Josh Jackson

POS: Position:

F Forward

HGT: Height:

6-7 6-7

WGT: Weight:

185 185

Age: Age:

23

YOG: Year of Graduation:

2016

Team:

School:

Justin-Siena H.S./Prolific Prep Academy, CA

Hometown:

Southfield, MI

USA Basketball

Gold Medals: 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
Named to the 2016 USA Junior National Select Team that will play in the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit on Dec. 14, 2015.
Participated in the 2015 USA Basketball Junior National Team October minicamp.
Member of the 2015 USA Basketball U19 National Team that captured the gold medal with a perfect 7-0 record at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Heraklion, Greece; averaged 12.1 points and 7.0 rebounds a game.
Member of the 2014 USA U17 World Championship Team that posted a 7-0 record and captured the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men gold medal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Started all seven games, averaged 10.6 ppg., 7.9 rpg. and 2.9 apg.
Member of the USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team that posted a perfect 5-0 record en route to winning gold at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Maldonado, Uruguay; started all five games and averaged 11.4 ppg. , 5.6 rpg., 1.8 apg. and 2.2 spg.
Named to the 2013-14 USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team on March 27, 2013.
Participated in the October 2012 USA Developmental National Team mini-camp, held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

As a junior at Prolific Prep in Napa Valley, California, averaged 31.2 ppg., 17.6 rpg., 5.4 apg. and 2.3 spg. while leading school to a 29-7 record; started all 36 games.
Transferred in 2014 from Detroit Consortium College Prep School (Mich.), where he guided the school to their first state title, averaging 28.0 points, 15
rebounds and six assists per game.
Led Consortium to the 2014 Class C state title as a sophomore and averaged 28 points, 15 rebounds and six assists per game.
As a freshman, led his team to a regional championship, the 2013 Michigan Class C quarterfinals and a 21-4 record; started all 25 games and averaged 18.0 ppg., 7.0 rpg., 6.0 apg., 2.0 spg. and 3.0 bpg.
Competed on the Consortium varsity team as an eighth-grader in 2011-12 and helped his squad advance to the state quarterfinals; started all 25 games and averaged 17.0 ppg., 6.0 rpg. and 5.0 apg.
Lists his best game as a 41-point, 11-rebound, seven-assist output versus Carolina Diamond AAU in 2012.
Competes in the summers for 1Nation Elite Sports.

Remembers the competitiveness displayed by athletes competing in the London Olympics.
Favorite player on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team: LeBron James because, “he plays all positions on the court.”
Plans on majoring in: sports/media communications.
If he could drive anything, it would be: something that is safe and runs well.
Top five movies of all time: King’s Ransom, Friday, Fast 5, 300 and The Pursuit of Happyness.
Favorite non-sports magazine: Jet.
Favorite sports magazine: ESPN The Magazine.
Favorite sport other than basketball: football.
Favorite class: math.
Favorite team: Miami Heat.
Favorite Olympian: Michael Phelps.
Best player ever faced: everybody he faces.
Most impressive person ever met: his dad because, “he is a strong-minded/willed male who loves and provides for his family.”
Would compare his game to: Kevin Durant.
This right-hander wears No. 11 because: it’s sweet.
Away from the court, enjoys: spending time with his family.
Most people don’t know: he likes to play chess.
Travels outside the United States to Canada once a year.