====== Jackson Cronin ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2022-23|2022-23]], [[season_2023-24|2023-24]]
  * **Number:** 22 (wore 4 in 2022-23)
  * **Position:** G
  * **Height:** 6' 1"
  * **Weight:** 185
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>Great Neck, New York|Great Neck NY]]
  * **High School:** [[wp>John L. Miller Great Neck North High School|Great Neck North]]
  * **Prep School:** ?
  * **Transfer From:** [[opponent_nebraska|Nebraska]]
  * **Transfer To:** [[https://yumacs.com/sports/mens-basketball|Yeshiva]]
  * **Birthday:** April 22, 2003((https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jackson-cronin/43033))

===== At UMass =====
{{ :cronin_jackson_roster_photo_2022-23.jpg?nolink&130|Jackson Cronin roster photo 2022-23}}
{{ :cronin_jackson_roster_photo_final_2023-24.jpg?nolink&120|Jackson Cronin roster photo 2023-24}}
  * Joined the Minutemen in 2022 as a preferred walk-on.((https://twitter.com/MLBergman_/status/1534676341618003970))  Played his freshman year at [[opponent_nebraska|Nebraska]].
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jackson-cronin/14562|Roster page at UMassAthletics.com]]

==== 2023-24 Season ====
  * Was not dressed/available for any of the first seven games
  * Was in uniform for the [[game20231216_west_virginia|West Virginia game (12/16)]]
  * His father later revealed that Jackson had hip surgery and was recovering early in the season((https://twitter.com/theeshoe/status/1762911929796841887))
  * Got just one minute of playing time on the season, near the end of the game [[game20240227_george_washington|at GW (2/27)]]

==== 2022-23 Season ====
  * Was tabbed as the preferred walk-on, but appeared in fewer games than fellow walk-ons [[John Kelly]] and [[marcus_ryan|Ryan Marcus]]
  * May have been limited by injury during the season.  Was on the bench in street clothes but no reporting on the specific reason
  * Appeared at the end of the [[game20221107_central_connecticut|CCSU game (11/7)]]
  * Connected on his field goal attempt against [[game20221205_albany|Albany (12/5)]]

===== Nebraska (2021-22) =====
{{ ::cronin_jackson_roster_photo_2021-22.jpg?direct&100|Jackson Cronin roster photo (Nebraska) 2021-22}}
  * As a walk-on with the Huskers, appeared in 12 games, 7 of which were [[wp>Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] games.
  * Logged his first collegiate time versus Idaho State (11/19).
  * Snared his first rebound versus Southern (11/21).
  * Took his first shot versus South Dakota (11/27), but missed.
  * Hit his first field goal versus Northwestern (2/5).  Also went to the line for the first time, but went 0-2.
  * Hit a 2 and 3-pointer at Iowa (2/13).
  * [[https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jackson-cronin/43033|Roster page on Huskers.com]]

===== Statistics =====
^Season^School^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
|2021-22|Nebraska|12|0|15|1.3|3|5|.600|2|4|.500|1|1|1.000|0|2|.000|7|0.6|0|1|1|0.1|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|2022-23|UMass|2|0|2|1.0|1|1|1.000|1|1|1.000|0|0|--|0|0|--|2|1.0|0|0|0|0.0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|2023-24|UMass|1|0|1|1.0|0|0|--|0|0|--|0|0|--|0|0|--|0|0.0|0|0|0|0.0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Total|UMass|3|0|3|1.0|1|1|1.000|1|1|1.000|0|0|--|0|0|--|2|0.7|0|0|0|0.0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Career|Overall|15|0|18|1.2|4|6|.667|3|5|.600|1|1|1.000|0|2|.000|9|0.6|0|1|1|0.1|0|0|0|0|0|0|

From Sports-Reference.com: [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jackson-cronin-1.html|Stats]], [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jackson-cronin-1/gamelog/|Game Logs]]

===== Career highs =====
From [[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jackson-Cronin/Bests/182982|RealGM.com]]

===== Post-UMass =====
  * 2024-25: Committed to [[https://yumacs.com/sports/mens-basketball|Yeshiva]] (D-III),((https://x.com/jackson_cronin/status/1797985472343597394)) along with his younger brother Luke.((https://x.com/luke_cronin_1/status/1800222069004841127))
  * Appeared in six games across November and December 2024, but appeared to have left the team after that, as his roster page was deactivated.((https://yumacs.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2024-25))
===== Pre-UMass =====
  * Played four seasons at Great Neck North High School for Coach Kevin Graham.
  * Two-time All-Nassau County selection, averaging more than 20 points per game as a junior and senior.
  * Played just eight games because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but averaged 21.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, highlighted by a 40-point effort against Sewanhaka High School.
  * Earned all-county accolades for the first time in 2019-20, as he averaged 21.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 5.3 apg.
  * Broke into the starting lineup during his sophomore campaign, averaging 11.6 ppg.
  * Played AAU basketball for The NY Gauchos and NY adidas, and played in the Maccabi Pan American games in 2019 for the U16 USA Team, earning a gold medal.

===== Personal =====
  * Jackson is the son of Steve and Joanna Cronin, and was born on April 22, 2003, in Great Neck, N.Y.
  * He has one brother (Luke) and one sister (Pelle).  Luke played for [[opponent_george_washington|GW]] in 2023-24.((https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/luke-cronin/8643))((https://issuu.com/theislandnow1/docs/new_hyde_park_2023_01_27/s/18160117))
  * Majored in finance at Nebraska.
  * Father (Steve) played collegiately at [[opponent_tufts|Tufts]].

===== External Links =====
  * Twitter: [[https://twitter.com/jackson_cronin|@jackson_cronin]]

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