Tag: Zeb Jackson

Second-year Michigan basketball player enters NCAA transfer portal

Bummer, but best of luck to him.

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As Michigan basketball works to get back in the better graces of the Big Ten standings, it had done so with out guard Zeb Jackson, the pillar of the 2020 recruiting class (as the first member to commit). Now, the Wolverines will be without him permanently.

Jackson has been on leave from the team for unannounced reasons, and now it appears he’ll look for an opportunity elsewhere. According to Stockrisers’ Jake Weingarten, the Maumee (Oh.) guard who finished his high school career at Montverde Academy in Florida has entered the NCAA transfer portal. He has a full four years of eligibility remaining.

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Jackson was the No. 96 prospect in the country according to the 247Sports Composite. He appeared in 16 games in the 2020-21 season, but in only four thus far this season. He had moments last season where he looked stellar, but failed to crack the regular lineup as some of his contemporaries — like Hunter Dickinson and Terrance Williams II — had.

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What Mike Smith sees in freshman G Zeb Jackson

The true freshman point guard is coming along, according to Michigan basketball senior Mike Smith.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan freshman guard Zeb Jackson has just three points through three games thus far, and all have been free throws. But his time is coming.

We’ve seen the Maumee, Ohio native get important minutes in each of the Wolverines’ three games thus far, as he’s played 21 minutes total. But those haven’t been late in games — he’s come in early in the first half, even in a rotation vs. Ball State where he was playing alongside fellow PG Mike Smith as well as Chaundee Brown, Brandon Johns Jr. and Hunter Dickinson.

While he might not have lit up the court just yet, Smith says that he’s biding his time, and he has all the attributes necessary to be successful at the college level.

“Zeb is really talented — a really talented kid,” Smith said. “Really athletic, 6-3 guard, point guard. He’s staying the course. Obviously, it’s really hard coming in and not playing as much as he wanted to. But I think that he understands that his time will come and he’s just staying with the course.

“He’s really talented and when he gets his opportunity, I think he’s taken advantage of it. He’s going to show his true attributes and abilities once he gains a little bit more confidence out there, for sure.”

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Jackson could play either the point or shooting guard — which is where he was listed at as a recruit. Though he got his start at Maumee, he transferred to Florida’s prestigious Montverde Academy for his senior year. He was the No. 90 recruit overall, regardless of position, in the 2020 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite.

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