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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

1 Jermaine Jackson Jr.

1 Jermaine Jackson Jr.

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    172
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Shelby Township, Mich.
  • High School:
    Dakota

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2018)
  • Horizon League Freshman of the Week (11/20/17)
 
2017-18
  • Tabbed to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team
  • Played 30 games with 24 starts and was fourth on the team – and 24th in the Horizon League – in scoring averaging 10.5 points to go with a team-best 2.7 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals
  • Registered 80 assists and 54 turnovers for a 1.5 ratio.
  • Led all league rookies in made 3-pointers (53) – tied for third on the team - and free throw percentage (.851), and was second in assists and third in scoring
  • His 85.1 percent at the charity stripe would have been top 10 in the conference and top 65 in the country, but he just missed having enough made free throws to qualify
  • Scored in double digits in 16 games with three 20+ performances and a season-high 32 points, the only freshman in the HL with a 30-point game
  • Netted a game-high 22 points (7-12 FG, 4-7 3FG) with four rebounds and two assists at IUPUI
  • Posted a season-high 32 points (12-17 FG, 6-9 3FG) against Youngstown State, one behind the Titan freshman record
  • Ended with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists versus Wright State
  • Recorded 25 points (8-14 FG, 7-11 3FG) with six rebounds and five assists at Green Bay
  • Had 16 points and had a team-high four assists against Murray State
  • Scored 14 points and handed out three assists at UCLA
  • Tallied 16 points and six rebounds along with a pair of Titan freshman records with 13 assists – eighth most in school history - and nine steals against Siena Heights
  • He broke the Titan freshman record of 10 assists by Bill Wood, who did it twice during the 1986-87 season, while the last Titan to have nine steals in a game was Jerry Davis, who set a school record with 10 against John Carroll in 1980, while the 13 assists were the most since Feb. 10, 2000, when Rashad Phillips had 14 at Butler
  • Finished with 14 points and eight assists, while hitting two game-tying 3-pointers in the last 10 seconds to send the game to overtime against Houston Baptist in the 2K Classic Benefitting The Wounded Warrior Project
  • Named the HL Freshman of the Week after averaging 13.0 points, 5.0 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals in wins over UM-Dearborn and Houston Baptist and a loss to Seattle
  • Scored 16 points and tied for the team lead with seven rebounds and handed out three assists at Virginia Tech
     
High School    
  • Son of Titan assistant coach and former Horizon League Player of the Year Jermaine Jackson '99
  • A four-year starter and one of the top recruits in the state with scholarship offers that extended to BCS schools
  • Guided Dakota to four-straight MAC Red titles and district championships, two regional titles and a state semifinals appearance in 2016
  • In his final prep season, he was a candidate for Mr. Basketball and averaged 26.0 points, 6.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals
  • He was selected to the MLive Dream Team, Class A First Team All-State by the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, BCAM's Best for Class A, Macomb County Player of the Year and MVP of the Macomb Area Conference Red Division as a senior
  • As a junior, he averaged 21.4 points, 6.1 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 3.0 steals to help Dakota go 26-1 on its way to a state semifinals appearance
  • A four-time All-State selection and three-time MAC MVP
  • Finished his prep career with 1,869 points and a 108-7 overall record, including 82-0 in conference games
  • Played club with the Michigan Mustangs and The Family

Personal   
  • Son of Jonnie and Jermaine Jackson
  • Has a younger brother
  • A Business major
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