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After struggling offensively for much of last season, David Jackson found his rhythm and saw his confidence soar in seven post-season games as he posted four double-digit outings and averaged 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Penn State will be looking for that type of performance consistently out of the 6-7, junior this season. With an active body, long arms and a terrific feel for the game, Jackson is an all-around asset on the floor and a strong defender. With perimeter range to the three-point line and a back-to-the basket offensive arsenal, he will be looked toward to replace the scoring lost by the graduations of post Jamelle Cornley and guard Stanley Pringle. He brings 39 career starts and 72 career games of experience and can play either on the perimeter or the interior. Though possessing a lean, wiry frame, Jackson has established himself as one of the strongest players in the weight room, posting a team-best 21 reps in the 185-pound bench press, and has the ability to battle effectively around the rim in the physical Big Ten.
HONORS/MILESTONES
• A two-time AP Pennsylvania All-state selection
• Led high school team to three Western Regional Titles and 2005 state title game
• Rated a "four star" recruit by many services
2008-09 • SOPHOMORE
Jackson started 25 games and played in all 38 averaging 20.8 minutes per game...Averaged 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game on the year...After struggling offensively most of the season, he exploded to average 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in seven post-season contests and posted four of his five double-digit scoring outings on the year during that stretch...Led the team shooting 79 percent (49-62) from the free throw line and 77 percent in the last five minutes of games...Posted a season-high 14 points and four rebounds in an NIT quarterfinal victory at Florida (3/24), including a big 12 footer with 1:00 to play...Had a terrific Big Ten Tournament playing two of his best games of the season while logging his first career back-to-back double-figure outings and averaging 11.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg for the tournament...Posted 10 points and five boards in a first round win over Indiana (3/12) and 12 points and five boards in a second round loss to Purdue (3/13)...Had 10 points and four boards in Penn State's NIT Championship victory over Baylor (4/2)...Had 13 points in a victory over NJIT (11/17)...Nearly posted a double-double with nine points and eight boards in a win over Hartford (11/20)...Had a team-high seven boards in a win at Georgia Tech (12/3).
2007-08 • FRESHMAN
After being a medical red-shirt in his true-freshman year, Jackson saw his first action since the third game of the 2006-2007 season in a season-opening 74-64 win over St. Francis (11/2)...In his return, Jackson scored a career high 10 points and went 4-for-5 from the line in 22 minutes of action...He went on to play in all 31 games and start 14, including the last 11, on the year while averaging nearly 23 minutes per game...Averaged 5.8 points and 3.6 boards while making 15 steals and hitting 12 threes...Posted a career high seven rebounds and his first career three-pointer in a 74-67 loss to South Carolina (11/22) in the Old Spice Classic...Scored nine points and grabbed four boards in 16 minutes in a 66-62 victory over Virginia Tech (11/28)...Went 4-for-4 from the line in the final 2:30 to ice the game...Scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds (five offensive) while playing a career high 30 minutes off the bench in a 79-67 loss at St. Joseph's (12/1)...Had six points and six boards in 27 minutes in an 89-86 OT win over Seton Hall (12/8)...Has seven points and five boards in win over Colgate (12/23/07)...Had a career best three assists and added eight point and three boards in an 81-68 win over Lehigh (12/31)...Had eight points and four boards in 20 minutes in a 68-64 win at Illinois (1/6)...Hit a big left-handed jump hook out of time-out to stem a second half Illini run...Made his first career start in an 81-65 loss at No. 9 Indiana (1/20)...Hit 9-of-11 from the line, including 6-of-6 in the closing minutes, for all nine of his points in an 85-76 victory over No. 7 Michigan State (2/2)...Scored eight points and added four rebounds a block, steal and assist in 31 minutes in a 52-51 win over Illinois (2/16)...Scored a career high 19 points, 13 in the first half, on a career-best 3-of-5 from three and added a team high eight rebounds in a career-high 32 minutes at Minnesota (2/24)...Made his first three treys in the game and was 5-of-6 in the first half...Delivered a game-winning three-point play with 18.3 seconds to go to cap a comeback win over Iowa (2/27)...Posted his first career double-double in leading Penn State with 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in a 68-64 overtime upset of No. 17 Indiana (3/9)...Scored a tough basket and converted the three-point play at the line to tie the game in the final 30 seconds...Had a big tip-in to put Penn State up two, 63-61, in overtime...Had a strong game with nine points and six boards in 35 minutes in a first round loss to Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament (3/13).
2006-07 SEASON • FRESHMAN - MEDICAL REDSHIRT
A redshirt season...Earned a spot in Penn State's eight-man rotation early in the year and averaged 16 minutes per game playing in the first three games of the season...Posted a 3.7 ppg and 2.3 rpg average over that span...Scored five points and grabbed four rebounds in 24 minutes in his collegiate debut vs. Morehead State (11/10)...Diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left leg (femur) on Nov. 20, he was held out of practice and impact exercise on the leg for three months...Returned to practice in March.
HIGH SCHOOL
A two-time AP Pennsylvania first team All-State selection (Class A) at Kennedy Catholic HS in Hermitage, Pa. (just north of Pittsburgh), Jackson helped lead the Golden Eagles, winners of six PIAA Class A titles, to four District 10 championships, two county championships, two regional championships, and a Western Regional championship and state runner-up finish in 2005...Led team to three Western Regional finals...Coached by former Penn State assistant coach Tim Loomis (1987-89)...A four-year starter and two-time team captain...A first team All-MCAC selection...Third Team Class A, All-State pick in 2004...Team posted a 99-21 record in his four years including 22-7 in his senior season...Averaged 20.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 2.4 apg in his senior campaign after his team, which was expected to challenge for a state title, lost several key players to injury...Averaged 17.6 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists as a junior...Played all five positions on a Kennedy Catholic team that posted a 24-7 record and reached the PIAA Class A title game in 2005...Jackson scored 26 points and grabbed seven rebounds in that game, a 65-61 loss to Bishop O'Reilly...Averaged double-figures in scoring his last three seasons...Rated a "four star" recruit by many services and 142nd in the nation among all 2006 seniors by Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports.
PERSONAL
Born August 20, 1988 in Redondo Beach, Calif....The son of Andrea Jackson and Ray Mosby...Has one brother and four sisters...His brother, Amir Johnson, was drafted by the NBA's Detroit Pistons in 2006 straight out of Los Angeles HS...Father, Ray, played basketball at Long Beach State (1982 & 1983) and profesionally...Mother, Andrea, played volleyball at Cincinnati and Central Florida and was an assistant volleyball coach at Youngstown State...She was also a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team....Anticipates majoring in business.
