of tennessee recare jackson He made the USA TODAY Sports Network All-SEC First Team for the second year in a row and again earned All-League honors for the second year in a row.
Jackson, a 6-foot-2 forward on the Lady Vol basketball team, received today's accolade after being named to the Coaches All-SEC First Team yesterday and announced today as a top-five finalist in the Cheryl Miller Award Small Forward Division. I got.
The Detroit native leads Tennessee, ranking second in the SEC with 19.7 points per game (19.9 points in SEC play) this season, with a team-high 7.9 rebounds per game and 2.2 rebounds per game. Added an assist. She is shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 76.1 percent from the free throw line after overcoming an early-season injury that sidelined her for eight games. Jackson is also tied for the team lead with five charges.
Against ranked teams, the SEC's current career scoring leader further improved his play, scoring 23.8 points per game. And 10.3RPG. In those contests. In UT's past five games, including two against No. 1 South Carolina and one against No. 9 LSU, the Big Orange star averaged 23.0 ppg. And 7.4RPG. Meanwhile, 50 percent of his shots came from the field and 75 percent from the charity stripe.
Jackson has recorded three double-doubles this season and has nine games in which he has scored 20 or more points. The latter number brings her two-year total at Rocky Top to 25, which ranks second in Lady Vol history behind program legends Chamic Holdsclaw, Bridget Gordon, Candace Parker and Tamika Catchings. Ranked 5th.
Also reflecting her scoring ability, Jackson scored 1,065 points in just 55 games at Tennessee, ranking 46th on a list made up of players who primarily spent three or four seasons in Knoxville. ing. In terms of her career points earned, she has 2,150 points in 122 career contests, ranking sixth among players who played at UT, including her transfers. In recent games, they passed Tamika Catchings (2,113 games) and Candice Parker (2,137 games), followed by Cindy Brogdon (3,204 games), Chamick Holsclaw (3,025 games), and Jill Rankin (2,851 games). , behind Bridget Gordon (2,462 games) and Patricia Roberts (2,447 games). .
