USD Men's Basketball 2009-2010

--- ---- 23 DE'JON JACKSON

SENIOR I GUARD I 6-2 I 200 I FRESNO, CA I CLOVISWEST HS

- La Costa Canyon's Chase Budinger, who is heading to the University of Arizona, received the honor... Ad – ditionally, Jackson was tabbed a Division I All-State First Team se– lection; the Fresno Bee Player of the Year for the Central Section; and t he Tri-River Athletic Confer– ence Most Valuable Player.

NOTEWORTHY: Made biggest basket in school history on March 21, 2008, with his step-back 18 footer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime of USD's first round NCAA Tournament contest against No. 15 Connecticut which gave the Toreros a 70-69 victory. 2009-1 oat USD: Enters his fourth and final year where he will compete at both guard slots and on the wing ... USD's most consistent and best defensive player, wi ll be counted on for his leadership. 2008-09 at USD: Appeared in 24 games with 22 starts... Averaged 8.9 points and 3.0 rebounds whi le converting 35.4 percent of his shots (74x209), 28.6 percent of his threes (16x56) and 65.3 percent from the charity stripe (49x75)... Solidified Torero backcourt by playing numerous games at the point position .. Ranked second on the team w ith 63 assists and 27 steals... Averaged 9.5 points in WCC play... Reached double-digit scoring in ten games, including 5 of final 6 contests of the year... Tal– lied 15 points twice (SMC & SCU) and 14 points once (UOP) ... Additional highs of 6 rebounds (Gonzaga) and 7 assists (SCU @ WCC Champion– ships). 2007-08 at USD: Lone Torero to start all 36 games for the 22-14 Tore– ros... Ranked second on team with average of 31.2 minutes of action per contest while scoring at a 7.6 ppg clip... Converted 43.6% of his shots (102-234) and an even 70% from the charity stripe... Also chipped in with 3.4 rebounds per contest to go with 83 assists, 33 stea ls and 15 blocked shots... Scored 16 points in victory over UConn, and tossed in a career-h igh 24 points against Pepperdine in the opening game of the WCC Tournament...Totaled 9 games in double digits, including a 20- point effort in road win over Pepperdine...Was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line in road win over Kentucky... Chipped in with 16 points and 8 rebounds in WCC title win over Gonzaga. 2006-07 at USD: As a "true"freshman he appeared in 31 contests with 3 starts... Named to WCC All-Freshman team ... Averaged 20.1 minutes of action per game and chipped in w ith 4.2 points per game and 2.5 rebounds... Excellent free throw shooter (78.6%) ... Scored in double fig– ures in four contests w ith a best of 12 points (Centra l Michigan)...Turned in a sol id performance in home win over Pepperdine with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists...Totaled 8 points and 6 rebounds in just 14 min– utes of action in road loss at Gonzaga (Jan. 29, 2007). HIGH SCHOOL: This past basketball season at Clovis West HS, Jackson helped the Golden Eagles become the first non-Southern area school to win the Boys Division I Southern Section title... They advanced to the state championship game where he scored 18 points in a close loss to eventual champ ion De La Salle at the Arco Center in Sacramento, Cali– fornia ... Under the direction of coach Tom Orlich, Clovis West finished the year 30-3 overall; ranked No. 2 in the state of California; No. 4 in the west; and No. 18 in the final USA Today Super 25... For the season Jackson averaged 18.9 points per game and 7.2 rebounds... During the playoff run he led his team with a 25.0 points per game average... He was a finalist for California's Mr. Basketba ll award, given by Cal-Hi Sports CAREER STATISTICS -- 2006-2009 TOTAL 3PT YEAR G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT 2006-07 31-3 623 46-128 .359 5-29 .172 33-42 .786 2007-08 36-36 11 23 102-234 .436 19-55 .345 49-70 .700 2008-09 24-22 750 74-209 .354 16-56 .286 49-75 .653 Total 91-61 2496 222-571 .389 40-140 .286 131-187 .700

In the Southern Regional semi– final against LaCosta Canyon, Jackson scored 33 points and defended McDon– ald's All -American Chase Budinger in the 2nd half as Clovis West won by 12 points... Jackson scored 19 points in the 1st half, including 5 points in the final :35 seconds of the 2nd quarter for a 32-25 intermission lead... In the Southern California Regional Playoffs, Jack- son added 20 points and 13 rebounds in the team's 55-42 win over Los Alamitos at the Sports Arena. on March 22, 1988 in Fresno, California ... Chose USD for basketball program and great team chem– istry ... Also recruited by Washington State, Fresno State, Pacific, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Saint Mary's and UNLV ... His dad played basketball at UC Santa Barbara, and his brother played hoops at Arizona State. PERSONAL: Born

MAJOR: Sociology.

MINOR: Business.

REB-AVG 79-2.5 122-3.4 71-3.0 272-3.0

AVG 4.2 7.6 8.9 6.8

PF 64 85 49

A

PTS 130 272 213 615

BLK 7 15 6 28

STL

TO 34 52 42 128

44 83 63

15 33 27 75

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