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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.12.19 - Jackson State vs. Mississippi State

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Rickea Jackson South Dakota State 11-12-21

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.12.01 - McNeese State vs. Mississippi State

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Rickea Jackson

Position:
F
Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
High School/Previous School:
Detroit Edison Public School Academy
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.

Career Honors
2022 Preseason All-SEC First Team
2021 WBCA All-America Team Honorable Mention
2021 WBCA All-Region II Team
2020 Second Team All-SEC (Coaches)
2020 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches)
2020 SEC All-Tournament Team
2020 Gillom Trophy Winner
2020 WBCA All-America Team Honorable Mention
2020 WBCA All-Region II Team
3x SEC Freshman of the Week (1/7, 2/4, 2/25)
2019 Duel in the Desert MVP and All-Tournament Team

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Led the Bulldogs in scoring during each of her first two seasons ... Eclipsed the 20-point scoring margin 11 times in her career … Owns two games with 30-plus points … Her 11 20-point games is tied for 10th-most by an MSU player since 1999 … Owns 36 double-digits scoring games through her sophomore season.

2021-22 (Junior)
Played in 15 games making 15 starts before entering the transfer portal in late January … While with the team she averaged an SEC-high 20.3 points per game along with 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.4 assists while shooting 41% from the floor, 71% from the free throw line and 24% from three … Scored at least 20 points in eight games and had a career-high 40 points against McNeese on Dec. 1 … Became just the 13^th Bulldog in program history to score at least 40 points in a game and the first since Teaira McCowan in 2017 … Her 40 points vs McNeese was also tied for the 10^th most points scored in a single game in MSU history … She led the team in scoring in eight games … Recorded two doubles on the year against Bethune-Cookman and Jackson St. … Season-high 12 rebounds against Jackson St. … Earned a season-best four blocked shots in the season-opener against Alabama St. on Nov. 9 … In four SEC games she averaged 17.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … She scored her 1,000^th career point on a free throw against Jackson St. on Dec. 19 … Transferred to Tennessee

2020-21 (Sophomore)
Averaged 14.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game … Started in 16 of State’s 19 games … Entered the 2020-21 campaign tabbed to National Player of the Year watch lists for the Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy and Wooden Award … Ranked as the No. 13 player in the country by ESPN before the season … Named a top-10 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award … Led the team in scoring (14.9 ppg) for a second straight year … Posted double-figures in 15 games … Averaged 2.0 assists per game behind four performances with four or more dimes … Worked on developing her outside shot during the offseason; Eclipsed her total 3-pointers made from her freshman season (13) by posting 18 threes as a sophomore … Paced the team in scoring nine times, assists four times, steals four times and rebounding three times … Posted 20 points, nine boards and three assists in win vs. Auburn (2/23/21) … Recorded 18 points and grabbed six rebounds at Alabama (2/21/21) … Tallied 15 points, five rebounds and four assists vs. Alabama (1/14/21) … Recorded career highs in assists (5) and steals (4) to go with 16 points in win at Florida (1/7/21) … Notched her second 20-point game of the season when she finished with 23 points against Kentucky (1/3/21) … Posted a season-high 30 points against Troy (12/14/20) behind six 3-pointers … Opened the campaign with an all-around performance against Jackson State (11/29/20), finishing with 19 points, seven boards, four assists and two blocks.

