Hall of Fame
BRIAN JACKSON
Hometown: Palos Verdes, Calif.
Sport: Men's Basketball
Years: 1978-81
One of the best all-around talents in school history, Brian Jackson earned first-team all-Big West honors as a senior in 1981 and was second-team all-conference in 1979 and 1980 as Utah State played in consecutive NCAA Tournaments. As a senior, Jackson scored 655 points and averaged 23.4 points per game to rank seventh all-time in school history. Jackson also played an average of 37.4 minutes per game as a senior to rank first all-time at Utah State. He finished his collegiate career ranking fourth all-time in school history with 1,900 career points and field goals made (753), fifth all-time in double-figure scoring games (90) and field goal attempts (1,432), sixth all-time in total minutes played (3,768) and minutes per game (33.3), seventh all-time in rebounding (840), free throws made (397) and consecutive double-figure scoring games (32), eighth all-time in double-figure rebound games (30) and double-doubles (27), and ninth all-time in games started (96). Following his collegiate career, Jackson was selected in the second round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers. He was named to Utah State's All-Century team in 2005.
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