UC Santa Barbara
2017-2018
Marcus Jackson had 10 points, six assists and just one turnover on Mar. 3 vs. Cal Poly...Averaging 8.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and a team-leading 4.2 assists per game...Ranked third in the Big West in assists...Making 35.5% of his three-point attempts on the season but in the last seven games he has hit 13-of-27, 48.1%...Has made at least one three-pointer in 10 consecutive games...Has scored in double-figures 11 times and UCSB is 10-1 in those games...Shooting 40.7% overall, but has gone 28-of-58 in the last six games, 47.5%, averaging 10.0 points per game over that span..Jackson had four points and four assists on Mar. 1 vs. Long Beach State....Had seven points, eight assists and just one turnover on Feb. 24 at CSUN...The eight assists equaled his second-highest total of the season...Made 1-for-3 shots from three-point range....Had eight points in 36 minutes on Feb. 22 at UC Irvine...Made 2-for-4 shots from three-point range...Tallied nine points, all on three-pointers, in the Feb. 17 game against UC Davis...Made 3-of-5 three-point attempts against the Aggies, tying his season-high...Had 12 points, three rebounds and four steals, his high as a Gaucho, in the Feb. 15 win at Long Beach State...Scored 15 points and had his best shooting performance of the season in the Feb. 8 win at UC Davis as he made 6-of-9 field goals overall and 2-for-4 from three-point range...Scored all 15 of his points in the decisive first half...Scored 12 points, passed off for four assists and tied his season-high with six rebounds on Feb. 3 vs. CSUN...Made 5-of-12 field goals overall and 2-for-7 from three-point territory...Had three points in a career-high 41 minutes on Feb. 1 in the win over Hawai’i...Added four assists, three rebounds and a career-high two blocked shots, including one in the final second of overtime that essentially ended the game...Had eight points, a team-high four assists, three rebounds, one steal and a blocked shot on Jan. 27 at UC Riverside...Tallied a season-high 19 points in the Jan. 17 win over CSUF...Had a season-high three three-pointers and added three rebounds, three assists and one steal against the Titans...Missed the Dec. 19 game vs. San Diego Christian with a sore hip, but returned to action on Dec. 23 at Sacramento State and had one of his finest games of the season with 13 points, eight assists, four rebounds, one steal and a blocked shot...Hit 5-of-10 field goals overall and 2-for-5 from three-point range...Tallied 12 points, had four assists, three rebounds and tied his season-high with three steals in the Dec. 2 win over San Diego...Passed off for a season and career-high 11 assists on Dec. 5 vs. Omaha...Made three three-pointers in each of his first two games and has made two or more in 14 of his 26 games...After missing the first three games of the regular season, Jackson returned to play in both games at the Progressive Legends Classic at Pepperdine...Averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals in the games against Pepperdine and Montana...Scored 16 points on Nov. 20 vs. Pepperdine, his first game as a Gaucho...Has played 25 or more minutes in 25 of his 26 appearances and has played 30 or more 23 times, including the last 16 in a row...In three seasons at Rice and this year at UCSB, Jackson has scored a career total of 1,293 points and made 221 three-point baskets.
Rice University
Jackson was a three-year starter at Rice University who graduated in May and transferred to UCSB as a graduate transfer...Started all 35 games during the 2016-17 season for the Owls...Ranked third on the team in scoring at 12.2 points per game and second in assists at 2.3 per game...Scored a season-high 20 points in games against Pittsburgh and Southern Mississippi...Also had 19 points while passing off for a career-high eight assists at James Madison and 19 points at Omaha...When Jackson scored 11 points in a Feb. 25 game against Louisiana Tech he became the 35th player in Rice history to eclipse 1,000 points and finished with 1,073...He is second all-time at Rice with 182 three-pointers...In all, he scored in double-figures 25 times as the Owls won 23 games, the second most in school history, and advanced to the second round of the College Basketball Invitational...Jackson sat out the 2015-16 season as a medical redshirt after injuring his knee during the preseason...Had a stellar sophomore campaign in 2014-15 when he averaged 14.5 points per game and led Conference USA with 85 three-pointers, the most ever by a sophomore at Rice and the second most ever overall...Jackson made a career-high six threes in a game against UT-San Antonio and he hit at least four threes in 12 games...Finished the season by making at least one in 25 consecutive games...Scored a career-high 30 points against Prairie View A&M and scored 20 or more nine times. In addition to his scoring prowess, Jackson averaged 3.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game...Finished third in Conference USA in free throw percentage at 83.1%...In 2013-14, his freshman season with the Owls, he started 20 of his 27 games and averaged 6.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He also added 32 steals, the most by any freshman player in Conference USA...Finished his three years
High School
Scored 23 points in the CIF Division IV State Boys Championship win over Cardinal Newman and was named the game's Most Valuable Player...Led the team to a 29-4 record on the season under head coach Ivan Barahona...Claimed the Alpha League championship over Brentwood to earn the top seed in the state playoffs...Averaged 25 points per game spanning three weeks in January...Notched 18 points to claim a second-straight Southern California Championship...As a junior, averaged 16.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists to lead the team to a 30-5 record...Was a two-time All-State selection.
Personal
Full name is Marcus Jackson...Graduated from Rice University and is working on his master's degree in education at UCSB...Born September 22, 1994 in Mill City, Ore....Son of D.R. Jackson and Stacey Riggen...Two brothers and one sister...Favorite athletes are Kevin Durant and Odell Beckham, Jr....Going to the movies is among his hobbies...Favorite movie is Beverly Hills Cop...Favorite TV show is Fresh Prince.
