2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Ian Jackson
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- The Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- Our Saviour Lutheran
Bio
FRESHMAN SEASON (2024-25)
Voted to the ACC's All-Freshman Team • Finalist for the Kyle Macy Freshman of the Year award • Averaged 11.9 points, second on the team • Was second on the team in scoring in ACC games at 13.5 ppg • Shot 45.6% from the floor, including 39.5% from three (60 of 152) • Second on the team in 3FGs and attempts • Scored in double figures 19 times (UNC 14-5) • Second on the team with eight 20-point games (27 at Notre Dame, 26 vs. Campbell, 24 vs. UCLA, 23 vs. Alabama, 23 at Louisville, 21 at NC State, 20 vs. Cal and 23 at Syracuse) • Led the Tar Heels in scoring 10 times, second most on the team (UNC 8-2) • No other Tar Heel other than RJ Davis (18 times) led UNC in scoring more than three times • Made a three in 30 of his 36 games (DNP vs. American due to a lower leg injury), including multiple 3FGs 15 times (UNC 11-4) • Made three or more 3FGs nine times • Only Tar Heel to make five three-pointers in three different games, all of which came on the road at NC State, Syracuse and Virginia Tech • Became the first Tar Heel freshmen ever to score 23 or more points in four straight games (UCLA through Notre Dame) • First to score 20 or more in four in a row since Tyler Hansbrough (2005-06) and first to lead UNC in scoring in four straight since Cole Anthony (2019-20) • Dick Vitale's Diaper Dandy of the Week for his play at Louisville and Notre Dame • USBWA Freshman of the Week following the Campbell game • Was 9 for 34 from the floor, 5 of 19 from three and averaged 4.3 ppg in the last six games • Made 40% of his field goals from three (58% of his 38 field goals over the last 12 games were threes) • Second on the team in percentage of shots taken (0.1% behind RJ Davis) and third in usage behind Davis and Elliot Cadeau.
2024-25 Game Highlights: Made three 3FGs for nine points vs. San Diego State, his first time with multiple threes in five games • Tied his season high with five threes and scored a game-high 19 points in the win at Virginia Tech • Was the 10th time he led the Tar Heels in scoring (UNC 8-2) and third time he made five 3FGs • Hit all three of his 3FG attempts and shared team scoring honors with 16 points in 17 minutes vs. Virginia • Tied his season high with five 3FGs and led UNC with 23 points at Syracuse • Had totaled 20 points in the previous four games • Hit four 3FGs and scored 16 points in the first half, staking the Tar Heels to a 42-34 lead • Hit a three to stop an 8-0 Orange run that tied the game at 60 • Was 8 for 15 from the floor (had made six field goals in the previous four games) • Hit two 3FGs and scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half in the win over Boston College • Game-high 20 points and tied his season high with seven boards vs. Cal (sixth time in seven games he led UNC in scoring) • Game-high 21 points and five 3FGs in the win at NC State • Made 6 of 9 from the floor (4 of 5 3FGs) in the second half in Raleigh • Three-pointer with 1:58 to play gave UNC a 61-59 lead • Three 3FGs, season-high seven rebounds and scored 18 points vs. SMU (15 in the second half) • Scored 17 first-half points and finished with a season-high 27 in the win at Notre Dame (outscored the Irish, 15-14, over the first 11-plus minutes) • His 11 field goals at UND were the most by a Tar Heel this season • Was the fourth straight game he led UNC in scoring • Season-high 7 for 11 from the line and 7 for 15 from the floor for a team-high 23 points at Louisville • ACC Rookie of the Week following his 26-point performance vs. Campbell on 12/29 • Scored 24 points, 13 in the first half, in the win over UCLA • Hit three first-half threes vs. the Bruins • The 24 points were the second most ever by a Tar Heel freshman in Madison Square Garden • Scored all 11 of his points vs. Florida in the second half, including six straight and nine of 14 points that helped the Tar Heels pull within a point • Made 10 of 17 from the floor, made three 3FGs and scored a game-high 23 points against 10th-ranked Alabama • Most points by a Tar Heel freshman since 2021 (Caleb Love 25 vs. Duke) • First 10-FG game by a freshman since Cole Anthony in 2019-20 • Three-pointer helped fuel UNC's 21-point comeback win over Dayton • Went 6 for 6 from the line, hit a big three-pointer to end the first half to give UNC a seven-point lead and finished with 11 points at Hawai'i • First double-figure scoring game as a Tar Heel when he hit two threes and totaled 10 points at No. 1 Kansas.
