Lakeem Jackson

2012-13 Gamecock Spotlight Video

2011-12 (junior)
Saw action in all 31 games with 12 starts on the year … Averaged 3.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 17.0 minutes per game … Saw action in all 16 SEC games … Led or shared the team lead in assists six times and in steals five times … Saw action at the point guard position early in the season with the absence of Bruce Ellington … Posted a season high 12 points vs. Tennessee State (Nov. 20) … Dished five assists, committing zero turnovers, while grabbing a game-best 10 rebounds in season opener win over Western Carolina (Nov. 11) … Dished four assists vs. Southern Cal (Nov. 26) … Contributed four points and six rebounds in 24 minutes vs. Providence (Dec. 1) … Tallied eight points and dished two assists in victory at Clemson (Dec. 4) … Played a season high 32 minutes, scoring six points and dishing three assists, blocking two shots and collecting two steals in victory over SC State (Jan. 3) … Collected three rebounds, all on the offensive glass, at No. 2 Kentucky (Jan. 7) … Solid in game at Arkansas (Feb. 11), posting six points and matching a season high with three steals. 2010-11 (sophomore)
Saw action in 26 contests with 25 starts as a sophomore … Missed five games due to a nagging sore left foot injury … Averaged 7.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.9 steals in 28.1 minutes per game … In SEC play (12 games), averaged 6.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.3 steals in 27.9 minutes … Posted nine double-figure scoring games, 19 games with at least two assists and seven games with at least two steals … Led the team or shared the team lead in scoring twice, in rebounding seven times, in assists nine times and in steals five times … Posted two contests with double-figure rebounds, including 10 boards in season opener vs. Elon (Nov. 12) … Scored 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds in double-overtime win at WKU (Nov. 27) … Played a career-high 44 minutes vs. the Hilltoppers … Tallied season-high 17 points vs. SC State (Jan. 4) … Tallied 15 points in SEC opener, an overtime win vs. Vanderbilt (Jan. 8) … Collected 11 rebounds at Alabama (Jan. 12) … Scored 10 points and collected five rebounds in win at Florida (Jan. 15) … Missed first contest due to sore left foot vs. Auburn (Jan. 29) … Dished career-high seven assists at Vanderbilt (Feb. 5) … Missed contests at Tennessee (Feb. 16), at Kentucky (Feb. 19) and vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 22) due to injury … Saw 13 minutes of action in return at Georgia (Feb. 26) … Tallied nine points vs. Tennessee (March 3). 2009-10 (freshman)
Saw action in 31 games, including 30 starts (only game without a start was Senior Night) … Averaged 7.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.6 blocks in 26.7 minutes per contest … In SEC play, averaged 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals in 28.4 minutes per game … Led all active players on the squad with a .505 field goal percentage (104-206) … Ranked second on the team in rebounds (154), assists (59) and steals (47) … Tallied eight double-figure scoring games and three double-digit rebounding efforts … Posted three rebounds, two blocks and one steal in college debut vs. Alabama A&M (Nov. 13) … Tallied nine points and collected three rebounds vs. Georgia Southern (Nov. 16) … Collected first double-figure rebounding effort with 10 boards vs. WKU (Dec. 2) … Followed with 10 points vs. Clemson (Dec. 6) … Scored 15 points vs. Furman (Dec. 21) … Was solid in contest vs. Baylor (Jan. 2), posting a season-high 19 points, collecting seven rebounds and season highs with three blocks and six steals … Nine made field goals vs. Baylor marked a season high … Posted eight points and eight rebounds in win vs. LSU (Jan. 13) … Dished season-high five assists in win over Georgia (Jan. 30) … Scored in double figures in three consecutive contests, beginning with 10 points vs. Tennessee (Feb. 20), followed by 16 in contest at Kentucky (Feb. 25) and 10 vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 27) … Played a season-high 36 minutes vs. Mississippi State … Matched season high with five assists in regular-season matchup vs. Alabama (March 3) … Collected a season-high 14 rebounds in SEC Tournament contest vs. Alabama (March 11).

Pre-South Carolina
Averaged 15.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists during senior season at Christ School under head coach David Gaines … Earned All-State NCISAA 3A accolades and helped lead squad to third-consecutive NCISAA (North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association) State Championship during senior season in 2008-09 … Averaged 15.8 points and 6.5 rebounds as a junior … Led squad to a 34-2 overall record and the NCISAA State Championship in 2007-08 … Garnered All-State NCISAA 3A accolades in 2007-08 … Also named Carolina Athletic Association All-Conference and All-Western North Carolina … Ranked in the Top 100 prospects by Scout.com … Ranked as the No. 15 small forward by Scout.com … Ranked as a Rivals.com Top 150 prospect, and No. 24 ranked small forward … Chose South Carolina over Clemson and Marquette.

Personal
Son of Teresa Jackson … Siblings include Elrico, Lavonte and Donovan … Major is undeclared.