· 2019-20 first-team All-Conference USA (coaches)
· 2019-20 USBWA All-District
· 2019-20 NABC first-team All-District
· Three-time 2019-20 Conference USA Player of the Week
· 2019-20 Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List
· 2019-20 preseason C-USA Player of the Year (Blue Ribbon Yearbook)
· 2019-20 preseason All-Conference USA (Blue Ribbon Yearbok)
· 2018-19 first-team All-Conference USA (coaches)
· 2018-19 USBWA All-District
· 2018-19 NABC first-team All-District
· Three-time 2018-19 Conference USA Player of the Week
· 2017-18 Conference USA Freshman of the Year
· 2017-18 Conference USA Second Team selection
· 2017-18 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
· Seven-time 2017-18 Conference USA Freshman of the Week
Junior (2019-20)
Had the most prolific scoring season in UTSA and Conference USA history, shattering single-season scoring marks in average (26.8 points per game) ... broke the school records for scoring aveage, single-season points (856), field-goals made (290), 3-pointers made (121), ranking seventh in free-throws made (155) and ninth in free-throw percentage (85.2) ... had the fourth (45 points at ODU) and eighth (41 points vs. Illinois State) best single-game scoring performances in UTSA history ... in his career, owns UTSA records for points (20.53), scoring average (22.6), field goals (686) and 3-pointers (302), ranking second in free-throw percentage (82.4) and fifth in free-throw made (379) ... in C-USA history, ranks first in single-season scoring average, single-season field goal attempts (693) and first in single-season points in C-USA games (503) ... has the second-highest scoring average in C-USA history (22.8) ... finished the year shooting 41.8 percent and 35.4 percent from deep ... averaged 5.6 rebounds per game, ranking second among players in the NCAA at six-feet and under, behind only Canisius guard Malik Johnson … combined with Keaton Wallace to form the third-highest scoring duo in the nation and the top among backcourts ... went for 37 points and 11 rebounds - his fifth double-double of the year - in a loss vs. Marshall, including a stretch of 15 straight points … scored 16 of UTSA’s 20-2 run to close the game on Sunday vs. UAB, going for 28 total points on six 3-pointers … went for his 11th 30+ point outing with 38 at FAU on Feb. 27, including eight 3-pointers and a 13-of-24 shooting night … had 27 points in OT vs. WKU, setting the UTSA school records for single-season and career scoring in the process … named C-USA Player of the Week on Monday, Feb. 10 after combining for 70 points over two games … set ODU arena and opponent records with a 45-point game in Norfolk, shooting it a program single-game record 33 times with eight made 3-pointers. Marked tied for the third-most points in C-USA single-game history, equaling Keaton Wallace’s 45-point game last year at Marshall … had 32 points and a team-high seven rebounds vs. Middle Tennessee … chipped in a game-best 25 points, with seven rebounds and five assists in a win at Rice … went for a game-high 37 points at North Texas … had 29 points and 13 rebounds at UTEP, his third double-double of the year … earned his third C-USA Player of the Week honor on Monday, Jan. 13 after going for a combined 60 points over a 2-0 week, including a 37-point outburst vs. LA Tech where he drained eight 3’s … finished with 37 points, five rebounds and six assists in a win vs. LA Tech … had 30 points with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in just under 40 minutes at FIU … tabbed USBWA National Player of the Week and C-USA Player of the Week for the second straight week after combining for 69 points in games vs. Illinois State & Oregon State … earned a season-high 41 points in a win over Illinois State, with five rebounds, two assists and one steal in 31 minutes, connecting on 12 of 25 from the field, 5 of 11 from 3 point range and 12 of 12 from the charity stripe … 12 of 12 from the free-throw line vs. ISU equaled a single-game UTSA record and Jackson became the 10th player in program history with at least 10 makes without a miss in a game … had 28 points - including five 3-pointers - with five rebounds, five assists and three steals in 38 minutes vs. Oregon State in Houston’s Toyota Center … went 11 of 24 from the field with three 3-pointers and 28 points in a win over UTPB, setting a new career high with 14 rebounds, adding four assists and one steal in 31 minutes … had a season-best 33 points on 13-of-26 shooting with five 3-pointers in a rivalry win at Texas State, adding a team-leading seven rebounds and three steals … went for 30 points in a loss vs. Prairie View A&M … had 31 points in the home-opening win over Wiley College, including 23 points in the second half … went for 24 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in a season-opening loss at Oklahoma … had 32 points and five boards in a loss vs. Southern Illinois in the opening of the Sunshine Slam … added 21 points and five boards vs. Oakland and 26 points and four rebounds vs. Delaware to earn all-Sunshine Slam honors.
