Jackson had previously earned the same honors from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association on Tuesday. It marks the second consecutive season she has garnered honorable mention from those organizations.
The 6-foot-2 forward from Detroit leads Tennessee and ranks second in the SEC this season in scoring at 19.4 points per game (19.9 in SEC play) and contributes a team-high 8.0 rebounds per contest while adding 2.4 assists per outing. She is shooting 47.1 percent from the field and 76.3 percent from the free throw line after overcoming an early-season injury that sidelined her for eight games. Jackson also leads the team in charges taken with six.
In match-ups against ranked teams, Jackson has elevated her play even more, putting up 23.4 ppg. and 10.0 rpg. in those contests. Over UT’s last nine outings, which have included three meetings with No. 1 South Carolina and one with No. 8 LSU, the Big Orange star has averaged 20.9 ppg. and 8.1 rpg. while shooting 49 percent from the field and 76 percent from the charity stripe. In UT’s one-point SEC Tournament semifinal loss to South Carolina, Jackson fueled her team with 22 points, nine rebounds and a career-best eight assists.
The fifth-year standout has recorded three double-doubles this season and 11 games with 20 or more points scored. The latter number has increased her two-year total on Rocky Top to 27, which ranks as the fifth-best ever by a Lady Vol behind only program legends Chamique Holdsclaw, Bridgette Gordon, Candace Parker and Tamika Catchings.
Also reflective of her scoring prowess, Jackson has tallied 1,117 points in only 58 games at Tennessee, ranking No. 39 on a UT all-time scorer’s list that primarily features players who spent three or four seasons in Knoxville.
For career point production, she has generated 2,202 in 125 collegiate contests, ranking sixth among anyone who has played at UT, including transfers. In 2023-24, she passed Tamika Catchings (2,113) and Candace Parker (2,137) and ranks behind only Cindy Brogdon (3,204), Chamique Holdsclaw (3,025), Jill Rankin (2,851), Bridgette Gordon (2,462) and Patricia Roberts (2,447).
Jackson is a finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award, which goes to the nation’s top small forward. She was named Coaches All-SEC for the third time, including…
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