St. John's University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jackson, Ian
Open Practice Press Conference 8.5.2025
Tuesday, August 05
St. John's Basketball Adidas Launch Media Availability7.16.25
Wednesday, July 16
Coach Pitino Press Conference Yankee Stadium 6.4.2025
Wednesday, June 04
Rick Pitino: 2024-25 Coach of the Year in Review
Friday, May 09
Jersey Number 11
Ian Jackson
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Bronx, N.Y.
- High School:
- Our Saviour Lutheran School
- Prev School:
- North Carolina
Bio
New York City native… transfer from North Carolina where he finished second on the team in scoring as a freshman in 2024-25… the no. 7 transfer in the country according to 247Sports… no. 10 transfer according to ESPN… a former consensus five-star high school recruit and McDonald’s All-American.
2024-25 (North Carolina)
ACC All-Rookie Team selection… finalist for the Kyle Macy Freshman of the Year Award… averaged 11.9 points per game, good enough for second on the team… poured in 13.5 points per game against ACC opponents… shot 39.5% from beyond the arc on more than four attempts per game… shot 45.6% from the field and 72.3% from the charity stripe… finished in double figures 19 times, including eight 20-point performances… seven of his eight 20-point games came against high-major opponents… led the Tar Heels in scoring 10 times with UNC going 8-2 in those games… was the only Tar Heel to make five or more 3-pointers in a game three different times… became the first freshman in North Carolina history to score 23 or more points in four straight games… was the first Tar Heel freshman to score 20 or more in four straight games since Tyler Hansbrough in 2005-06… named the USBWA Freshman of the Week on Dec. 31… scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting in his second collegiate game at Kansas (Nov. 8)… exploded for 23 points and five boards against Alabama (Dec. 4)… began a stretch of four straight games with 23-plus points by scoring 24 in a comeback win over UCLA at Madison Square Garden in the CBS Sports Classic (Dec. 21)… tallied 27 points and six boards in a road win at Notre Dame (Jan. 4)… connected of five of his eight 3-point attempts in a road victory over NC State (Jan. 11)… made eight of his 13 field goal attempts to finish with 19 points in a win over Boston College (Jan. 25)… posted 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting to lead Carolina past Syracuse in the JMA Wireless Dome (Feb. 15)… connected on three triples in the Tar Heels’ NCAA Tournament win over San Diego State (March 18).
Before College
A McDonald’s All-American… a consensus five-star recruit ranked seventh in the ESPN Top 100 for the class of 2024… tabbed eighth in the class by 247Sports and Rivals… finished his prep career at Our Saviour Lutheran on the Overtime Elite circuit… averaged 23.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game for OSL… played his first three years at Cardinal Hayes, where he scored 1,000 points… averaged 19.8 points, five rebounds and four assists… led Hayes to a CHSAA Class AA State Title in 2022… scored 21 points in the McDonald’s All-American Game… played for USA Basketball at 2023 U19 World Cup, 2022 U17 World Championships and 2021 U16 FIBA Americas.
2024-25 (North Carolina)
ACC All-Rookie Team selection… finalist for the Kyle Macy Freshman of the Year Award… averaged 11.9 points per game, good enough for second on the team… poured in 13.5 points per game against ACC opponents… shot 39.5% from beyond the arc on more than four attempts per game… shot 45.6% from the field and 72.3% from the charity stripe… finished in double figures 19 times, including eight 20-point performances… seven of his eight 20-point games came against high-major opponents… led the Tar Heels in scoring 10 times with UNC going 8-2 in those games… was the only Tar Heel to make five or more 3-pointers in a game three different times… became the first freshman in North Carolina history to score 23 or more points in four straight games… was the first Tar Heel freshman to score 20 or more in four straight games since Tyler Hansbrough in 2005-06… named the USBWA Freshman of the Week on Dec. 31… scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting in his second collegiate game at Kansas (Nov. 8)… exploded for 23 points and five boards against Alabama (Dec. 4)… began a stretch of four straight games with 23-plus points by scoring 24 in a comeback win over UCLA at Madison Square Garden in the CBS Sports Classic (Dec. 21)… tallied 27 points and six boards in a road win at Notre Dame (Jan. 4)… connected of five of his eight 3-point attempts in a road victory over NC State (Jan. 11)… made eight of his 13 field goal attempts to finish with 19 points in a win over Boston College (Jan. 25)… posted 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting to lead Carolina past Syracuse in the JMA Wireless Dome (Feb. 15)… connected on three triples in the Tar Heels’ NCAA Tournament win over San Diego State (March 18).
Before College
A McDonald’s All-American… a consensus five-star recruit ranked seventh in the ESPN Top 100 for the class of 2024… tabbed eighth in the class by 247Sports and Rivals… finished his prep career at Our Saviour Lutheran on the Overtime Elite circuit… averaged 23.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game for OSL… played his first three years at Cardinal Hayes, where he scored 1,000 points… averaged 19.8 points, five rebounds and four assists… led Hayes to a CHSAA Class AA State Title in 2022… scored 21 points in the McDonald’s All-American Game… played for USA Basketball at 2023 U19 World Cup, 2022 U17 World Championships and 2021 U16 FIBA Americas.