Rick Pitino telah menggulung salah satu ikan terbesar yang tersisa di Laut Portal Transfer Basket College.â
In 12 games started at UNC in his freshman season, he averaged 15-plus points per game while going through a seven-game stretch early in the season in which he totaled 22.7 PPG on 54% shooting from the floor and over 41% from 3. Ranking as one of the top freshman in the country in transition, Jackson's first step is really difficult for defenders to keep up with, and his ability to score from both the perimeter and on the attack as a rising sophomore gives him
Komitmen Jackson untuk St. John mengunci badai merah dengan kelas transfer yang masuk yang termasuk di antara lima yang terbaik di negara itu, dengan Jackson bergabung dengan bintang East All-Big Bryce Hopkins (Providence), penjaga penembakan mahasiswa tingkat dua Joson Sanon (Arizona State) dan Penjaga Senior Oziyah Penjual (Stanford).