Jhivvan Jackson

Jackson began playing basketball at the age of five. He moved from his hometown of Bayamón, Puerto Rico to Dallas, Texas in seventh grade.{{cite web |last1=Luca |first1=Greg |title=Jhivvan Jackson ready to reprise dominant scoring role as UTSA opens season |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/Jhivvan-Jackson-ready-to-reprise-dominant-scoring-14809190.php |website=San Antonio Express-News |access-date=January 4, 2019 |date=November 4, 2019}} He played four years of varsity basketball at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas. As a freshman, Jackson was teammates with top recruit and future National Basketball Association (NBA) player Myles Turner. In his senior season, he averaged 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and 2.8 steals per game. and also his older brother Jalen Jackson He scored 52 points in a 92–91 overtime win over Denton Guyer High School in the playoffs after missing the two games previous with an injured ankle.{{cite news |last1=Grosbard |first1=Adam |title=Boys basketball player of the week (Feb. 26): Euless Trinity's Jhivvan Jackson |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2017/02/26/boys-basketball-player-of-the-week-feb-26-euless-trinity-s-jhivvan-jackson/ |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=Dallas Morning News |date=February 26, 2017}} Jackson was lightly recruited, his only NCAA Division I offers coming from New Mexico and UTSA, and was not rated by any major recruiting services. On October 16, 2016, he committed to play for UTSA, who discovered him at an all-star game in New York City.{{cite web |last1=Whisler |first1=John |title=UTSA's Jackson making his mark as a freshman |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/UTSA-s-Jackson-making-his-mark-as-a-freshman-12510951.php |website=San Antonio Express-News |access-date=January 3, 2020 |date=January 19, 2018}}

As a freshman, Jackson was named Conference USA freshman of the year and Second Team All-Conference USA.{{cite news |title=UTSA's Henson named Conference USA men's basketball coach of the year |url=https://www.kens5.com/article/sports/utsas-henson-named-conference-usa-mens-basketball-coach-of-the-year/273-526574453 |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=KENS5 |date=March 7, 2018}} He averaged 18.4 points per game to lead the team.{{cite news |last1=Luca |first1=Greg |title=As Jackson continues recovery, UTSA prepares for season opener |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/college_sports/local_colleges/article/As-Jackson-continues-recovery-UTSA-prepares-for-13364426.php |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=November 5, 2018}} Jackson tore his ACL at the end of his freshman season, cutting the year six games short. He missed the first three games of his sophomore season while recovering from the injury. He scored a career-high 46 points and hit a career-high eight three-pointers in a 96–88 overtime loss to Western Kentucky on January 31, 2019.{{cite news |title=Jackson scores career high, but UTSA loses |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/Jackson-scores-career-high-but-UTSA-loses-13579346.php |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=January 31, 2019}} As a sophomore, Jackson led Conference USA in scoring with 22.9 points per game on 38.6 percent shooting from the field, combining with Keaton Wallace to form the highest scoring backcourt in Division I. Jackson was named to the First Team All-Conference USA.

On December 21, Jackson scored 41 points in a 89–70 win over Illinois State.{{cite news |title=Jackson scores 41 to lift UTSA over Illinois St. 89–70 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401173560 |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=December 21, 2019}} He was subsequently named National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), becoming the first Conference USA player to win the award since its creation in 2009–10.{{cite web |title=Jhivvan Jackson tabbed national player of the week |url=https://goutsa.com/news/2019/12/24/mens-basketball-jhivvan-jackson-tabbed-national-player-of-the-week.aspx |publisher=UTSA Athletics |access-date=January 6, 2019 |date=December 24, 2019}} On February 6, 2020, Jackson scored a season-high 45 points in an 85–81 overtime victory over Old Dominion.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Ed |title=Texas-San Antonio's Jhivvan Jackson goes for a record 45 points, and Old Dominion loses another close one |url=https://www.dailypress.com/sports/college/old-dominion/vp-sp-odu-utsa-basketball-20200207-ngxkhi3jxferlptzuc7ma6olou-story.html |website=Daily Press |access-date=February 20, 2020 |date=February 6, 2020}} Jackson scored 14 points in a 84–59 loss to Old Dominion on March 4 and surpassed the 2,000 point mark.{{cite news|title=Second half leads Monarchs past Roadrunners on Wednesday in Norfolk|url=https://goutsa.com/news/2020/3/4/mens-basketball-recap-at-odu.aspx|access-date=March 5, 2020 |work=UTSA Roadrunners|date=March 4, 2020}} At the conclusion of the regular season, Jackson was named to the First Team All-Conference USA.{{cite news |last1=Luca |first1=Greg |title=UTSA guards Jhivvan Jackson, Keaton Wallace earn All-Conference USA honors |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/UTSA-guards-Jhivvan-Jackson-Keaton-Wallace-earn-15117839.php |access-date=March 12, 2020 |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=March 9, 2020}} As a junior, Jackson averaged 26.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Yamaira |title=Top 15 de los canasteros boricuas en la NCAA |url=https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/top-de-los-canasteros-boricuas-en-la-ncaa/article_c6652648-6c8a-11ea-848a-07480fc44a78.html |access-date=April 3, 2020 |work=El Vocero |date=March 23, 2020 |language=es}} He averaged 19.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game as a senior.{{cite web |title=Jhivvan Jackson named NABC All-District for third time |url=https://goutsa.com/news/2021/3/16/mens-basketball-jhivvan-jackson-named-nabc-all-district-for-third-time.aspx |website=UTSA Roadrunners |access-date=October 30, 2021 |date=March 16, 2021}}

