USD Men's Basketball 2008-2009

DE'JON JACKSON 6-2 • 200 JUNIOR GUARD FRESNO,CA CLOVIS WEST HS

NOTEWORTHY: Made biggest basket in school history with his step-back 18 footer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime of USD's first round NCAA Tournament contest against Connecticut wh ich gave the Toreros a 70-69 victory...Named to the AII-WCC Tournament team (2008).

2008-09 at USD: Enters his junior year where he w ill compete at both guard slots and on the wing... ls USD's most cons istent and best defensive player.

2007-08 at USD: Lone Torero to start al l 36 games for the 22- 14 Toreros... Ranked second on team w ith average of 31 .2 minutes of action per contest whi le 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 w ith 3.4 rebounds per contest to go with 83 assists, 33 steals and 15 blocked shots... Scored 16 points in victory over UConn, and tossed in a career-high 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 with 4.2 points per game and 2.5 rebounds... Excellent free throw shooter (78.6%)...Scored in double figures in four contests w ith 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...Totaled 8 points and 6 rebounds in just 14 minutes 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 champion De La Salle at the Arco Center in Sacramento, California... Under the direction of coach Tom Orlich, Clovis West finished the yea r 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. Basketball award, given by Cal-Hi Sports - La Costa Canyon's Chase Budinger, who is heading to the University

of Arizona, received the honor... Additionally,Jackson was tabbed a Division I All-State FirstTeam selection; the Fresno Bee Player of the Year for the Central Section; and the Tri-River Athletic Conference Most Valu– able 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 interm ission lead... In the Southern California Regiona l Playoffs,Jackson added 20 points and 13 rebounds in the team's 55-42 w in over Los Alamitos at the Sports Arena.

PERSONAL: Born on March 22, 1988 in Fresno, Ca lifornia ... 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.

MAJOR: Sociology.

MINOR: Business.