Jackson Creel

Position:
Guard
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mount Vernon, Ill.
High School:
Mount Vernon Township

2024-25 (Senior)
• NABC Honors Court
• Academic All-Big Ten
Did not appear in game action.

2023-24 (Junior)
• NABC Honors Court
Saw action against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament (March 15).

CAREER AT REND LAKE JUNIOR COLLEGE
Two-time All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference player … earned two All-Region nods … started all 65 games played over three seasons with the Rend Lake Warriors … accrued 803 points, 293 points, 180 assists, and 19 steals … posted career averages of 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in 33.6 minutes per game.

2022-23 (Junior – Rend Lake)
Started all 28 games played … averaged 13.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game on .396/.357/.825 shooting splits … made his season debut with 25 points against Illinois Central College (Nov. 5) … canned seven 3-pointers to score 22 points to go along with four rebounds and four assists at John Wood Community College (Nov. 15) … tallied 14 points and eight assists against Lincoln Land Community College (Nov. 19) … posted 15 points and five rebounds against Lincoln Trail College (Nov. 22) … went for 13 points and six rebounds at Parkland College (Nov. 30) … secured nine points at Southwestern Illinois College (Dec. 3) … added seven points, seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals against John Wood Community College (Dec. 5) … knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to go along with eight rebounds and nine assists against Wabash Valley College (Dec. 7) … recorded 17 points in consecutive games at Kaskaskia College (Dec. 10) and against Danville Area Community College (Dec. 11) … put up eight points and 10 assists at Lincoln Land Community College (Dec. 14) … torched the nets for a career-high 37 points on 11 made 3-pointers against Olney Central College (Dec. 17) … sank all nine free throw attempts to score 11 points at Spoon River College (Jan. 7) … added six rebounds and eight assists in the game … registered 20 points and 10 rebounds against Shawnee Community College (Jan. 11) … added 10 points against John A. Logan College (Jan. 16) … secured 18 points at Lake Land College (Jan. 18) … scored six points at Lincoln Trail College (Jan. 21) … found 11 points against Southwestern Illinois College (Jan. 28) … hit one 3-pointer at Wabash Valley College (Feb. 1) … posted nine points and five assists against Kaskaskia College (Feb. 5) … tallied 17 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists against Parkland College (Feb. 8) … added seven points at Olney Central College (Feb. 11) … scored 16 points in consecutive road games against Illinois Central College (Feb. 13) and Shawnee Community College (Feb. 15) … hit 7-of-10 shots from the field to score 22 points against Spoon River College (Feb. 19) … added a total of 17 rebounds in the two games … scored 19 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists against Illinois Central College (March 8) … closed the season with 14 points and nine rebounds against Parkland College (March 11) in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference Tournament.

2021-22 (Sophomore – Rend Lake)
Started all 24 games played … averaged 12.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game on .402/.358/.816 shooting splits … posted 19 points at Vincennes (Nov. 1) … scored 23 points at Parkland College (Nov. 10) … added five points, eight rebounds, and three assists against Spoon River College (Nov. 20) … tallied 12 points against Southwestern Illinois College (Nov. 23) … added 14 points and seven rebounds at John Wood Community College (Nov. 28) … converted 5-of-8 3-pointers for 19 points at John A. Logan College (Dec. 1) … chipped in eight points and four rebounds against Shawnee Community College (Dec. 4) … hit a triple at Spoon River College (Dec. 5) … added six points, five rebounds, and five assists against Lake Land College (Dec. 8) … poured in 21 points at Wabash Valley College (Dec. 11) … posted seven points at Lincoln Trail College (Jan. 17) … scored 11 points at Kaskaskia College (Jan. 19) … registered 19 points at Southwestern Illinois College (Jan. 22) … added right points at Lincoln Land Community College (Jan. 24) … scored a season-best 28 points against Lincoln Trail College (Jan. 26) … recorded 13 points at Olney Central College (Jan. 31) … put up 15 points, five rebounds, and three assists at Lake Land College (Feb. 5) … chipped in five points against Illinois Central College (Feb. 7) … tallied 15 points, six rebounds, and four assists against Wabash Valley College (Feb. 9) … registered 16 points against Lincoln Land Community College (Feb. 14) … scored 18 points to go with a career-high 13 rebounds against Olney Central College (Feb. 16) … secured 16 points and five rebounds against Danville Area Community College (Feb. 20) … closed the season with seven points, four rebounds, and five assists against Parkland College in the Great Rivers Athletic Conference Tournament.

2020-21 (Freshman – Rend Lake)
Started all 13 games played … averaged 8.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game on .393/.353/.857 shooting splits … made his collegiate debut in a 112-53 victory over Missouri Baptist JV (Feb. 20) … scored eight points at Olney Central College (Feb. 22) … tallied 12 points against Danville Area Community College (Feb. 28) … saw 31 minutes at Lincoln Land Community College (March 4) … recorded 15 points and six rebounds at Spoon River College (March 7) … added seven points and six rebounds at Parkland College (March 9) … netted 11 points against Spoon River College (March 13) … tallied a season-high 18 points on 5-of-5 3-point shooting at Illinois Central College (March 18) … scored eight points in back-to-back games against Lincoln Land Community College (March 21) and at John Wood Community College (March 23) … grabbed 10 rebounds against LLCC … registered four points against Parkland College (March 25) … put up six points and six boards against Illinois Central College (March 30).

Prep/Personal
A four-year letterwinner at Mount Vernon Township High School for head coach Doug Creel … named to the Salem Midwinter All-Tournament Team, All-Southern Illinois Team, and All-South 7 Conference First Team following his junior season in which he hit 40% from the 3-point line and 78% from the free throw line … earned Pyramid Thanksgiving Winter All-Tournament Team, Salem Midwinter All-Tournament Team, All-Southern Illinois Team, All-South 7 Conference First Team, and All-State Honorable Mention honors following his season season in which he hit 40% from the 3-point line and 80% from the free throw line … helped guide MVTHS to a pair of South 7 championships … also lettered in baseball … son of Doug and Kelly Creel and has two brothers, Parker and Hunter, and one sister, Emma … intends to major in exercise science … born on April 17, 2002.