2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
As a Senior (2020-21)
Earned MAC Player of Year and First-Team All-MAC honors…Named to Lou Henson Mid-Major All-American Team…Concluded Rocket career second in career three-point field goals (307), third in career assists (574) and fourth in career free-throw percentage (.824)…Ranked fourth in MAC with 18.1 ppg and third with 5.9 apg and 1.8 spg…Registered a conference-best .904 FT% to rank fourth in school history...Ranked second on team with 6.1 rpg…Led team and ranked seventh in MAC with 7.1 rpg in league play…Started all 30 contests, averaging 34.2 mpg… Double-digit scorer in 29 of 30 contests…Named to MAC All-Tournament Team after scoring 29 points in quarterfinals vs. Ball State (March 11) and semifinals vs. Ohio (March 12)…Two-time MAC Player of Week (Dec. 21, Feb. 22)…Became first Rocket ever to register two triple-doubles…Tallied 18 points, career-high 11 assists and 10 rebounds vs. Miami (Feb. 16) and 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Ball State (March 5)…Scored season-high 31 points vs. Kent State (Jan. 23) … Grabbed season-high 14 rebounds vs. Bowling Green (Feb. 13) and at Central Michigan (March 2).
As a Junior (2019-20)
Earned Second-Team All-MAC and Second-Team NABC All-District 14 honors...Ranked in MAC’s Top 10 with team-high 3.1 three-point field goals per game (1st), 19.8 ppg (2nd), 5.4 apg (2nd), 1.5 spg (7th) and 81.6 free-throw percentage (9th)…Set school records with three-point field goals in overall games (99) and league games (63)…Also led team with 146 free throws and 179 free throws made…Earned MAC West Division Player of Week honors on three occasions…Scored in double digits in 30 of 32 games, including final 21 contests of season…Registered four 30-point outings, including career-best 37 points at Central Michigan (Feb. 25)…Also topped 30-point plateau at Akron (Jan. 18), Kent State (Jan. 7) and at Bowling Green (Feb. 8)...Scored 29 points at Ohio (Jan. 21)…Buried seven treys vs. Zips, Golden Flashes and Chippewas, one shy of school record for MAC contest…Posted double-doubles vs. Howard (Nov. 17), Northwestern Ohio (Nov. 23) and Miami (Feb. 11)…Tied career high with 10 assists vs. Bison and Racers and grabbed career-best 10 rebounds vs. RedHawks.
As a Sophomore (2018-19)
Received Honorable-Mention All-MAC honors... Ranked third on team with 11.7 ppg in 29.2 mpg…Ranked fifth in MAC with team-high 4.2 apg and seventh with 1.4 spg…Second on team in scoring in league play with 13.5 ppg and 40.0 three-point FG% (42-of-105)…Tallied 23 double-digit scoring outings, including pair of eight-game streaks (Jan. 8-Feb. 2, Feb. 15-March 14)… Registered 77.2 free-throw percentage (61-of-79)...Started all 32 games played…Missed lone contest in NIT contest at Xavier (March 20) due to shoulder injury...Scored season-high 20 points on two occasions vs. Buffalo (Jan. 8 & Feb. 15)…Led team with 17 points and season-high eight rebounds and hit 4-of-6 from three-point range vs. Northern Illinois (March 14) in MAC Quarterfinals…Paced team with 19 points and four assists at Ball State (Feb. 26)…Tallied 18 points at Central Michigan (March 2)…Earned MAC West Division Player of Week honors for performance vs. Cardinals and Chippewas.
As a Freshman (2017-18)
Earned spot on MAC All-Freshman Team and MAC All-Tournament Team... Averaged 8.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 2.7 apg and played 29.7 mpg...Ranked fourth in MAC with 42.2 3PTFG%...Registered 75.0 free-throw percentage (36-of-48)...Received starting assignment in 32 of 33 contests...Scored in double digits on nine occasions, including season-high 26 points and career-best eight treys vs. Eastern Michigan in the MAC semifinals (March 9)...Tallied 15 points on 5-of-8 three-point shooting at Western Michigan (Jan. 23)...Notched double-digit point totals in back-to-back contests on three occasions...Scored 13 points and season-high three steals in MAC championship game vs. Buffalo (March 10)...Dished out season-best 10 assists vs. Wilberforce (Nov. 10)…Grabbed season-high four steals vs. Miami (Jan. 15) and at Kent State (Jan. 22)…Missed lone game at Ball State (Feb. 17) due to knee injury.
High School (Garfield Heights)
A 2017 graduate of Garfield Heights High School...Averaged 23.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 7.0 apg en route as senior to earning second-team Division I all-state honors...Also received Cleveland.com All-Star and Team MVP accolades for 22-5 squad...Received honorable mention all-district honors as junior after averaging 14.0 ppg, 6.0 apg and 3.0 rpg...Helped Bulldogs to Division I state regional finals three straight years as well as state semifinal appearances as sophomore and junior.
Personal
Full name: Marreon Jamar Jackson...Age: 21...Son of Herman and Lawanda Jackson...Has two brothers, Marquis (25) and Marlin (10)...Marquis played college basketball at Ohio Christian and cousin, Demario McCall, is senior wide receiver at Ohio State...Majoring in media communication.
Jackson’s Career Highs
Points: 37 at Central Michigan (2/25/20)
Rebounds: 14 (2 times, last at Central Michigan (3/2/21)
Assists: 11 vs. Miami (2/16/21)
Blocks: 1 (16 times, last vs. Ball State (3/11/21)
Steals: 5 (2 times, last vs. Western Michigan (2/27/21)
Field Goals: 12 (2 times, last vs. Kent State (1/23/21)
Free Throws: 11 vs. Ball State (3/11/21)
3-Point FGs: 8 vs. Eastern Michigan (3/9/18)
Minutes: 41 vs. Ball State (3/11/21)
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017-18Freshman
Guard
6'0"
170 lbs
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2018-19Sophomore
Guard
6'0"
175 lbs
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2019-20Junior
Guard
6'1"
190 lbs
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2020-21Senior
Guard
6'1"
200 lbs