Sophomore (2018-19)
The third all-time conference scoring champion (22.9 ppg) in program history and the first since LeRoy Hurd in 2003-04 (19.4 ppg) ... ranks 15th in the NCAA in points per game (22.9) ... had the third-best single-season scoring average in school history ... second-most 3-pointers made in a single season ... seventh in NCAA in 3-pointers made per game ... ranks ninth in UTSA career history with 1,1,97 points ... one of only two players to make at least 100 3-pointers in a single-season (104) ... Jackson had a stretch of eight consecutive games with 20 or more points and finished with 23 games of 20+ points in 2018-19, the second-most in UTSA history ... hit 84.6 percent from the free-throw line, the ninth-highest in UTSA single-season history ... made 222 shots from the field, ranking fourth in UTSA single-season annals ... is averaging 20.6 points per game in his career, ranking second in UTSA history ... had hit on 181 career 3-pointers, ranking fourth in program history ... is shooting 80.6 percent from the free-throw line in his career, ranking third in UTSA history ... named C-USA Player of the Week three times ... the first USBWA All-District selection since LeRoy Hurd in 2003-04 ... named first-team All-Conference USA in a voting of league coaches and media ... has the highest single-season points per game average since Derrick Gervin in 1984-85 ... had the highest single-game scoring output in C-USA history, going for 46 points at Western Kentucky ... 46 points ranked as the third-highest single-game scoring total in UTSA annals ... joins Keaton Wallace as the nation's leading backcourt scoring duo, checking in as the fourth-highest scoring duo in the NCAA ... combined to lead the nation in 3-pointers made ... had a career-high 46 points at WKU, playing 44 minutes, the third-most points in a game in UTSA history and the second-most in C-USA annals ... had 30 points at Marshall, with Wallace chipping in 45, with nine rebounds ... was named C-USA player of the week after averaging 38.5 points during the road trip at WKU and Marshall, a pair of overtime thrillers ... became the youngest player, and second-fastest in terms of games played (50) to 1,000 career points in a home tilt vs. FIU ... has 16 games of at least 20 points ... started the game 2 of 10 and finished with 21 points on 7 of 24 shooting in a win over first place ODU, tying his career high with five assists ... went for 28 points, four rebounds and six treys in a win over Charlotte ... had 22 points, three boards and three assists in 36 minutes at UAB, including five 3-pointers ... bounced back from a sluggish start at MT to post 28 points, two rebounds and two assists ... after starting 0 for 7, finished with buckets in 6 of his last 11 in a 17 points, three assist, two rebounds, two steal game vs. North Texas ... splashed the game-winning, contested jumper with 1.6 seconds left in regulation to seal the win ... had a game-high 24 points in a win over Rice, adding five boards ... went for 24 points in a win at UTEP, playing a career-best 38 minutes ... after a 13 point game, while battling foul trouble, in a win over UTEP on Jan. 3, had his streak of 20+ points in eight consecutive games snapped just shy of the program mark of nine straight by Derrick Gervin in 1984-85 ... had career highs in points (32) and rebounds (10) in his first career double-double in a win over SE Oklahoma State, connecting on 8 of 8 free throws ... went for a team-high 22 points in a career-high tying 36 minutes at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, connecting on 4 of 9 threes ... ut up 23 points in 25 minutes (8 of 21 shooting) including 5 of 11 from 3-point land, in a win over Bethany [Kan.] ... led the team with 20 points in a season-high 32 minutes vs. Arkansas ... totaled a season-high 28 points in 25 minutes of his first start of the year vs. Mid-America Christian. Connected on four three-point efforts ... continued splashing debut in return from injury, going for a team-high 22 points, including five triples, in a season-high 26 minutes vs. Texas State ... went for 21 points in just 21 minutes at Houston Baptist, setting season highs with an 11 of 12 outing at the charity stripe ... returned to the lineup off the bench in the Gulf Coast Showcase, playing in 15 minutes in each of the three games, including a 21 point effort vs. FGCU.
