The 6-5 guard from Portledge High in New York has many skills in his bag that can be used at the college level. Even though he is younger, he was beating me awhile but now I got him.” - Matt GaffneyĪnthony Follett (2023 | LI Lightning HGSL 17U)įollowing a 42-point performance in Pittsburgh last week, Follet arrived at the Spring Jam Fest with the same energy and mentality. “I would have to go with me,” Jackson said. When asked who is winning the battle of the Jacksons lately, Shareef did not hesitate to respond. While Jackson draws from his dad’s sage advice, he also has a regular sparring partner for one-on-one games at the Jackson abode in Sammy, who was a freshman at Roman this past season and plays on the Scholars’ 15U team. “Over time he helped me improve my game, specifically my shot, but he’s also given me a lot of very good advice, especially as an NBA player, that helps me know what to do,” Jackson said. The bright Jackson doesn’t have to worry about staying humble as his father, former NBA player Marc Jackson, instilled humility into Shareef and his younger brother Sammy. Loose ends or not, Jackson is not just a star on the court but one in the classroom as well, as evident by interest in him by the likes of academic heavyweights such as Stanford, Harvard, and Georgetown along with a host of others. “I need to tighten that up so there’s no loose ends.”
“The main thing is I need to get my conditioning up – you can always improve your conditioning - and on defense improve on my lateral movement,” Jackson said. On Saturday against the New Jersey Force, it was Jackson who was the force, dropping a game-high 20 points, 16 of which came in the first half. Jackson is taking the AAU season to finetune his rapidly evolving game.
It doesn’t matter what the final score is, you have to play defense to win.” “Anyone on my team can score twenty points, but it’s all about how you play on defense and stop the other team. “I can score and do all that stuff, but my main strength is how I do off the ball and playing defense,” Jackson said. While Jackson might be expected to demand the ball to showcase his offensive skills, he takes a much more cerebral and different approach to the game in comparison to many of his peers. He is a problem for most players he competes against and only the most courageous players would dare step in front of Jackson to take a charge when he is attacking the rim in transition. A runaway freight train comes to mind when the talented Jackson has the ball in his hands. The 6’8 sophomore from Roman Catholic is hard to miss especially when he’s in the open court. Shareef Jackson is one of those players that shines just a little brighter.
In a sea of AAU players where one player can blur into another, special players just “pop out” at you.
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