Aaron Jackson

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-6
Weight:
215
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Gahanna, Ohio
Prev School:
Akron
Major:
Student Affairs in Higher Education

Career Notes
Transferred to ECU during the summer of 2017 … A three-year letterman at Akron, who redshirted his first season on campus (2013-14).

Aa A Graduate (2017-18)
Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in 24 games with eight starts in his lone with the Pirates .... Averaged 2.0 points and 2.1 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game ... Scored double figures for the only time in his ECU career with 10 points at home against Tulsa, burying a pair of 3-point attempts ... Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in the Pirates' road win over Tulane.

At Akron (2013-17)
Averaged 2.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 8.9 minutes in 90 career games … Helped the Zips earned consecutive NIT bids in 2016 and ’17, winning more than 25 games each season … Utilized his redshirt season as a freshman (2013-14) … Sustained an injury following the 2015-16 season and spent most of the offseason rehabbing … Scored double figures four times during his career with a personal-best 16 against Hiram (11/16/15) … Grabbed six rebounds as a freshman against Western Michigan in 2015 and Hiram as a junior in 2016 … Made two 3-point field goals in a game seven times … Posted a pair of steals in two games.

High School
Attended Gahanna Lincoln High School … Led his team to a 22-6 record and a spot in the 2013 OHSAA Regional finals as a senior ... Averaged 13.4 points per game … Named First-Team all-district as a senior ... Earned All-Columbus Dispatch Metro Second-Team honors during his junior and senior campaigns … Played in the 2013 Kentucky-Ohio All-Star game, helping the Ohio All-Stars to a 106-98 win with nine points ... Averaged 15.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a junior ... Helped GLHS to a spot in the district semifinals in 2012 ... Earned First-Team All-Ohio Capital Conference honors in2012 and 2013 ... Was a Second-Team All-OCC honoree as a sophomore.

Personal
Full name is Aaron Jackson, Jr. … Born in Columbus, Ohio to Aaron Jackson, Sr. and Joy Stevens … Has three siblings: Laila, Lilly and Liam ... Received his bachelor's degree from the University of Akron in sports management.