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Pre-college
Jackson spent one year a piece at four different high schools, with his junior year at SPIRE Academy coming alongside LaMelo Ball and Rocket Watts in which he averaged 14.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. He graduated from Waterford Mott High School as a consensus top-35 recruit and chose to play college basketball at Kentucky over Alabama and Syracuse.
College
John Calipari’s stable of freshmen didn’t come close to living up to the expectations set for the group as a whole, but Jackson bolstered or improved his draft stock more than any other Wildcat. He began the year as a borderline first-rounder and a prospect some thought would spend more than one year in Lexington (even himself); however, Jackson flashed enough potential as a rim-running center that he ended up declaring for the draft and then withdrew from the combine with a rumored draft promise.
Offseason evaluation: Gabe Brown could be primed for a breakout season in 2021-22
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Michigan State forward Gabe Brown (44) goes up for a layup in the first half of their Big Ten basketball game against Michigan at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, on Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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EAST LANSING – A few minutes after nearly every home game during Michigan State’s 2020-21 season, Gabe Brown would be back from the locker room and on the Breslin Center court again.
With the arena empty within minutes of the final horn thanks to COVID-19 restrictions, Brown utilized the opportunity to keep working after the game ended. While most other players were showering and planning to head home, Brown would be back out working on his shooting.
State of Michigan State Athletics Podcast Episode XLII
On this edition of the state of Michigan State athletics podcast, Spartan Nation senior writer Jon Schopp and publisher Hondo Carpenter discuss what s next for MSU basketball.
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May 13, 2021
East Lansing, Mich. – Every week, Sports Illustrated s Spartan Nation takes a deep dive into the State of Michigan State Athletics.
Today, Spartan Nation publisher Hondo S. Carpenter, Sr., and Spartan Nation senior writer Jon Schopp discuss what s next for MSU basketball.
@TiptonEdits, a Twitter account known for breaking big recruiting news, reported Emoni Bates was decommiting from the Spartans.
The five-star small forward echoed the statement moments later, confirming he was no longer a Michigan State basketball commit.