2019-20 (Freshman)
Named Second Team All-SEC and earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team after ranking fifth among all players with 16.5 ppg and eighth in field goal percentage (.480) during conference play; Only freshman that ranked inside the top 10 in both categories ... Accounted for 22 percent of Mississippi State’s scoring during conference play despite being the focal point for opposing team’s defenses ... Her eight games with 20-plus points were tied for the most by any freshman; Only freshman in the SEC to eclipse the 30-point mark ... From an offensive standpoint in conference play, Jackson scored more and at a higher clip than reigning National Freshman of the Year Rhyne Howard (14.5 ppg, 42 FG%) did in 2018-19 ... 18 of her 23 double-figure scoring efforts were 15 or more points ... Named to the SEC All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game; She recorded back-to-back double-doubles in the first two games while eclipsing the 20-point margin in both outings to lead State to a fifth-straight SEC Tournament Championship appearance ... 3x SEC Freshman of the Week honoree ... Finished the season with four double-doubles, which ranked second on the team ... Tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week after recording a career-high 34 points on 14-of-22 shooting, seven rebounds and three assists in win at Auburn; Matched the second-most points ever in a game by an MSU freshman ... Went off against 15th-ranked Kentucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, dropping 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds ... Posted 23 points, 10 boards, three assists and two steals against LSU in the SEC Tournament ... Notched her second double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds in victory over #16 Texas A&M ... Brought home MVP honors for the Duel in the Desert after posting 17.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in wins versus USF and Virginia to win the tournament title.

SUMMER 2019
Helped USA Team win the silver medal at the World University Games … Led all players for the event in scoring (22.2 ppg); Ranked second in field-goal percentage (.532) and sixth in steals (2.2 spg) … Including the friendly against Japan, averaged 20.1 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.0 assists per game … Led the team in scoring every contest during the official games … Had 10 points, four assists and four steals against Mexico (7/3/19) to open the event … Paced all scorers with 35 points on 17-of-28 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and four steals to help the U.S. defeat Chinese Taipei (7/4/19) … Finished with a game-high 16 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists and two blocks against Slovakia (7/5/19) to help the U.S. win Pool C … Recorded a double-double with 26 points and 13 rebounds against China (7/7/19) in the quarterfinals; Scored nine of the team's final 15 points to help the team erase an eight-point deficit halfway through the final quarter … Dropped 28 points on 12-of-23 shooting to go along with six rebounds and three steals in semifinal game against Japan (7/8/19) … Posted 18 points and five boards in finals versus Australia (7/10/19).

High School
2019 McDonald's All-American; First to ever sign with Mississippi State out of high school … 2018 and 2019 Gatorade Michigan Player of the Year … 2019 USA Today All-USA second team … 2019 Michigan Player of the Year and All-Michigan first team … 2019 Michigan Miss Basketball … 2017, 2018 and 2019 Class C state tournament Player of the Year … 2018 Detroit Free Press Sports Awards Girls Basketball Player of the Year and 2017 and 2018 All-State first team … 2018 Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Best of the Best All-State … 2018 Associated Press Michigan Class C Player of the Year … 2018 Detroit News Dream Team … 2018 MaxPreps All-America second team … 2016 All-State fourth team … Won a gold medal for Team USA at the 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup; Earned All-Tournament Team honors and was second on the team in scoring and ranked fifth overall with 39 total points in seven games … Ranked fifth overall and second at the wing position by ESPN HoopGurlz for the class of 2019 … Played four varsity seasons and is the all-time leading scorer at Detroit Edison Public School Academy in Michigan with 1,771 points … Helped her team as a senior in 2018-19 to a third-straight Michigan state championship and a 27-1 record; scored 28 points in the 2019 championship game and averaged 22.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 1.5 spg … As a junior in 2017-18, averaged 21.9 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2.3 spg and 1.6 bpg to lead Edison to a 24-1 slate and the 2018 Michigan Class C state championship; recorded a combined 41 points and 17 rebounds in the state semifinal and final games … As a sophomore in 2016-17, scored 21 points in the title game to help her team claim the Michigan Class C state championship; averaged 17.3 ppg, 10.2 rpg and 3.1 bpg … As a freshman in 2015-16, averaged 24.1 ppg and 8.3 rpg as Edison finished with a 9-6 record.

Personal
Full name is Rickea Jackson … Born March 16, 2001, in Royal Oak, Michigan … Daughter of Caryn Jackson and Rickey Jackson Sr. … Has three brothers, Rickey Jackson Jr., Ryon Jackson and Jordan Anderson … Mother played basketball at Kansas and brother, Rickey, played basketball at Adrian College … Volunteered locally with the Brown Bag Project, where she was a student leader who helped to organize and provide meals to the homeless … Majoring in Communications.