Demetrius Jackson

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Demetrius Jackson Jr.
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Jackson attempting a lay up in front of Isaac Hamilton in the 2013 McDonald's All-American.
Personal information
Born (1994-09-07) September 7, 1994 (age 29)
South Bend, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Marian (Mishawaka, Indiana)
College Notre Dame (2013–2016)
Position Point guard
Career highlights and awards

Demetrius Jackson Jr. (born September 7, 1994) is an American college basketball player who recently completed his college career for the University of Notre Dame. Born in South Bend, Indiana, he played high school basketball for Marian High.

High school career

Jackson played high school basketball for Marian High School.[1] As a junior he averaged 22.3 points per game, 6.6 rebounds per game, 4.4 assists per game and 2.0 steals per game, led his school to sectional championship and was named to the All-State Underclass First Team.[1][2] As a senior Jackson averaged 25.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.6 steals per game, finishing as runner-up for the Indiana Mr. Basketball to Zak Irvin.[3] He concluded his career at Marian as the all-time leading scorer in St. Joseph County with 1,934 career points.[4] His performances with Marian earned him a selection for the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, and he was the first Northern Indiana native to receive this honor since Shawn Kemp in 1988.[4][5][6] Jackson finished the game with 5 points, 4 assists and 2 steals and won the Jack Daly Sportmanship Award and the Skills Competition.[7][8]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Demetrius Jackson
PG		 Mishawaka, IN Marian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 23, 2011 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 29, 6 (PG)   Rivals: 38, 9 (PG)  247Sports: 34, 8 (PG)  ESPN: 24, 6 (PG)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

Freshman season

Jackson committed to play for Notre Dame, under coach Mike Brey instead.[9][10] In his freshman season Jackson was expected to back up guards Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant.[11] Jackson commented on the situation, saying that although he had been apprehensive to play along a senior point guard, he realized that it would benefit his game.[12] He scored in double digits for the first time versus Santa Clara, tallying 13 points.[1][13] In February, he missed two games in order to deal with academic issues.[14] Upon returning to the team he scored a season-high 17 points against Miami.[1][15] He concluded the season having started half of his 30 games and averaging 6.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[1][16]

Sophomore season

In his sophomore season Jackson scored a career-high 22 points against Michigan State, in the first meeting between the schools in 35 years.[17] A couple of weeks later he tied this mark against Purdue.[18] Jackson produced solid performances for the Irish in the 2015 ACC Tournament against Miami, Duke and North Carolina and he was eventually named to the All-ACC Tournament second team.[19][20] He helped his team proceed to the Elite 8 of the 2015 NCAA Tournament by scoring 20 points against Wichita State.[21] Throughout the season he averaged 12.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game appearing in all 38 games of his team.[16] On April 14, 2015 it was reported by ESPN that Jackson would return to the Fighting Irish squad for his junior season.[22]

Junior season

On February 1, 2016, he was named one of 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.[23] He was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy on February 11.[24]

At the conclusion of his junior season, Jackson announced his intention to forgo his final season of eligibility and enter the 2016 NBA Draft.[25]

Personal

Jackson, a South Bend native, is the son of Demetrius Jackson Sr. and Juanita Jones.[4] Jackson lived in two different foster homes after the age of twelve, before finally settling with the Whitfields, the family of then basketball teammate Michael Whitfield.[4][26] As a student in the University of Notre Dame, he enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters.[1]

References

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