Jackson Named Preseason All-SEC By Media
November 20, 2020 | Women's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mississippi State's Rickea Jackson continued to earn recognition heading into the 2020-21 campaign, being named to the media's preseason All-SEC team on Friday.
Earlier in the week, Jackson was tabbed preseason first team All-SEC by the league coaches. She was also named a National Player of the Year candidate for both the Naismith Trophy and the Wade Trophy, along with teammate Jessika Carter.
Jackson, who has also been named to the 2021 Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch list, led the Bulldogs in scoring (15.1 ppg) and ranked third in rebounding (5.1 rpg) as a freshman in 2019-20. The Detroit, Michigan, native ranked fifth among all players during conference play with 16.5 points per game and eighth in field goal percentage (.480).
Jackson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after accounting for 22 percent of Mississippi State's scoring during conference play despite being the focal point for opposing team's defenses. The three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree posted eight games with 20-plus points and was the only freshman in the SEC that eclipsed the 30-point margin. For the season, she scored double digits 23 times, including 18 efforts with 15-plus points, and recorded four double-doubles.
The Bulldogs, who were picked to finish second in the league by the media, will open the 2020-21 campaign with the Hall of Fame Women's Challenge at Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 28-29. State will begin the tournament with a matchup against Maine, while UConn and Quinnipiac make up the other side of the bracket.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK."
Earlier in the week, Jackson was tabbed preseason first team All-SEC by the league coaches. She was also named a National Player of the Year candidate for both the Naismith Trophy and the Wade Trophy, along with teammate Jessika Carter.
Jackson, who has also been named to the 2021 Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch list, led the Bulldogs in scoring (15.1 ppg) and ranked third in rebounding (5.1 rpg) as a freshman in 2019-20. The Detroit, Michigan, native ranked fifth among all players during conference play with 16.5 points per game and eighth in field goal percentage (.480).
Jackson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after accounting for 22 percent of Mississippi State's scoring during conference play despite being the focal point for opposing team's defenses. The three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree posted eight games with 20-plus points and was the only freshman in the SEC that eclipsed the 30-point margin. For the season, she scored double digits 23 times, including 18 efforts with 15-plus points, and recorded four double-doubles.
The Bulldogs, who were picked to finish second in the league by the media, will open the 2020-21 campaign with the Hall of Fame Women's Challenge at Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 28-29. State will begin the tournament with a matchup against Maine, while UConn and Quinnipiac make up the other side of the bracket.
For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK."
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