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2013-14 SALUKI BASKETBALL
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NCAA Tournament in 1977, 93, 94, 95, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07
Career Stats
Season
GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2012-13 31 28 923 29.8 168 383 .439 38 119 .319 93 135 .689 49 118 167 5.4 90 1 61 84 15 58 467 15.1
Conference Games Only
Season
GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2012-13 18 16 526 29.2 93 215 .433 20 73 .274 55 74 .743 22 67 89 4.9 50 0 29 45 3 26 261 14.5
Returning Player Bios
DESMAR
JACKSON
Guard • 6-5 • 180 • Senior
Major:
University Studies
Hometown:
Warren, Ohio
H.S.:
Warren G. Harding
Previous School:
Wyoming
2012-13 Season
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Honorable Mention All-MVC
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MVC All-Newcomer Team
Ranked sixth in the MVC in scoring (15.1 ppg), 13th in rebound-
ing (5.4 rpg) and fourth in steals (1.9 spg)...His 58 steals were
the ninth most in a season in school history...Recorded three-
straight 20-point games — the first Saluki player to do so since
Kent Williams in 2001...A two-time winner of MVC Newcomer
of theWeek honors (Dec. 3, March 4)...Made the game-winning
3-pointer with 12 seconds left to beat Fresno State...Named to
the All-Tournament team at theWorldVision Challenge in Utah,
where he averaged 22.7 points, 7.3 rebounds...Scored double
figures all but six games...Had two double-doubles.
2011-12 Season
Sat out after transferring from Wyoming.
University of Wyoming
Scored 804 points in two seasons...Led the team in scoring
as a sophomore in 2011 with 14.6 points per game...Ranked
fifth in the Mountain West Conference in scoring and 13th in
rebounding...In a game against nationally ranked BYU, Jackson
had a season-high 23 points...Led the team in scoring 14 times
and scored in double figures in 25 of 30 games...In 2010, he
averaged 11.8 points and was named to the CollegeInsider.com
Freshman All-America Team.
Warren G. Harding High School
Averaged 20.0 points as a senior, 16.0 points as a junior and 24.0
points as a sophomore...LedWarren G. Harding to a 46-5 record
in two seasons...Was a finalist for the Ohio Player of the Year
Award his senior year...Played in the North-South All-Star game.
Dawg Bites
Born Aug. 9, 1990...Son of Valerie Jackson and Omar Provitt...
Is second-youngest of five brothers and two sisters...Majoring
in University Studies.
#3
Q&A
Favorite sports quote:
“Go
hard or go home.”
Favorite sports movie:
Love and Basketball
Favorite guilty-pleasure
movie:
Finding Nemo
If you could be be
one NBA player for a
day:
LeBron, of course
Favorite pre-game
meal:
Steak
What would you consider
a good night:
Hanging with good friends and good food.
Your celebrity crush:
Megan Fox
Favorite person to follow on twitter, Instagram, Vine:
LeBron
James, Kevin Hart
Your nickname:
Dezo
Favorite food:
Chicken
Favorite subject:
Math
Favorite TV shows:
Martin
After college, I plan to:
Play basketball
Hobby outside of basketball:
Playing video games
Favorite actor:
Kevin Hart
Favorite place to eat in southern Illinois:
Avant’s and Moe’s
Favorite video game:
2K14, Madden 14, GTA
I chose SIU because:
Their winning history
A Saluki is:
No limit
My hero:
My mother
My values:
Family, basketball, waking up every day
Talent I wish I had:
Super powers
My motto:
Do what you gotta do.
If you walked into my apartment you would say:
You have a lot of
shoes.
Not many people know this about me:
I like shopping.