USD Men's Basketball 2007-2008

6-1 • 205 Sophomore Guard Fresno, CA Clovis West HS NOTEWORTHY: Last season named to West Coast Conference All-Fresh– man team. 2007-08 at USO: Enters his sophomore year where he will compete at both guard and on the wing. 2006-07 at USO: Last season as a "true" freshman he appeared in 31 contests with 3 starts... Averaged 20.1 minutes of action per game and chipped in with 4.2 points per game and 2.5 rebounds... Excellent free throw shooter (78.6%)... Scored in double figures in four contests with a best of 12 points (Central Michigan)... Turned in a solid performance in home win over Pepperdine with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists... To– taled 8 points and 6 rebounds in just 14 minutes of action in road loss at Gonzaga (Jan. 29, 2007). HIGH SCHOOL: During his senior year 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 even– tual champion De La Salle at the Arco Center in Sacramento, California... 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 Cal– ifornia's Mr. Basketball award, given by Cal -Hi Sports - La Costa Canyon's Chase Budinger, who headed to the University of Arizona, received the honor... Additionally, Jackson was tabbed a Division I All-State First Team selection; the Fresno Bee Player of the Year for the Central Section; and the Tri-River Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player. In the Southern Regional semi-final against La Costa Canyon, Jackson scored 33 points and defended McDonald'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, Jackson added 20 points and 13 rebounds in the team's 55-42 win over Los Alami– tos at the Sports Arena. PERSONAL: Born on March 22, 1988 in Fresno, California ...Chose USO for basketball program and great team chemistry ... Also recruited by Wash– ington State, Fresno State, Pacific, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Pepper– dine, Saint Mary's and UNLV ... His dad played basketball at UC Santa Bar– bara, and his brother played hoops at Arizona State.

MAJOR: Undeclared.

DE'JON JACKSON CAREER STATISTICS -- 2006-2007

TOTAL

3PT

YEAR

G-GS MIN 31-3 623 31-3 623

FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA

PCT

FT-FTA

PCT

PTS

AVG

PF

REB-AVG

A

TO BLK

STL

2006-07

46-128 46-128

.359 .359

5-29 5-29

.172 .172

33-42 33-42

.786 .786

79-2.5 79-2.5

130 130

44 44

4.2 4.2

64 64

15 15

34 34

7 7

Total