OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Rivals.com
Westerville (OH) Westerville South
Ht: 6-foot-2
Wt: 190 lbs
AAU: All-Ohio Red
Listing Notre Dame, Ohio State, Akron (offer) and Ohio. Son of Buckeye great Jim Jackson.
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LitlBuck;1331656; said:I might be wrong but I am assuming this is a son of Jim Jackson.
traevon is not a great athlete insofar as explosion is concerned, but i still consider him to be a good-to-great athlete in terms of coordination and court savvy. for example, i don't consider evan turner to be an explosive athlete, but he has outstanding body control. to be sure, traevon is not his father, who was the high school reincarnate of magic johnson. however, it is very easy to see jimmy's game in traevon.fanaticbuckeye;1662643; said:From the youtube video, he doesn't appear to be explosive, but is strong and has good ability with both hands around the basket. How is his shot?
UW men's basketball: Jim Jackson's son among two recruits to commit to Badgers
By Rob Schultz
The Capital Times
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Posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010
The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team got a double dose of good recruiting news Saturday when two players orally committed to play for the Badgers.
Traevon Jackson, a 6-2 point guard from Westerville, Ohio, chose the
Badgers over Arizona State. He is the son of former Ohio State standout Jim
Jackson.
Badgers men's basketball: Traevon Jackson driven by high expectations
JIM POLZIN | Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin guard Traevon Jackson (12) drives on Indiana guard Yogi Ferrell (11) during the first half of the Badgers' victory on Tuesday night in Bloomington, Ind.
COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Greg Gard had just finished a round of interviews 35 minutes after Sunday's practice when the associate head coach for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team looked out on the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion court and saw sophomore Traevon Jackson working on his shot.
It was a familiar scene for Gard.
He saw it several times during visits to Westerville South High School in central Ohio while he was recruiting Jackson.
Gard saw it the day after the Badgers' 70-66 loss to Iowa on Jan. 19 ? Jackson went 1-for-10 from the field in that game ? when Gard brought the scout team in the gym for a rundown on Michigan State, UW's next opponent, before practice.
That Gard saw it again on Sunday didn't surprise him, even though Jackson was the hero of UW's 45-44 victory over then-No. 12 Minnesota the previous day.
"This," Gard said, motioning out on the floor toward Jackson, who had set up a chair to dribble around before pulling up for a jumper, "is not abnormal."
In fact, long days in the gym have become a habit for Jackson, who will try to help the Badgers (14-6, 5-2 Big Ten) knock off No. 11 Ohio State (15-4, 5-2) Tuesday night at Value City Arena.
Jackson shrugged off the fact he spent extra time working on his shot 24 hours after making two big baskets in the final 62 seconds against the Golden Gophers, including the winning jumper with 2.1 seconds remaining.
"I feel like if you come into the gym and you leave and you feel like you got a little bit better, then that's a good day," Jackson said. "And over time, that adds up."
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