At Imhotep Charter High School: A two-time All-Conference selection at Imhotep ... Averaged 14.5 points per game as a senior to lead the Panthers to a berth in the state tournament ... Scored a school-record 44 points against Nueva Esperanza as a senior, and was named Division C First Team All-League by the area’s coaches, as well as an honorable mention public league All-Star by the Philadelphia Daily News ... The Panthers went 22-7 during his senior year, including a 16-1 mark in league games, and advanced to the final four of the public league playoffs and the second round of the state tournament ... Averaged 13.9 points and five assists per game as a junior under head coach Andre Noble, earning honorable mention public league All-Star accolades from the Daily News ... Named one of the top guards in Philadelphia by the Daily News in its annual preseason recruiting guide prior to his senior year ... Spent the first two years of his prep career at Martin Luther King HS, helping the team to an undefeated conference record and a spot in the final four of the public league playoffs ... Graduated from Imhotep in 2006 and enrolled at the Loving Care Academy, a prep school in Philadelphia, after taking a year off from basketball ... Was a member of the Honors Society at Imhotep and also ran cross country.

Personal: Born May 12, 1988 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Son of Stephanie and Curtis Jackson ... Has two sisters, Tiffany and Daffany Jackson ... Undecided on an academic major.