Where is Ian Jackson from?

Last Modified Jan 21, 2025 06:47 GMT
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Ian Jackson is a guard for the North Carolina Tar Heels and is a freshman for the 2024-2025 season. Jackson played in the McDonald's All-American Game and scored 21 points before joining the University of North Carolina of Chapel Hill. During the Nike Hoop Summit, he represented Team USA, contributing four assists and dominating the World Team by a score of 98-75. He was selected in the 2024 USA Men's Junior National Team. He competed in the FIBA U16 Americas, U17 World Championships, and U19 World Cup. As per his official North Carolina Tar Heels profile, he has seven brothers and hosts a podcast called the ‘CaptainJackPod.’

Ian Jackson hometown

Ian Jackson is from The Bronx, New York, United States. He began his basketball career at Our Saviour Lutheran High School in New York under head coach Peter Wehye. Jackson transferred from Cardinal Hayes after playing for three years. Throughout his career at Cardinal, he scored over 1,000 career points. As a senior at OSL, Jackson averaged 23.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in the Overtime Elite league for the renamed OSL team, Jelly Fam. He also received first-team All-OTE awards and played in games such as the McDonald's All-American Game and the Nike Hoop Summit. Before moving to the collegiate realm, Jackson won a Class AA state championship as a junior while playing for Cardinal Hayes, registering 19.8 points, five rebounds, and four assists per game. MaxPreps named him National Sophomore of the Year for 2022. Jackson won two gold medals, the first one in the FIBA U16 Americas tournament and then in the U17 World Championship.

Ian Jackson nationality

Ian Jackson is an American national who was born in The Bronx, New York, United States.

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