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Jersey Number 5
Destiny Jackson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Mansfield Timberview HS
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
Bio
RICE RANKS (as of July 1, 2024)
No. 1 - Games Played - 142 Games
No. 6 - Assists - 416
No. 9 - Steals - 176
No. 13 - Scoring - 1,141
ATHLETIC ACCOLADES
2024 AAC All-Tournament Team
2023-24 AAC Honor Roll (1/8/24)
2022-23 C-USA Player of the Week (12-12-22)
2021-22 C-USA All-Conference Honorable Mention
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2024 Rice Scholar Athlete
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023-24 (Fifth Year): Appeared and started in all 34 games...Only Owl to appear in all 34 games this season...Averaged 11.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game...During the AAC Tournament, averaged 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, earning a spot on the All-Tournament team...Recorded her 1,000th career point at South Florida (2/7), the 25th in program history to reach the milestone...Led the team in points (385), field goals made (141), assists (119), assists per game (3.5), steals (55), free throws made (87), free throw percentage (.829), minutes played (975) and assist/turnover ratio (1.53)...Was second in the AAC and 74th in the nation in free throw percentage...Had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Charlotte (1/11)...Dropped 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists against Memphis (1/27)...Had 16 points in back-to-back games in the AAC Quarterfinal against North Texas (3/11) and AAC Semifinal against Temple (3/12)...Reached double-digit points in 23 games...Recorded five or more assists in 10 games.
2022-23 (Senior): Appeared in 29 games with 27 starts...Averaged 10.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 29.6 minutes per game while adding 42 steals and four blocks on the season...Finished the season with a 46.6 shooting percentage from the floor while shooting 79.2% from the free throw line. Dropped a career-high 33 points on a near-perfect 12-of-14 shooting in Rice's double overtime win against Houston (12/10)...Tied a career high with nine assists against Charlotte (2/25) while recording five-plus assists in seven games to finish the season with 100 assists...Reached double digits in scoring in 17 games.
2021-22 (Junior): Played in 26 games, making 25 starts...named a C-USA All-Conference Honorable Mention...started at point guard for first time in her career...averaged career-highs across the board, including 4.6 assists per game, which ranked 1st in C-USA (60th in NCAA)...second on team in field goal percentage (.488)...scored in double-figures 14 times...totaled 14 points in C-USA Second Round loss to Charlotte...notched first career double-double with a career-high 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at LA Tech (2/24)...scored 17 points in a win over UAB (2/17)...totaled 14 points in a road win at UTEP (2/5)...dished out 5+ assists in 12 contests...averaged 6.3 rebounds per game during league play, which ranked 11th in C-USA.
2020-21 (Sophomore): Played in 24 games, averaging 17.2 minutes per game...averaged 3.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per contest...shot 51.6 percent from the field...posted a season and team-high 15 points in 21 minutes off the bench to help lead the Owls to a big road win at Texas Tech (12/5)... had a huge impact in the season-opening win over Houston Baptist, scoring five points while recording a season-highs in both assists (8)...snagged seven rebounds in a win over Old Dominion (3/12) in the C-USA semifinals.
2019-20 (Freshman): Played in all 29 games as a true freshman, making one start…totaled 115 points, 61 rebounds, 33 assists, and 23 steals…shot 44.2 percent from the field while averaging 16 minutes per game…scored in double-figures twice, including a season-high 11 points in a victory at McNeese (11/27)…made her first collegiate start vs. Southern Miss (1/18), scoring eight points to go along with four assists and two steals in 33 minutes…scored seven points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting in a critical road win at UAB (2/22).
High School: Graduated from Mansfield Timberview High School (Arlington, Texas) where she played under head coach Kit Kyle…advanced to two state finals with the Wolves…earned a spot on the 2018 UIL All-Tournament Team…entered her senior season with career averages of 11 points, 3.2 steals, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.3 assists…played AAU for Coach Earl Rooks and ProSkills…also rank track for three seasons.
Personal: Parents- Larnell and Angela Jackson (two brothers and two sisters)…Rice Major: English…Rice College: Duncan.
No. 1 - Games Played - 142 Games
No. 6 - Assists - 416
No. 9 - Steals - 176
No. 13 - Scoring - 1,141
ATHLETIC ACCOLADES
2024 AAC All-Tournament Team
2023-24 AAC Honor Roll (1/8/24)
2022-23 C-USA Player of the Week (12-12-22)
2021-22 C-USA All-Conference Honorable Mention
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2024 Rice Scholar Athlete
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023-24 (Fifth Year): Appeared and started in all 34 games...Only Owl to appear in all 34 games this season...Averaged 11.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game...During the AAC Tournament, averaged 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, earning a spot on the All-Tournament team...Recorded her 1,000th career point at South Florida (2/7), the 25th in program history to reach the milestone...Led the team in points (385), field goals made (141), assists (119), assists per game (3.5), steals (55), free throws made (87), free throw percentage (.829), minutes played (975) and assist/turnover ratio (1.53)...Was second in the AAC and 74th in the nation in free throw percentage...Had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Charlotte (1/11)...Dropped 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists against Memphis (1/27)...Had 16 points in back-to-back games in the AAC Quarterfinal against North Texas (3/11) and AAC Semifinal against Temple (3/12)...Reached double-digit points in 23 games...Recorded five or more assists in 10 games.
2022-23 (Senior): Appeared in 29 games with 27 starts...Averaged 10.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 29.6 minutes per game while adding 42 steals and four blocks on the season...Finished the season with a 46.6 shooting percentage from the floor while shooting 79.2% from the free throw line. Dropped a career-high 33 points on a near-perfect 12-of-14 shooting in Rice's double overtime win against Houston (12/10)...Tied a career high with nine assists against Charlotte (2/25) while recording five-plus assists in seven games to finish the season with 100 assists...Reached double digits in scoring in 17 games.
2021-22 (Junior): Played in 26 games, making 25 starts...named a C-USA All-Conference Honorable Mention...started at point guard for first time in her career...averaged career-highs across the board, including 4.6 assists per game, which ranked 1st in C-USA (60th in NCAA)...second on team in field goal percentage (.488)...scored in double-figures 14 times...totaled 14 points in C-USA Second Round loss to Charlotte...notched first career double-double with a career-high 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at LA Tech (2/24)...scored 17 points in a win over UAB (2/17)...totaled 14 points in a road win at UTEP (2/5)...dished out 5+ assists in 12 contests...averaged 6.3 rebounds per game during league play, which ranked 11th in C-USA.
2020-21 (Sophomore): Played in 24 games, averaging 17.2 minutes per game...averaged 3.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per contest...shot 51.6 percent from the field...posted a season and team-high 15 points in 21 minutes off the bench to help lead the Owls to a big road win at Texas Tech (12/5)... had a huge impact in the season-opening win over Houston Baptist, scoring five points while recording a season-highs in both assists (8)...snagged seven rebounds in a win over Old Dominion (3/12) in the C-USA semifinals.
2019-20 (Freshman): Played in all 29 games as a true freshman, making one start…totaled 115 points, 61 rebounds, 33 assists, and 23 steals…shot 44.2 percent from the field while averaging 16 minutes per game…scored in double-figures twice, including a season-high 11 points in a victory at McNeese (11/27)…made her first collegiate start vs. Southern Miss (1/18), scoring eight points to go along with four assists and two steals in 33 minutes…scored seven points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting in a critical road win at UAB (2/22).
High School: Graduated from Mansfield Timberview High School (Arlington, Texas) where she played under head coach Kit Kyle…advanced to two state finals with the Wolves…earned a spot on the 2018 UIL All-Tournament Team…entered her senior season with career averages of 11 points, 3.2 steals, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.3 assists…played AAU for Coach Earl Rooks and ProSkills…also rank track for three seasons.
Personal: Parents- Larnell and Angela Jackson (two brothers and two sisters)…Rice Major: English…Rice College: Duncan.
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