Freshman (2017-18)
Conference USA Freshman of the Year … All-Conference USA Second Team … Conference USA All-Freshman Team … seven-time Conference USA Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan. 8, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 19) … Set the UTSA freshman single-season scoring record with 534 points (18.4 per game) in 2017-18 ... appeared in first 29 contests with starts in final nine before suffering season-ending injury on Feb. 24 … totaled 747 minutes of play (25.8 per game) … averaged 18.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game … 18.4 points per game led UTSA, ranked fifth in C-USA and sixth among freshmen in the NCAA … 534 total points set the UTSA freshman single-season scoring record … shot 43.1 percent from the field (174 of 404), including 36.8 percent (77 of 209) from three, and 76.8 percent (109 of 142) at the free-throw line … 2.7 3-pointers per game average ranked second on the team and fifth in C-USA … tallied three 30-point, 14 20-point and 25 double-figure scoring performances … made three or more 3-pointers in 17 contests and shot 40.0 percent or better 21 times … UTSA’s leading scorer 18 times, steals leader seven times and assists leader three times … had a 17-game double-digit scoring streak before suffering injury four minutes into the LA Tech game (Feb. 24) … scored a season-high 31 points (11 of 17 FG, 4 of 10 3FG, 5 of 6 FT) to outscore Oklahoma’s Trae Young, the NCAA’s leading scorer, 31-28 in six less minutes off the bench (Dec. 4) … scored five points, including the tying and winning free throws, in final 31 seconds at Texas State (Nov. 15) as UTSA erased a nine point deficit with 70 seconds to play to win against its I-35 rival … totaled 30 points on 11 makes, including four 3-pointers, at Southern Miss (Jan. 6) … nearly double-doubled with 10 points and a season-high nine rebounds in win at UTEP (Feb. 10) … poured in 30 points on 11 field goals, including four 3-pointers, and four free throws to lead the Roadrunners to an overtime win at Charlotte (Feb. 17).
Prior to UTSA
Four-year member of the varsity squad at Trinity High School in Euless for head coach Mark Villines ... helped lead the Trojans to the state playoffs each season ... four-time all-district performer ... scored more than 2,000 career points ... averaged 22.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.1 assistants per game in 2016-17 ... poured in 52 points in a 92-91 overtime victory against No. 15-ranked Denton Guyer in the first round of the playoffs, and also torched the Wildcats for 49 in a December matchup as a senior ... scored 36 in a double-overtime loss to Duncanville in the area round in March 2017 ... averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.8 steals per game as a junior en route to District 7-6A Offensive Player of the Year and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) 6A All-Region I honors ... honored as the the District 7-6A MVP and a TABC 6A All-Region I pick as a sophomore ... collected All-District 6-5A second-team honors as a freshman while playing alongside current Indiana Pacers star Myles Turner ... member of the U18 Puerto Rico National Team ... starred for RM5 Elite on the Nike Youth Basketball League circuit in summer 2016.
Personal
Native of Bayamón, Puerto Rico ... son of Yanira Melendez and Leroy Jackson ... has one brother, Jalen ... moved from Puerto Rico to Dallas in the sixth grade.