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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

Edward Jacobs Jr
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5 Demetrius Jackson

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 180
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Lake Forest, Calif.
  • High School El Toro

Biography

2019-20: Appeared in 25 games, making four starts. ... Averaged 6.0 points per game. ... Shot 74.3 percent from the free throw line (26 of 35). ... Matched a career best with four assists in an 82-73 win over Chadron State on Dec. 21. ... Had a career-high four steals in a win over Colorado College on Dec. 3. ... Hit the go-ahead jumper with 43 seconds left in a 75-72 victory over Minnesota State-Mankato on Nov. 30, capping a season-high 14-point performance in which he was 2 for 3 from 3-point range and 6 for 6 at the free-throw line. ... Connected on 7-of-13 from 3-point range in a three-game stretch from Nov. 20 through Nov. 30 while averaging 12.7 points per game.

2018-19: Shot a remarkable 49.1 percent (26 of 53) from 3-point range as a freshman, the eighth-best single season mark (minimum 25 made) in program history and the best by a freshman in program history...Ranked sixth on the team in scoring (5.1 points per game) in conference play and seventh overall (5.0 per game)...Moved into the starting lineup for five consecutive games before coming off the bench on Senior Night...Averaged 15.5 points on 12 of 18 shooting, including 7 of 9 from 3, in his first full weekend as a starter, Feb. 15 against Black Hills State and Feb. 16 against South Dakota Mines. Set career scoring highs on back-to-back nights, with 15 in a 72-51 win over Black Hills State and 16 in an 80-60 victory over South Dakota Mines...Made his first career start Feb. 9 against Nos. 12 and 15 Colorado School of Mines after averaging 7.0 points and going 5 of 6 from 3 over the previous two games...Knocked down all three of his 3-point attempts, including a clutch one in the final minute, Feb. 1 in a 70-67 overtime loss at South Dakota Mines...Scored 13 points, while hitting 3 of 5 from 3, in an 83-81 double-overtime loss against New Mexico Highlands on Jan. 19...Averaged eight points while shooting 75 percent (6 of 8) from the field and making all three of his 3-point tries, in his first two collegiate games...Scored nine points in his collegiate debut against Stanislaus State (Calif.) on Nov. 16, going 3 for 3 from the field and 2 for 2 from 3 in a 79-75 overtime loss.

High School: Played for Nick Sanaito at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif...Scored 42 points in 2018 playoffs...Orange County all-star team, 2018...All-South Coast first team selection, 2017-18, and second team in 2016...Was a three-year letterwinner.

AAU: Coach John Emangua while playing for the Cali Rebels. 

Personal: Born Demetrius Eugene Jackson...Birthday is Oct. 29...Parents are Eugene and Scharrel Jackson...Has two brothers (Donavon and Dominique) and one sister (Camille Jones)...Majoring in business management. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard
    6'2" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 180 lbs
    5