three occasions – vs. Saint Joseph’s (Nov. 18), at Toledo (Dec. 20) and versus Missouri State (Jan. 15) … Had 17 points and seven boards at Missouri State (Jan. 31) … Ripped down a season-best eight rebounds and pumped in 16 points in the home finale versus Drake (Feb. 22) … Hit 29 of his final 35 (.829) free throw attempts after opening the year 52-for-83 (.627) … In two games versus Wichita State, averaged 16.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg, while shooting 81.3 percent (13-for-16) from the field and 100 percent (7-for-7) from the charity stripe … Tallied 19.5 ppg in two games against Missouri State … In non-conference action, put up 15.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg and shot a sizzling 70.9 percent (90-for-127) from the field.
At McLennan CC: Averaged 15 points and seven rebounds per game as a sophomore at McLennan CC ... Shot just under 65 percent from the floor, a mark that ranked fourth in the country ... Led McLennan to the NJCAA Division I championship tournament ... Earned a spot on the all-tournament team by averaging 22.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in two games … During his freshman season in 2014-15, contributed 7.3 ppg and 3.8 rpg, while appearing in all 31 games for the Highlanders.
High School: Averaged 20 points and 8 rebounds … Two-time first team all-region and all-district selection … Two-time district Offensive Player of the Year … District Co-MVP … Region 1-3A MVP … All-state selection … Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-Star … Recipient of a Perfect Attendance Award.
Jackson's Career Statistics
Year |
G-GS |
Min-MPG |
FG-FGA |
FG% |
3FG-3FGA |
3FG% |
FT-FTA |
FT% |
Reb |
Ast |
TO |
Blk |
St |
Pts |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
2016-17 |
32-7 |
765-23.9 |
178-266 |
.669 |
14-31 |
.452 |
81-118 |
.686 |
133 |
31 |
54 |
11 |
17 |
451 |
14.1 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
Totals |
32-7 |
765-23.9 |
178-266 |
.669 |
14-31 |
.452 |
81-118 |
.686 |
133 |
31 |
54 |
11 |
17 |
451 |
14.1 |
4.2 |
0.9 |