BY JORDAN WELLS
P
eruse a list of the top point
guards in college basketball
and you won't have to dig
far to find Irish junior Deme-
trius Jackson's name.
Kris Dunn at Providence heads most
experts' lists, with DraftExpress.com
projecting him (as of March 8) to be
the No. 5 overall selection in the 2016
NBA Draft. Kentucky's Tyler Ulis,
Maryland's Melo Trimble and Iowa
State's Monte Morris are also names
that come to the forefront.
Right in that highest level, though,
sits the Notre Dame captain.
"Top five or six," ESPN college bas-
ketball analyst Jay Bilas said when
asked by Blue & Gold Illustrated where
Jackson ranks nationally among point
guards. "I'd put him up there with
Kris Dunn, Melo Trimble and Monte
Morris.
"He's an attack guard that can score.
He plays low. He can beat you off the
dribble, he's powerful and he can
make contested shots. He has three-
point range, and he guards.
"He's a really good player, and he
TOP
TIER
Demetrius Jackson
ranks among the
best points guards
in the country
Jackson ranked 11th in the ACC in scoring (15.9
points per game), second in assists (5.0 per con-
test) and 10th in steals (1.3 per game) at the
conclusion of the regular season.
PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND
