====== C.J. Jackson ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2019-20|2019-20]]
  * **Number:** 3
  * **Position:** G/F
  * **Height:** 6' 6"
  * **Weight:** 185
  * **Hometown:** Atlanta GA
  * **High School:** Greenforest
  * **Prep School:** Athens Prep (Athens TN)
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Transfer To:** Florida Southwestern State
  * **Birthday:** September 12((https://twitter.com/UMassBasketball/status/1172242362699005953))

===== At UMass =====
  * Signed NLI on 5/15/2019.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2019/5/15/mens-basketball-sean-east-c-j-jackson-sign-national-letters-of-intent-with-mens-hoops.aspx))((https://twitter.com/ChrisJack1_/status/1128440502452404227))

==== 2019-20 Freshman year ====
{{:jackson_cj_roster_photo_2019-20.jpg?nolink|Roster photo 2019-20}}

  * Found precious few minutes of playing time, only getting into 15 games.
  * Made college debut in the Northeastern game (11/12).  Checked in with 25 seconds left on the clock.
  * Got 5 minutes of work in the rout of Central Connecticut (11/16).  Hit 2 of 4 shots, including a three, for 5 points.
  * Three minutes of action at Harvard (12/7), with 1-2 shooting for 2 points.
  * Meaningful minutes versus Maine (12/20), checking in early in the first half, and playing a total of 24.  Finished 4-9 from the floor with a pair of threes, for 10 points, plus 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and three steals.
  * Appeared in four games over the next month, but on spot duty, 14 minutes total.
  * Got a start at George Mason (1/22) as Coach McCall shook up the lineup after the blowout loss to GW (1/18).  Hit 2 foul shots and got a steal, but no other numbers in 8 minutes of action.
  * Got a total of 21 minutes in spot duty the rest of the season, few meaningful minutes, and only 3 points scored.

==== Statistics ====
^Season^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^
|2019-20|15|1|75|5.0|8|25|.320|4|11|.364|4|14|.286|2|4|.500|22|1.5|2|1|3|0.2|3|5|0|5|4|0|

==== UMass bests ====
^ ^with UMass^
|Points|10 - vs Maine (12/20/19)|
|Field Goals|4 - vs Maine (12/20/19)|
|Field Goals Att.|9 - vs Maine (12/20/19)|
|3-pt FGs|2 - vs Maine (12/20/19)|
|3-pt FGAs|6 - vs Maine (12/20/19)|
|Free Throws|2 - at George Mason (1/22/20)|
|Free Throw Att.|2 - twice, last at George Mason (1/22/20)|
|Rebounds|2 - vs Maine (12/20/19)|
|Assists|1 - three times, last at Richmond (2/29/20)|
|Blocks|0|
|Steals|3 - vs Maine (12/20/19)|
|Minutes|24 - vs Maine (12/20/19)|

===== Post-UMass =====
  * Opted to transfer out of UMass after the end of the 2019-20 season.((https://twitter.com/ChrisJack1_/status/1240010295613014029))  Ultimately chose [[https://www.fswbucs.com/sports/mbkb/index|Florida Southwestern State]] (JuCo)((https://twitter.com/ChrisJack1_/status/1257823747664379905))((https://twitter.com/ChrisJack1_/status/1258930355794579456))
  * March 2022: Committed to play for [[wp>Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball|Texas–Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)]] in the [[wp>Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] in the 2022-23 season.((https://twitter.com/ChrisJack1_/status/1505995236966813703))

===== Pre-UMass =====
==== High School ====
  * Spent 2018-19 season at Athens Prep in Athens, Tenn.
  * Posted 23 points and eight rebounds against Saint Louis Christian to earn game MVP honors
  * Dropped in 24 points against Hamilton Heights
  * Averaged over 15 points and more than four rebounds per game as a senior at Greenforest High School in Decatur, Ga. in 2017-18 season
  * Recorded six 20-plus point games with four double-doubles on the year

===== External Links =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/c-j-jackson/11307|Official roster page from UMass Athletics]]\\
[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/cj-jackson-2.html|Sports Reference - C.J. Jackson]]\\
[[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/CJ-Jackson/Summary/151724|RealGM.com - C.J. Jackson]]\\
[[https://twitter.com/llmbcj|Twitter - C.J. Jackson]]

{{tag>"Players" "Jersey # 3" "Guard Forwards" "Players from Georgia" "Prep School Athens Prep" "Played for Matt McCall" "Transfers Outgoing"}}