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==Early life and high school==
==Early life and high school==
Jackson began playing basketball at the age of five.<ref name="spotlight" /> He moved from his hometown of [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]] to [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]] in seventh grade.<ref name="luca">{{cite web |last1=Luca |first1=Greg |title=Jhivvan Jackson ready to reprise dominant scoring role as UTSA opens season |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/Jhivvan-Jackson-ready-to-reprise-dominant-scoring-14809190.php |website=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |access-date=January 4, 2019 |date=November 4, 2019}}</ref> He played four years of [[varsity team|varsity]] basketball at [[Trinity High School (Euless, Texas)|Trinity High School]] in [[Euless, Texas]]. As a freshman, Jackson was teammates with top [[college recruiting|recruit]] and future [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) player [[Myles Turner]]. In his senior season, he averaged 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and 2.8 steals per game.<ref name="whisler" /> and also his olde brother Jalen Jackson He scored 52 points in a 92-91 overtime win over [[Denton Guyer High School]] in the playoffs after missing the two games previous with an injured ankle.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grosbard |first1=Adam |title=Boys basketball player of the week (Feb. 26): Euless Trinity's Jhivvan Jackson |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2017/02/26/boys-basketball-player-of-the-week-feb-26-euless-trinity-s-jhivvan-jackson/ |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=[[Dallas Morning News]] |date=February 26, 2017}}</ref> Jackson was lightly recruited, his only [[NCAA Division I]] offers coming from [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]] and [[UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball|UTSA]], and was not rated by any major recruiting services. On October 16, 2016, he committed to play for UTSA, who discovered him at an all-star game in [[New York City]].<ref name="whisler">{{cite web |last1=Whisler |first1=John |title=UTSA’s Jackson making his mark as a freshman |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/UTSA-s-Jackson-making-his-mark-as-a-freshman-12510951.php |website=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |access-date=January 3, 2020 |date=January 19, 2018}}</ref>
Jackson began playing basketball at the age of five.<ref name="spotlight" /> He moved from his hometown of [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]] to [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]] in seventh grade.<ref name="luca">{{cite web |last1=Luca |first1=Greg |title=Jhivvan Jackson ready to reprise dominant scoring role as UTSA opens season |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/Jhivvan-Jackson-ready-to-reprise-dominant-scoring-14809190.php |website=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |access-date=January 4, 2019 |date=November 4, 2019}}</ref> He played four years of [[varsity team|varsity]] basketball at [[Trinity High School (Euless, Texas)|Trinity High School]] in [[Euless, Texas]]. As a freshman, Jackson was teammates with top [[college recruiting|recruit]] and future [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) player [[Myles Turner]]. In his senior season, he averaged 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and 2.8 steals per game.<ref name="whisler" /> and also his olde brother Jalen Jackson He scored 52 points in a 92-91 overtime win over [[Denton Guyer High School]] in the playoffs after missing the two games previous with an injured ankle.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grosbard |first1=Adam |title=Boys basketball player of the week (Feb. 26): Euless Trinity's Jhivvan Jackson |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2017/02/26/boys-basketball-player-of-the-week-feb-26-euless-trinity-s-jhivvan-jackson/ |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=[[Dallas Morning News]] |date=February 26, 2017}}</ref> Jackson was lightly recruited, his only [[NCAA Division I]] offers coming from [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]] and [[UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball|UTSA]], and was not rated by any major recruiting services. On October 16, 2016, he committed to play for UTSA, who discovered him at an all-star game in [[New York City]].<ref name="whisler">{{cite web |last1=Whisler |first1=John |title=UTSA's Jackson making his mark as a freshman |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/UTSA-s-Jackson-making-his-mark-as-a-freshman-12510951.php |website=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |access-date=January 3, 2020 |date=January 19, 2018}}</ref>


