Florida Gators

Jessica Jackson played one full season for the Gators, opting to transfer mid-way through her sophomore year … earned 2006 Southeastern Conference Freshman Academic Honor Roll accolades … has Type I diabetes and signing with a school that has outstanding medical facilities was an important part of her decision process to attend UF.

Sophomore Year (2006-07)
Left UF following the game against Nebraska on Dec. 29 … transferred to Memphis in January of 2007 … appeared in 13 of 14 games, missing the Dec. 8 game at TCU … averaged 12.7 minutes of the bench … recorded 4.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game … scored a career-high 13 points against IUPUI (Nov. 21) … collected a career-high eight rebounds twice, last at FSU … played a career-long 26 minutes at Xavier … one double-figure scoring game.

Freshman Year (2005-06)
Played in 19 games, totaling 107 minutes ... second post player off the bench ... four double-figure minute games played ... scored in eight games, including a season-high six points in each of the first two games, hitting a combined 6-of-12 from the floor ... totaled 24 points and 18 rebounds ... played a valuable four minutes in the first half of the SEC Tournament first-round win against  Mississippi State  (March 2), scoring two points with one rebound when UF’s starting frontcourt was in foul trouble ... scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting with three rebounds in 12 minutes versus Stetson (Nov. 27) ... saw 11 minutes of action in the season-opener against St. Francis (NY), scoring six points on 3-of-8 shooting ... earned 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll accolades.

High School
Graduated in June of 2005 from Craigmont High School, where she was coached by Tim Anderson … played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Ridgeway High School under coach Lisa Moore … voted 2005 Associated Press Tennessee All-State Class AAA First Team … finalist for the 2005 McDonald’s All-American game … rated No. 38 in Blue Star’s listing of the Top 100 seniors …named to the 2003, 2004 and 2005 TSSAA All-Tournament Team, District 16AAA … member of the winning team that captured the 2005 adidas Senior All-Star game … USA Today honorable mention All-American in 2003 and 2004 … Street & Smith recognition in 2002 and 2003 … broke school record for blocked shots in 2002, 2004 and 2005 … helped the Lady Chiefs her junior year to a 34-4 record and advanced the final of the Tennessee Class AAA state championship game … starred with the AAU team Memphis Showboats with current Gator teammate LaToya Bullard, whose father David coached the team … captured the 2002 adidas 17-and-Under title at the Deep South Classic … member of the 1999 Memphis Waves, that captured the 11 and Under AAU national championship … helped Ridgeway HS’s volleyball team win the 2001 and 2002 Regional and District titles.