The News-Gazette · Jun 9, 2019
Illini 2020 target Jackson values connections with coaches above all else
Andre Jackson 2020 #5 of Albany City Rocks 17U goes up for a dunk at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) session 2 at Pacers Athletic Center in Westfield, Ind. on Saturday, May 11.Andre Jackson had put together another solid weekend on the Nike EYBL circuit last month in the north Indianapolis suburbs.
The 6-foot-7 wing out of Albany, N.Y., literally stuffed the stat sheet with 27 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals during the upstate New York-based City Rocks' opener that weekend against Indy Heat. He hit double digits in scoring in his last two games, too, including City Rocks' finale against EYBL newcomer Alabama Fusion.