==College career==
==College career==
As a freshman, Jackson was named [[Conference USA]] freshman of the year and Second Team All-Conference USA.<ref>{{cite news |title=UTSA's Henson named Conference USA men's basketball coach of the year |url=https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/utsas-henson-named-conference-usa-mens-basketball-coach-of-the-year/273-526574453 |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=KENS5 |date=March 7, 2018}}</ref> He averaged 18.4 points per game to lead the team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luca |first1=Greg |title=As Jackson continues recovery, UTSA prepares for season opener |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/local_colleges/article/As-Jackson-continues-recovery-UTSA-prepares-for-13364426.php |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> Jackson tore his ACL at the end of his freshman season, cutting the year six games short. He missed the first three games of his sophomore season while recovering from the injury.<ref name="luca"/> He scored a career-high 46 points and hit a career-high eight three-pointers in a 96-88 overtime loss to [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball|Western Kentucky]] on January 31, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackson scores career high, but UTSA loses |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/Jackson-scores-career-high-but-UTSA-loses-13579346.php |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=January 31, 2019}}</ref> As a sophomore, Jackson led Conference USA in scoring with 22.9 points per game on 38.6 percent shooting from the field, combining with [[Keaton Wallace]] to form the highest scoring backcourt in Division I. Jackson was named to the First Team All-Conference USA.<ref name="luca"/> On December 21, Jackson scored 41 points in a 89-70 win over [[Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball|Illinois State]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackson scores 41 to lift UTSA over Illinois St. 89-70 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401173560 |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> He was subsequently named National Player of the Week by the [[United States Basketball Writers Association]] (USBWA), becoming the first Conference USA player to win the award since its creation in [[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009–10]].<ref name="usbwa">{{cite web |title=Jhivvan Jackson tabbed national player of the week |url=https://goutsa.com/news/2019/12/24/mens-basketball-jhivvan-jackson-tabbed-national-player-of-the-week.aspx |publisher=UTSA Athletics |access-date=January 6, 2019 |date=December 24, 2019}}</ref> On February 6, 2020, Jackson scored a season-high 45 points in an 85–81 overtime victory over [[Old Dominion Monarchs basketball|Old Dominion]].<ref name="miller">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Ed |title=Texas-San Antonio’s Jhivvan Jackson goes for a record 45 points, and Old Dominion loses another close one |url=https://www.dailypress.com/sports/college/old-dominion/vp-sp-odu-utsa-basketball-20200207-ngxkhi3jxferlptzuc7ma6olou-story.html |website=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |access-date=February 20, 2020 |date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> Jackson scored 14 points in a 84-59 loss to [[Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball|Old Dominion]] on March 4 and surpassed the 2,000 point mark.<ref>{{cite news|title=Second half leads Monarchs past Roadrunners on Wednesday in Norfolk|url=https://goutsa.com/news/2020/3/4/mens-basketball-recap-at-odu.aspx|access-date=March 5, 2020 |work=[[UTSA Roadrunners]]|date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> At the conclusion of the regular season, Jackson was named to the First Team All-Conference USA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luca |first1=Greg |title=UTSA guards Jhivvan Jackson, Keaton Wallace earn All-Conference USA honors |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/UTSA-guards-Jhivvan-Jackson-Keaton-Wallace-earn-15117839.php |access-date=March 12, 2020 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> As a junior, Jackson averaged 26.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Yamaira |title=Top 15 de los canasteros boricuas en la NCAA |url=https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/top-de-los-canasteros-boricuas-en-la-ncaa/article_c6652648-6c8a-11ea-848a-07480fc44a78.html |access-date=April 3, 2020 |work=El Vocero |date=March 23, 2020 |language=es}}</ref>
