| Darnell Jackson | |
|---|---|
| College | Kansas |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Forward |
| Jersey # | 32 |
| Class | Senior |
| Career | 2004 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2. This is a list of American institutions of Higher education in the United States and abroad sorted by region The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The three basketball positions normally employed by organized Basketball teams are guard forward and center A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 03 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | November 7, 1985 |
| High school | Midwest City HS Oklahoma City, OK |
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In 2005, Jackson's sophomore year, Jackson was suspended for nine games for accepting payments from Kansas booster Don Davis, a family friend. [4] This was part of a rough year for him, as his grandmother had been killed by a drunk driver earlier in 2005. After scoring, Jackson often thumped his chest three times. Symbolically, one of the thumps is for Jackson's grandmother, one is for his mother, and one is for Davis. [5]
He played a big role in the Jayhawks' 2008 championship season, leading the team in rebounds and shooting percentage. As of April 2008, some 2008 NBA Draft projections had Jackson being selected in the second round.
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