2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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Sacramento State Athletics

3 Jayden Jackson

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Milwaukee, Wis.
  • High School Whitefish Bay

Biography

Academics: Majoring in Biomedical Science...Three-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Honoree (2022, 2023, 2024)...2022 Big Sky All-Academic Recipient... 2024 Big Sky All-Academic Recpient.

2023-24 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 33 games, made 32 starts...Averaged 10.2 points per game while recording career-high 19 points against VMI (11/18)...Picked up 4.2 boards per game, totaling 140...Recorded first-career double-double with ten points and eleven rebounds at Abilene Christian (12/6)...Shot 51.0 percent from the field on 243 attempts.

2022-23 (Redshirt Sophomore): Redshirt year, did not play.

2021-22 (Freshman): Appeared in 18 games with four starts...Averaged 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game...Posted season-highs of 10 points and five rebounds vs. Northern Colorado...Recorded eight points and four rebounds at Sacramento State...Averaged 5.8 points and 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game over six-game stretch from Jan. 24-Feb. 7 before suffering an injury...Played 20 or more minutes in five of those six games...Shot .321 from the field, .269 from three-point range and .577 at the free throw line...Recorded multiple rebounds in 12 of 18 games...Totaled season-high three assists vs. Sacramento State...Averaged 13.1 minutes per game...Totaled 56 points, 35 rebounds, 13 assists, seven steals and two blocks in 236 minutes of action.

High School: Played for head coach John Ricciardi at Whitefish Bay High School...Broke school's all-time scoring record...Averaged 19.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a junior...Selected to Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association 2021 All-Star Games...Three-time Team MVP...North Shore Conference First Team...Helped team win regional championship during junior season...Also starred on Whitefish Bay's football team...Earned first team all-conference honors as utility player and second team all-conference as defensive back...Played quarterback, wide receiver and hybrid safety...3.2 high school GPA.

Personal: Born Sept. 22 in Milwaukee, Wis....Son of Digwageehns Fox and Rayshon Jackson...Has four sisters, Shontinece, Alicia, Ashanti and Destiny, and one brother, Rayshon Jr....Father, Rayshon, played football at Northern Illinois...Admires Kobe Bryant because he was a genius on and off the court...Enjoys art and has a passion for cooking...Chose NAU because it reminds him of home, the mountain ranges are beautiful and great academics and basketball program.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2021-22Freshman

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    6'4" 195 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022-23Sophomore

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    6'4" 205 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'4" 205 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024-25Redshirt Junior

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    6'4" 205 lbs
    3