Jackson-Davis Tabbed Preseason All-American by The Almanac
9/28/2022 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis was named a preseason second team All-American by The Almanac, a new college basketball preview magazine.
He was previously honored as a Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and College Hoops Today.
As a team, the publication has the Hoosiers ranked 20th in the country. IU was ranked sixth by Lindy's, seventh in Andy Katz Power 36 and 12th by Blue Ribbon.
Jackson-Davis enters the year ranked 15th all-time at IU in scoring (1,565), 19th in scoring average (16.9), ninth in rebounds (797), seventh in blocked shots (178), and seventh in field goal percentage (55.8%).
He was named a third-team All-American as a sophomore, earned All-District honors each of the last two seasons, and has been a third-team, first-team and second-team All-Big ten choice in his first three campaigns with the Hoosiers.
The former Mr. Basketball winner ranked among the Big Ten leaders in points per game (18.3; 6th in the Big Ten), rebounds per game (8.1; 6th), field goal percentage (58.9%; 4th), free throws made (147; 5th), free throws attempted (218; 2nd) and total blocked shots (81, t-1st) in 35 starts for the Hoosiers in his third season on campus.
Jackson-Davis anchored a Hoosier defense that was ranked as the most efficient in the league by KenPom (24th in the nation) and held opponents to a league-low 39.6% shooting from the floor. Jackson-Davis has recorded 32 double-doubles and two 30-point/10-rebound performances in his career.
During the 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, he averaged 25.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest on 34-of-51 shooting (66.7%) from the floor. Jackson-Davis broke five program records during the tournament run, including: single game points (31), single game made field goals (15), total points (76), total made shots (34) and total rebounds (25). He was named All-Tournament for his efforts.
Indiana opens the season with an exhibition matchup against Marian at 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 29 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
FIRST TEAM
G – Marcus Sasser, Houston
G/F – Jaime Jaquez, UCLA
F/C – Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
F/C – Drew Timme, Gonzaga
F/C – Armando Bacot, North Carolina
SECOND TEAM
G – Nick Smith Jr., Arkansas
F – Dariq Whitehead, Duke
F/C – Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
C – Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
THIRD TEAM
G – Mike Miles, TCU
G – Adam Flagler, Baylor
G – Caleb Love, North Carolina
F – Jalen Wilson, Kansas
C – Zach Edey, Purdue
HONORABLE MENTION
G – Isaiah Wong, Miami (FL)
G – RJ Davis, UNC
G – Keyonte George, Baylor
G – Jamal Shead, Houston
G – Darius McGhee, Liberty
G – Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
G – Matt Bradley, San Diego State
F – Cam Whitmore, Villanova
F – Brandon Miller, Alabama
C – Dereck Lively II, Duke
C – Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
C – Colin Castleton, Florida
C – Adama Sanogo, UConn
He was previously honored as a Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and College Hoops Today.
As a team, the publication has the Hoosiers ranked 20th in the country. IU was ranked sixth by Lindy's, seventh in Andy Katz Power 36 and 12th by Blue Ribbon.
Jackson-Davis enters the year ranked 15th all-time at IU in scoring (1,565), 19th in scoring average (16.9), ninth in rebounds (797), seventh in blocked shots (178), and seventh in field goal percentage (55.8%).
He was named a third-team All-American as a sophomore, earned All-District honors each of the last two seasons, and has been a third-team, first-team and second-team All-Big ten choice in his first three campaigns with the Hoosiers.
The former Mr. Basketball winner ranked among the Big Ten leaders in points per game (18.3; 6th in the Big Ten), rebounds per game (8.1; 6th), field goal percentage (58.9%; 4th), free throws made (147; 5th), free throws attempted (218; 2nd) and total blocked shots (81, t-1st) in 35 starts for the Hoosiers in his third season on campus.
Jackson-Davis anchored a Hoosier defense that was ranked as the most efficient in the league by KenPom (24th in the nation) and held opponents to a league-low 39.6% shooting from the floor. Jackson-Davis has recorded 32 double-doubles and two 30-point/10-rebound performances in his career.
During the 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, he averaged 25.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest on 34-of-51 shooting (66.7%) from the floor. Jackson-Davis broke five program records during the tournament run, including: single game points (31), single game made field goals (15), total points (76), total made shots (34) and total rebounds (25). He was named All-Tournament for his efforts.
Indiana opens the season with an exhibition matchup against Marian at 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 29 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
FIRST TEAM
G – Marcus Sasser, Houston
G/F – Jaime Jaquez, UCLA
F/C – Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
F/C – Drew Timme, Gonzaga
F/C – Armando Bacot, North Carolina
SECOND TEAM
G – Nick Smith Jr., Arkansas
F – Dariq Whitehead, Duke
F/C – Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
C – Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
THIRD TEAM
G – Mike Miles, TCU
G – Adam Flagler, Baylor
G – Caleb Love, North Carolina
F – Jalen Wilson, Kansas
C – Zach Edey, Purdue
HONORABLE MENTION
G – Isaiah Wong, Miami (FL)
G – RJ Davis, UNC
G – Keyonte George, Baylor
G – Jamal Shead, Houston
G – Darius McGhee, Liberty
G – Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
G – Matt Bradley, San Diego State
F – Cam Whitmore, Villanova
F – Brandon Miller, Alabama
C – Dereck Lively II, Duke
C – Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
C – Colin Castleton, Florida
C – Adama Sanogo, UConn
Players Mentioned
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