TOLEDO, Ohio - University of Toledo men's basketball senior-to-be Marreon Jackson (Cleveland, Ohio) has withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft and will return for his final season with the Rockets' program in 2020-21. 

"I just want to say to all of our fans that I'm back, and we have unfinished business!" Jackson said. "Even though I wasn't able to visit any NBA teams for workouts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was able to gain more insight about what I need to do to play in the NBA. Now I'm going to continue working hard to reach that goal and bring Rocket fans a MAC Championship."

"I have had a great deal of conversation and dialogue with Marreon throughout this process, and we are certainly thrilled to have him back to lead our program next season," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "I fully supported him testing the NBA waters, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic there haven't been any NBA workouts or an NBA combine. I do think he's going to be a professional basketball player, and I think he has a chance to play in the NBA someday. There are some things he needs to work on, and he will do that very diligently this off-season."
 
A 6-foot-1, 190-pound guard, Jackson produced one of the top seasons ever by a Rocket with his 635 points this past year ranking third in program history. Jackson, who set a school record with 99 three-point field goals made during the 2019-20 campaign, finished second in the Mid-American Conference with 19.8 ppg and 5.4 apg, to go along with a league-best 3.1 treys per game. He paced the Rockets in free-throw percentage (.816), free throws made (146) and free throws attempted (179) as well as points and assists. Jackson scored in double figures in the final 21 contests and ranked second in league play with 21.6 ppg. He also registered four 30-point outings, with 37 against Central Michigan, 36 at Akron, 32 vs. Kent State and 31 against Bowling Green.