Tony Jackson
School:
Height:
6-4
Position:
Forward
Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY
High School:
Thomas Jefferson High School
- NCAA consensus second-team All-American in 1960 and 1961
- All-American Recognition: 1959 (National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Team), 1960 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team) and 1961 (Associated Press 2nd Team, Converse 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team)
- Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1959 (40th), 1960 (32nd) and 1961 (31st)
- Ranked among the nation's leaders in free-throw percentage in 1960 (19th) and 1961 (33rd)
- Ranked 22nd in the nation in rebound percentage in 1959
- Ranked 29th in the nation in field-goal percentage in 1961
- Collected 26 points and 6 rebounds in one NCAA Tournament game in 1961
- NIT Most Valuable Player in 1959
- Averaged 19.8 points in five NIT games in 1959 (champion) and 1960 (opening-game loser)
- Selected by the New York Knicks in third round of 1961 NBA draft (24th pick overall, did not play in league but competed in ABA after being barred for failing to report a bribe offer he refused when the college game was jarred by a second scandal).