'15 TeeJay Jackson
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- Year:
- 2015
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- Position:
- Forward
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- Team:
- Men's Basketball
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- IHCC Years:
- 1988-90
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- Career Highlights:
- NJCAA All-American • 29.2 PPG, 10.0 RPG as a freshman • 19.2 PPG, 9.3 RPG as a sophomore • IHCC single season, career scoring record • University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Jackson, 25 years after ending his Indian Hills hoops career, is still the school's all-time leading scorer and holds a number of other offensive records as well. In his first season with the Warriors, Jackson averaged an eye-popping 29.2 points a game, fourth in the nation, and also collected 10 rebounds per contest. He scored 30 or more points in 14 games and four times scored 40 or more points while garnering Honorable Mention All-American honors, the second basketball All-American in school history. The next season, with a stronger supporting cast, Jackson still averaged 19.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. He left IHCC with school single-season records for points scored, field goal attempted and made, and free throws attempted and made, and he remains the career leader in points, field goals attempts and field goals. Jackson, who came to Indian Hills from Bolingbrook, Ill., concluded his playing career and continued his education at Tennessee-Chattanooga.