How Justin Jackson prepared himself for the NBA

Posted Apr 14, 2017
Rare is the type of jump that Justin Jackson made this season, as he averaged 18.3 points and 4.7 rebounds on his way to becoming ACC player of the year and a first-team All-American. Those accomplishments aren’t unexpected for a player billed as a top-10 recruit and a McDonald’s All-America out of high school, but how Jackson got there was surprising. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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