On March 6, 2022, Jackson signed his first professional contract with CB Menorca of the LEB Plata.{{cite web |title=Menorca signs Jackson just out of college |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/734027/Menorca-signs-Jackson-just-out-of-college |website=Eurobasket |access-date=March 6, 2022 |date=March 6, 2022}}

On August 29, 2022, he signed with Spirou of the BNXT League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiroubasket.be/actualite/20220829-jhivvan-jackson-renforce-la-peripherie-du-spirou-basket|title=Jhivvan Jackson renforce la périphérie du Spirou Basket|last=|first=|date=August 29, 2022|website=spiroubasket.be|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=August 29, 2022}}

Jackson joined Tigers Tübingen in Germany for the 2023–24 season.

On September 3, 2024, he signed with Würzburg Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.wuerzburg-baskets.de/news/newsdetails/als-vizemeister-aus-puerto-rico-direkt-ins-trainingslager|title=Als Vizemeister Aus Puerto Rico Direkt Ins Trainingslager|last=|first=|date=October 1, 2024|website=wuerzburg-baskets.de|publisher=|language=de|access-date=October 1, 2024}}

Jackson was named to the Puerto Rico U18 team in the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.{{cite news |last1=Florek |first1=Michael |title=Euless Trinity's Jhivvan Jackson named to Puerto Rico's U18 national team |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2016/04/05/euless-trinity-s-jhivvan-jackson-named-to-puerto-rico-s-u18-national-team/ |access-date=January 6, 2020 |work=Dallas Morning News |date=April 5, 2016}} He averaged 12.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in five games.{{cite web |title=Jhivvan Jameel Jackson Melendez |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/americas/u18/2016/player/Jhivvan-Jameel-Jackson-Melendez |website=FIBA |access-date=January 6, 2020}}

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;"| UTSA

| 29 || 9 || 25.7 || .431 || .368 || .768 || 3.2 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .1 || 18.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| style="text-align:left;"| UTSA

| 29 || 24 || 30.8 || .386 || .351 || .846 || 4.1 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .1 || 22.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20

| style="text-align:left;"| UTSA

| 32 || 31 || 34.5 || .418 || .354 || .852 || 5.6 || 2.4 || 1.4 || .2 || 26.8

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21

| style="text-align:left;"| UTSA

| 25 || 24 || 33.2 || .468 || .369 || .784 || 4.2 || 3.4 || 1.0 || .3 || 19.9

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 115 || 88 || 31.1 || .421 || .359 || .818 || 4.3 || 2.5 || 1.2 || .2 || 22.2

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Jackson's father, LeRoy Jackson, played college basketball in the early 1990s for Oregon State before playing for Panama and professionally in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.{{cite web |title=Player Spotlight: Jhivvan Jackson, Euless Trinity |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article10479965.html |website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |access-date=January 3, 2020}} His grandfather, Flor Meléndez, played for Puerto Rico at the 1968 Olympics and professionally in Puerto Rico. Meléndez coached the national teams of Puerto Rico, Argentina and Panama as well as professional teams in Venezuela and Spain.

Jackson's name, Jhivvan, is derived from the Hindi word, "Jeevan," meaning life.

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