A three-year starter at Washington High School in Milwaukee, he was a 1997-98 USA Today All-USA Honorable Mention team for the state of Wisconsin. Jackson averaged 17.4 points and 8.7 boards and captured first-team all-state honors as picked by both the Associated Press and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Scored 1,200 points during his career, including 430 as a junior.
As a freshman in 1998-99, he came off the bench in 33 contests and averaged 13.1 minutes … Averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest … Scored in double figures in seven games.
During the 1999-2000 season, he tossed in 12.3 points and grabbed a team-high 7.0 rebounds … Started 23 of the 28 games he saw action in … Ranked 18th among SEC players in scoring, ninth in rebounding and fifth in offensive rebounds (3.43 orpg) … Led MSU or tied for team honors eight times and in rebounding on 13 occasions … Six double doubles to his credit … Notched double digits in scoring in 18 games … Scored a career-best 27 points vs. Tennessee (2/6/00) while registering a career-best 18 boards vs. Auburn (1/16/00) … 24 points and 14 rebounds in a home date vs. Arkansas.
As a junior at Mississippi State during the 2000-01 season, he started 24 of 25 contests and ranked first on the club in rebounding (7.3 rpg), fourth in scoring (11.3 ppg) and first in field goal percentage (.545) … His rebound average placed him ninth among SEC players and he stood second in offensive rebounds (3.84 orpg) … Posted 17 games of double-figure scoring and compiled eight double doubles … Led or shared for the team lead in rebounding in nine outings including 13-carom performances against California (11/13/00) and Alabama (1/13/01) … Another 13-board effort vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/21/00).
Sat out the season as a transfer.
Made the most of his one year at Marquette, earning Conference USA Second-Team honors … Started all 33 games and ranked No. 2 on the team and No. 12 among C-USA players in scoring with a career-high 15.4 points per game average … Paced the team in rebounding with a 7.5 per-game effort, good for a 10th-place tie among league performers … Connected on a team-best 55.7 percent from the floor, second in the conference and fifth on Marquette's all-time seasonal list … His 77.9 percent effort from the charity stripe tied him with teammate Dwyane Wade for 11th place among conference players … Led the team with 110 offensive rebounds and his 3.33 per-game effort in that category ranked him fifth in C-USA … Scored in double figures on 29 occasions … Eight games of 20 or more points … Eight outings of 10 or more rebounds and posted eight double doubles (pts.-rebs.) during the year … Huge game vs. No. 1-ranked Kentucky (3/29/03) in the NCAA Midwest Regional Final with 24 points (hitting 10-of-16 from the floor) and a season-best 15 boards in an 83-69 triumph … Earned a spot on the Midwest Region All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and shooting 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the floor in the two games … Came up with a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds in a 68-61 win over No. 14-ranked Wake Forest (2/9/03) … Hit of of nine from the field against Dayton (1/14/03) en route to a team-high 19 points and in the process cracked the 1,000-career point mark … Led the team with 21 points in an 82-76 win at Cincinnati (2/1/03) … Sank a career-high 12-of-17 from the field and paced all players with a season-high 26 points, one shy of tying his career high, vs. Grambling State (12/28/02) … Led or shared for the team's scoring lead on four occasions while leading or sharing for the team high in rebounding in 15 games.
Finished his career by playing a total of 119 games and scoring 1,327 points (11.1 ppg) and grabbing 756 rebounds (6.4 rpg) … Played his first three years ('98-99 through '00-01) at Mississippi State before closing out his college career at Marquette for the 2002-03 season.
Points 27 vs. Tennessee - Feb. 6, 2000
Rebounds 18 vs. Auburn - Jan. 16, 2000
Field Goals 12 vs. Grambling State - Dec. 28, 2002
Field Goal Attempts 18 vs. Tennessee - Feb. 6, 2000
Free Throws 10 vs. Arkansas - Feb. 12, 2000
Free Throw Attempts 12 vs. Arkansas - Feb. 12, 2000
Assists 4 vs. LSU - Feb. 26, 2000
Steals 4 vs. LSU - Jan. 24, 2001
Blocked Shots 2, on two occasions
Minutes 36, on four occasions
| school | season | GP-GS | Min | Avg | FG-A | FG% | 3FG-A | 3P% | FT-A | FT% | OR | DR | Reb | avg | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss. State | 1998-99 | 33- 0 | 432 | 13.1 | 76-143 | .531 | 0-0 | – | 41- 62 | .661 | . | . | 127 | 3.8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | . | . | 193 | 5.8 |
| Miss. State | 1999-00 | 28-23 | . | . | 133-222 | .599 | 0-0 | – | 77-112 | .688 | . | . | 197 | 7.0 | 10 | 11 | 7 | . | . | 343 | 12.3 |
| Miss. State | 2000-01 | 25-24 | . | . | 114-209 | .545 | 0-0 | – | 54- 92 | .587 | . | . | 183 | 7.3 | 11 | 16 | 3 | . | . | 282 | 11.3 |
| . | 2001-02 | Did not play - Transfer season | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 2002-03 | 33-33 | 947 | 28.7 | 191-343 | .557 | 0-0 | – | 127-163 | .779 | 110 | 139 | 249 | 7.5 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 79 | 98 | 509 | 15.4 |
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