As a freshman, Jackson was named [[Conference USA]] freshman of the year and Second Team All-Conference USA.<ref>{{cite news |title=UTSA's Henson named Conference USA men's basketball coach of the year |url=https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/utsas-henson-named-conference-usa-mens-basketball-coach-of-the-year/273-526574453 |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=KENS5 |date=March 7, 2018}}</ref> He averaged 18.4 points per game to lead the team.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luca |first1=Greg |title=As Jackson continues recovery, UTSA prepares for season opener |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/local_colleges/article/As-Jackson-continues-recovery-UTSA-prepares-for-13364426.php |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=November 5, 2018}}</ref> Jackson tore his ACL at the end of his freshman season, cutting the year six games short. He missed the first three games of his sophomore season while recovering from the injury.<ref name="luca"/> He scored a career-high 46 points and hit a career-high eight three-pointers in a 96-88 overtime loss to [[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball|Western Kentucky]] on January 31, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackson scores career high, but UTSA loses |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/Jackson-scores-career-high-but-UTSA-loses-13579346.php |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=January 31, 2019}}</ref> As a sophomore, Jackson led Conference USA in scoring with 22.9 points per game on 38.6 percent shooting from the field, combining with [[Keaton Wallace]] to form the highest scoring backcourt in Division I. Jackson was named to the First Team All-Conference USA.<ref name="luca"/> On December 21, Jackson scored 41 points in a 89-70 win over [[Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball|Illinois State]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jackson scores 41 to lift UTSA over Illinois St. 89-70 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401173560 |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> He was subsequently named National Player of the Week by the [[United States Basketball Writers Association]] (USBWA), becoming the first Conference USA player to win the award since its creation in [[2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2009–10]].<ref name="usbwa">{{cite web |title=Jhivvan Jackson tabbed national player of the week |url=https://goutsa.com/news/2019/12/24/mens-basketball-jhivvan-jackson-tabbed-national-player-of-the-week.aspx |publisher=UTSA Athletics |access-date=January 6, 2019 |date=December 24, 2019}}</ref> On February 6, 2020, Jackson scored a season-high 45 points in an 85–81 overtime victory over [[Old Dominion Monarchs basketball|Old Dominion]].<ref name="miller">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Ed |title=Texas-San Antonio's Jhivvan Jackson goes for a record 45 points, and Old Dominion loses another close one |url=https://www.dailypress.com/sports/college/old-dominion/vp-sp-odu-utsa-basketball-20200207-ngxkhi3jxferlptzuc7ma6olou-story.html |website=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |access-date=February 20, 2020 |date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> Jackson scored 14 points in a 84-59 loss to [[Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball|Old Dominion]] on March 4 and surpassed the 2,000 point mark.<ref>{{cite news|title=Second half leads Monarchs past Roadrunners on Wednesday in Norfolk|url=https://goutsa.com/news/2020/3/4/mens-basketball-recap-at-odu.aspx|access-date=March 5, 2020 |work=[[UTSA Roadrunners]]|date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> At the conclusion of the regular season, Jackson was named to the First Team All-Conference USA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luca |first1=Greg |title=UTSA guards Jhivvan Jackson, Keaton Wallace earn All-Conference USA honors |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/UTSA-guards-Jhivvan-Jackson-Keaton-Wallace-earn-15117839.php |access-date=March 12, 2020 |work=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> As a junior, Jackson averaged 26.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Yamaira |title=Top 15 de los canasteros boricuas en la NCAA |url=https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/top-de-los-canasteros-boricuas-en-la-ncaa/article_c6652648-6c8a-11ea-848a-07480fc44a78.html |access-date=April 3, 2020 |work=El Vocero |date=March 23, 2020 |language=es}}</ref>


==National team career==
==National team career==

Revision as of 23:44, 1 July 2021

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jackson and the second or maternal family name is Meléndez.
Jhivvan Jackson
No. 2 – UTSA Roadrunners
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueConference USA
Personal information
Born (1998-08-27) August 27, 1998 (age 26)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican / Panamanian
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolTrinity (Euless, Texas)
CollegeUTSA (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× First-team All-Conference USA (2019–2021)
  • Second-team All-Conference USA (2018)
  • Conference USA Freshman of the Year (2018)

Jhivvan Jameel Jackson Meléndez (born August 27, 1998) is a Puerto Rican college basketball player for the UTSA Roadrunners of the Conference USA.

Early life and high school

Jackson began playing basketball at the age of five.[1] He moved from his hometown of Bayamón, Puerto Rico to Dallas, Texas in seventh grade.[2] He played four years of varsity basketball at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas. As a freshman, Jackson was teammates with top recruit and future National Basketball Association (NBA) player Myles Turner. In his senior season, he averaged 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and 2.8 steals per game.[3] and also his olde brother Jalen Jackson He scored 52 points in a 92-91 overtime win over Denton Guyer High School in the playoffs after missing the two games previous with an injured ankle.[4] Jackson was lightly recruited, his only NCAA Division I offers coming from New Mexico and UTSA, and was not rated by any major recruiting services. On October 16, 2016, he committed to play for UTSA, who discovered him at an all-star game in New York City.[3]

College career

As a freshman, Jackson was named Conference USA freshman of the year and Second Team All-Conference USA.[5] He averaged 18.4 points per game to lead the team.[6] Jackson tore his ACL at the end of his freshman season, cutting the year six games short. He missed the first three games of his sophomore season while recovering from the injury.[2] He scored a career-high 46 points and hit a career-high eight three-pointers in a 96-88 overtime loss to Western Kentucky on January 31, 2019.[7] As a sophomore, Jackson led Conference USA in scoring with 22.9 points per game on 38.6 percent shooting from the field, combining with Keaton Wallace to form the highest scoring backcourt in Division I. Jackson was named to the First Team All-Conference USA.[2] On December 21, Jackson scored 41 points in a 89-70 win over Illinois State.[8] He was subsequently named National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), becoming the first Conference USA player to win the award since its creation in 2009–10.[9] On February 6, 2020, Jackson scored a season-high 45 points in an 85–81 overtime victory over Old Dominion.[10] Jackson scored 14 points in a 84-59 loss to Old Dominion on March 4 and surpassed the 2,000 point mark.[11] At the conclusion of the regular season, Jackson was named to the First Team All-Conference USA.[12] As a junior, Jackson averaged 26.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[13]

National team career

Jackson was named to the Puerto Rico U18 team in the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.[14] He averaged 12.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in five games.[15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 UTSA 29 9 25.7 .431 .368 .768 3.2 1.8 1.0 .1 18.4
2018–19 UTSA 29 24 30.8 .386 .351 .846 4.1 2.4 1.2 .1 22.9
2019–20 UTSA 32 31 34.5 .418 .354 .852 5.6 2.4 1.4 .2 26.8
Career 90 64 30.5 .410 .357 .824 4.3 2.2 1.2 .1 20.8

Personal life

Jackson's father, LeRoy Jackson, played college basketball in the early 1990s for Oregon State before playing for Panama and professionally in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.[1] His grandfather, Flor Meléndez, played for Puerto Rico at the 1968 Olympics and professionally in Puerto Rico. Meléndez coached the national teams of Puerto Rico, Argentina and Panama as well as professional teams in Venezuela and Spain.[3]

Jackson's name, Jhivvan, is derived from the Hindi word, "Jeevan," meaning life.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Player Spotlight: Jhivvan Jackson, Euless Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Luca, Greg (November 4, 2019). "Jhivvan Jackson ready to reprise dominant scoring role as UTSA opens season". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Whisler, John (January 19, 2018). "UTSA's Jackson making his mark as a freshman". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Grosbard, Adam (February 26, 2017). "Boys basketball player of the week (Feb. 26): Euless Trinity's Jhivvan Jackson". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "UTSA's Henson named Conference USA men's basketball coach of the year". KENS5. March 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Luca, Greg (November 5, 2018). "As Jackson continues recovery, UTSA prepares for season opener". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jackson scores career high, but UTSA loses". San Antonio Express-News. January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Jackson scores 41 to lift UTSA over Illinois St. 89-70". ESPN. Associated Press. December 21, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Jhivvan Jackson tabbed national player of the week". UTSA Athletics. December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Miller, Ed (February 6, 2020). "Texas-San Antonio's Jhivvan Jackson goes for a record 45 points, and Old Dominion loses another close one". Daily Press. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Second half leads Monarchs past Roadrunners on Wednesday in Norfolk". UTSA Roadrunners. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  12. ^ Luca, Greg (March 9, 2020). "UTSA guards Jhivvan Jackson, Keaton Wallace earn All-Conference USA honors". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Perez, Yamaira (March 23, 2020). "Top 15 de los canasteros boricuas en la NCAA". El Vocero (in Spanish). Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  14. ^ Florek, Michael (April 5, 2016). "Euless Trinity's Jhivvan Jackson named to Puerto Rico's U18 national team". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "Jhivvan Jameel Jackson Melendez". FIBA. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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