Donovan Jackson

Photo by: Athletics Communications

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
173
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.
High School:
Pius X
Prev School:
Iowa Western C.C.

Awards & Honors
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (18)
Puerto Rico Tip-Off At Myrtle Beach All-Tournament Team (18)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S18)

2017-18
Saw action and started 30 games ... increased scoring average from 6.4 points as a junior to 15.0 points as a senior ... was 10th in Big 12 in points per game ... also averaged 2.1 assists and 2.1 rebounds ... hit 95 three-pointers, the fifth-most at Iowa State in a single season ... shot 40.1 percent this season behind the arc ... finished career 11th all-time at ISU with 139 three-pointers and was fifth all-time shooting 41.6 percent from long distance ... was second in the Big 12 shooting 87.5 percent on free throws ... his 85.1 career free throw percentage ranks fifth all-time at the school ... averaged 3.17 three-pointers made per game, joining Dedric Willoughby as the second player in school history to average more than 3.0 threes per game ... scored in double figures 21 times this season and 31 times in his career ... posted 20 or more points 10 times, including a career-high 30 points at Oklahoma State ... among Big 12 players, only Oklahoma's Trae Young had more games than Jackson (9) with at least 24 points ... set the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament record with 76 points in ISU's three wins ... connected on four or more three-pointers 12 times this season and 15 times in his career ... hit a career-high seven threes against Alcorn State ... finished his career having hit a three-pointer in the final 18 games, which ranked as the eighth-longest streak in school history ... dished out a career-high eight assists in the final game of his career against Texas at the Big 12 Tournament ... finished two-year career with 674 points and 105 assists.

2016-17
Played in all 35 games, coming off the bench to average 6.4 points and 1.2 assists ... shot 45.4 percent from behind the arc, connecting on 44-of-97 three-pointers to post the fourth-best 3-point field-goal percentage in a single season in school history ... made 33-of-41 free throws (80.5 percent) ... in the final 16 games of the season, Jackson averaged 8.1 points and shot 55.6 percent from the field, which included 58.5 percent behind the arc ... in the last 10 minutes of those games, he hit 13-of-19 three-pointers ... scored in double figures 10 times, including career highs of 16 points at TCU and Vanderbilt ... hit 4-of-5 threes against the Horned Frogs and 4-of-6 against Vanderbilt ... tallied 15 points against Omaha, connecting on a career best 5-of-8 three-pointers ... averaged 7.3 points, making 5-of-9 threes, as Iowa State won the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship ... scored 10 points at Kansas, including the game-clinching three-pointer in overtime to end the Jayhawks' 51-game win streak at Allen Fieldhouse ... tallied 12 points, finishing 4-for-4 from the field and at the free-throw line against Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... dished out a career-high six assists against Mississippi Valley State.

Junior College
Played at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa … four-star recruit and No. 7 JUCO player according to 247sports.com … ranked top JUCO point guard by 247sports.com … three-star recruit by Rivals.com … saw action in 18 games as a sophomore before season ended early because of a broken right wrist ... averaged 15.3 points, 2.9 assists and 2.3 rebounds before the injury ... shot 50.3 percent from the field, 49.5 percent behind the arc and 84.1 percent at the line ... averaged 2.7 made threes per game, including a 7-for-9 performance against Kansas City ...team was 17-2 before his injury ... as a freshman, was second on team with 13.6 points, while also averaging 2.3 assists per game … made 66 3-pointers, shooting 40 percent from three-point range … shot 86.0 percent from the free-throw line … scored 24 points against Missouri State-West Plains, connecting on a career-high 6-of-9 three-pointers … hit at least four threes in six games … also had offers from Illinois, Miami and Oklahoma.

High School
Played at Pius XI High School in Milwaukee, Wis., the same high school as former Cyclone Korie Lucious … earned all-state and all-conference honors as a senior while averaging 18 points, six rebounds and five assists per game … team won conference and regional titles and earned a state tournament appearance … came off the bench in the 2012 state semifinals when Pius XI lost to former Cyclone Matt Thomas’ Onalaska team.

Personal
Born Feb. 9, 1996 in Milwaukee, Wis. ... son of Rose Blanco and Donald Jackson ... liberal studies major.