PREP
Came to UNC from Our Saviour Lutheran High School in The Bronx, where he was coached by Peter Wehye • Averaged 23.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in Overtime Elite for OSL (which went by the team name Jelly Fam when they played in Overtime Elite) • Transferred to OSL after three years at Cardinal Hayes, where he topped the 1,000-point mark • Averaged 19.8 points, five rebounds and four assists as a junior, when Hayes won the Class AA state title • Earned first-team All-OTE honors as a senior • Participated in several all-star games, including the McDonald’s All-American game, where he scored 21 points, and the Nike Hoop Summit • Had a team-high four assists as USA beat the World Team, 98-75 • Named Most Improved Player in Damian Lillard’s Formula Zero Elite Camp in Phoenix in August 2024 • MaxPreps named him the National Sophomore of the Year in 2022 after averaging 19.8 points and four assists in leading Hayes to the state title • Represented USA Basketball in the 2021 FIBA U16 Americas (gold), 2022 U17 World Championships (gold) and 2023 U19 World Cup • In 2021, he averaged 9.3 points in six games, while putting up 11.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in seven games at the 2022 event • Member of the 2024 USA Men’s Junior National Select Team • Played for the Wiz Kids 3SSB.
Personal: Born Feb. 14, 2005, in Harlem, N.Y. • Son of Dwight Jackson and Latisha Simon • One of seven brothers • Hosts a podcast “CaptainJackPod.”
Voted to the ACC's All-Freshman Team • Finalist for the Kyle Macy Freshman of the Year award • Averaged 11.9 points, second on the team • Was second on the team in scoring in ACC games at 13.5 ppg • Shot 45.6% from the floor, including 39.5% from three (60 of 152) • Second on the team in 3FGs and attempts • Scored in double figures 19 times (UNC 14-5) • Second on the team with eight 20-point games (27 at Notre Dame, 26 vs. Campbell, 24 vs. UCLA, 23 vs. Alabama, 23 at Louisville, 21 at NC State, 20 vs. Cal and 23 at Syracuse) • Led the Tar Heels in scoring 10 times, second most on the team (UNC 8-2) • No other Tar Heel other than RJ Davis (18 times) led UNC in scoring more than three times • Made a three in 30 of his 36 games (DNP vs. American due to a lower leg injury), including multiple 3FGs 15 times (UNC 11-4) • Made three or more 3FGs nine times • Only Tar Heel to make five three-pointers in three different games, all of which came on the road at NC State, Syracuse and Virginia Tech • Became the first Tar Heel freshmen ever to score 23 or more points in four straight games (UCLA through Notre Dame) • First to score 20 or more in four in a row since Tyler Hansbrough (2005-06) and first to lead UNC in scoring in four straight since Cole Anthony (2019-20) • Dick Vitale's Diaper Dandy of the Week for his play at Louisville and Notre Dame • USBWA Freshman of the Week following the Campbell game • Was 9 for 34 from the floor, 5 of 19 from three and averaged 4.3 ppg in the last six games • Made 40% of his field goals from three (58% of his 38 field goals over the last 12 games were threes) • Second on the team in percentage of shots taken (0.1% behind RJ Davis) and third in usage behind Davis and Elliot Cadeau.
2024-25 Game Highlights: Made three 3FGs for nine points vs. San Diego State, his first time with multiple threes in five games • Tied his season high with five threes and scored a game-high 19 points in the win at Virginia Tech • Was the 10th time he led the Tar Heels in scoring (UNC 8-2) and third time he made five 3FGs • Hit all three of his 3FG attempts and shared team scoring honors with 16 points in 17 minutes vs. Virginia • Tied his season high with five 3FGs and led UNC with 23 points at Syracuse • Had totaled 20 points in the previous four games • Hit four 3FGs and scored 16 points in the first half, staking the Tar Heels to a 42-34 lead • Hit a three to stop an 8-0 Orange run that tied the game at 60 • Was 8 for 15 from the floor (had made six field goals in the previous four games) • Hit two 3FGs and scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half in the win over Boston College • Game-high 20 points and tied his season high with seven boards vs. Cal (sixth time in seven games he led UNC in scoring) • Game-high 21 points and five 3FGs in the win at NC State • Made 6 of 9 from the floor (4 of 5 3FGs) in the second half in Raleigh • Three-pointer with 1:58 to play gave UNC a 61-59 lead • Three 3FGs, season-high seven rebounds and scored 18 points vs. SMU (15 in the second half) • Scored 17 first-half points and finished with a season-high 27 in the win at Notre Dame (outscored the Irish, 15-14, over the first 11-plus minutes) • His 11 field goals at UND were the most by a Tar Heel this season • Was the fourth straight game he led UNC in scoring • Season-high 7 for 11 from the line and 7 for 15 from the floor for a team-high 23 points at Louisville • ACC Rookie of the Week following his 26-point performance vs. Campbell on 12/29 • Scored 24 points, 13 in the first half, in the win over UCLA • Hit three first-half threes vs. the Bruins • The 24 points were the second most ever by a Tar Heel freshman in Madison Square Garden • Scored all 11 of his points vs. Florida in the second half, including six straight and nine of 14 points that helped the Tar Heels pull within a point • Made 10 of 17 from the floor, made three 3FGs and scored a game-high 23 points against 10th-ranked Alabama • Most points by a Tar Heel freshman since 2021 (Caleb Love 25 vs. Duke) • First 10-FG game by a freshman since Cole Anthony in 2019-20 • Three-pointer helped fuel UNC's 21-point comeback win over Dayton • Went 6 for 6 from the line, hit a big three-pointer to end the first half to give UNC a seven-point lead and finished with 11 points at Hawai'i • First double-figure scoring game as a Tar Heel when he hit two threes and totaled 10 points at No. 1 Kansas.
PREP
Came to UNC from Our Saviour Lutheran High School in The Bronx, where he was coached by Peter Wehye • Averaged 23.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in Overtime Elite for OSL (which went by the team name Jelly Fam when they played in Overtime Elite) • Transferred to OSL after three years at Cardinal Hayes, where he topped the 1,000-point mark • Averaged 19.8 points, five rebounds and four assists as a junior, when Hayes won the Class AA state title • Earned first-team All-OTE honors as a senior • Participated in several all-star games, including the McDonald’s All-American game, where he scored 21 points, and the Nike Hoop Summit • Had a team-high four assists as USA beat the World Team, 98-75 • Named Most Improved Player in Damian Lillard’s Formula Zero Elite Camp in Phoenix in August 2024 • MaxPreps named him the National Sophomore of the Year in 2022 after averaging 19.8 points and four assists in leading Hayes to the state title • Represented USA Basketball in the 2021 FIBA U16 Americas (gold), 2022 U17 World Championships (gold) and 2023 U19 World Cup • In 2021, he averaged 9.3 points in six games, while putting up 11.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in seven games at the 2022 event • Member of the 2024 USA Men’s Junior National Select Team • Played for the Wiz Kids 3SSB.
Personal: Born Feb. 14, 2005, in Harlem, N.Y. • Son of Dwight Jackson and Latisha Simon • One of seven brothers • Hosts a podcast “CaptainJackPod.”
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