Ian Jackson named a semifinalist for Naismith Player of the Year

Posted Feb 11, 2024
As of this week's announcement, Our Saviour Lutheran (N.Y.) five-star guard and North Carolina signee Ian Jackson is among the 10 Naismith Boys' High School Player of the Year Semifinalists. Since its inception in 1987, the Naismith has only once gone to a future North Carolina basketball talent: Latta (S.C.) five-star guard Raymond Felton in 2002. (All Tar Heels)

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