Dishon Jackson

Iowa State Men's Basketball Starting Lineup

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Dishon Jackson vs. Mississippi Valley State

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Position:
Center
Height:
6-11
Weight:
274
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Oakland, Calif.
High School:
St. Patrick-St. Vincent
Prev School:
Washingston St./Charlotte

Awards & Honors
AAC Weekly Honor Roll (2/12/24)
Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention Team (21)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F24)

2024-25
Appeared in all 35 games, while starting 33 of them … averaged 8.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, a team-best 1.1 blocked shots, 0.6 assists and 0.5 steals in 18.7 minutes per game … shot 58 percent from the field and 72 percent at the free throw line … scored a season-high 17 points against Jackson State and No. 9 Kansas … had a career-high 15 rebounds against Cincinnati in the Big 12 Tournament, which were tied for the 10th-most rebounds by a Cyclone in a conference tournament game and the third-most by an ISU player in Big 12 Tournament history … tallied a career-high three steals at Kansas State … tied a career-high with five blocked shots against Morgan State … scored in double figures 15 times, with ISU going 12-3 in those games … The Cyclones were 16-6 in games he had a blocked shot … led the Cyclones with 22 dunks on the season … scored the first points of the game for ISU a team-best 15 times … entered the transfer portal upon the conclusion of the season.

2023-24 (Charlotte)
Started all 30 games that he appeared in for the 49ers … averaged 11.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.9 blocks, and 0.6 steals … He led the team in field goal percentage (54.4) while finishing as Charlotte's second-leading rebounder and third-leading scorer … He scored 15-plus points in 10 games and double figures in 17 contests, including a career-high 21 points against UAB … Jackson also recorded his second and third double-doubles of his career, with 15 points and 11 rebounds at Temple and a career-high 12 rebounds, plus 10 points at Tulsa ... On the road against ECU, he dished out a career-high seven assists with 10 boards, his third game with double-digit rebounds … He also earned multiple blocks in seven contests, including a season-high three in the ranked win over Florida Atlantic.

2022-23 (Washington State)
Missed the season due to undisclosed medical issues.

2021-22 (Washington State)
Appeared in 25 games with six starts, while battling injury throughout the season … averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... led the team in rebounding seven times including posting his first career double-digit rebounding game and first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Arizona State ... was even better in the postseason, averaging 8.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in the NIT ... set the program postseason record with four blocks against Santa Clara in the opening round of the NIT ... finished the year with 30 blocks, seventh most for a Coug sophomore despite playing just 25 games (block rate of 8.1%).

2020-21 (Washington State)
Appeared in 24 games, while starting 13 during his rookie campaign … playing against some of the Nation's elite interior talents, averaged 7.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.1 blocks per game in Pac-12 play including recording career scoring nights of 14 points on the road and 18 points at home against NBA lottery pick Evan Mobley of USC ... overall finished averaging 7.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in 20.4 minutes per game ... scored in double-figures nine times on the year including the final three games of the season ... led the team in scoring once and in rebounding four times including a season-high 10 rebounds, his first double-digit rebounding effort of his career, against Stanford ... defensively, finished tied for sixth on the WSU freshman top-10 list for blocks with 22 total blocks while his 0.92 blocks per game ranks fifth.

High School
A four-star recruit out of St. Patrick-St. Vincent ... as a senior, led the Bruins to the Division II NorCal State Championship game after going 26-11 on the year ... averaged 13.8 points and 9.5 rebounds while adding 2.9 blocks per game ... in the section championship game, Jackson went for 15 points, seven rebounds, and five blocks to defeat top-seeded Branson and secure the title for the Bruins ... Earned second team all-league and Third Team All-NorCal ... as a freshman, won a state title while the team took home the first section title for the Bruins his sophomore season ... played for West Coast Elite Nor Cal on the AAU circuit, averaging 13.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per game.

Personal
Son of Shavaki and Joshua Jackson ... his mom played collegiate basketball at Cal for two seasons, averaging 11.6 points and 8.7 rebounds as a senior in 1999-2000 … his father swatted 158 shots in four seasons at Cal State East Bay ... has three younger siblings, Raymond, Malachi, and Lilyah … majoring in pre-liberal studies.