Jim Jackson

Jim Jackson

Jim Jackson is an NCAA basketball analyst for Westwood One, having joined the network for the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Jackson is one of the greatest college basketball players of his generation.  A McDonald’s All-American, Jim was a two-time Consensus First Team All-American and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year at Ohio State.

After his exemplary collegiate career, Jim was the fourth overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft. His NBA career spanned 14 years and 12 teams (tied for a league record); he scored over 12,000 points, finishing fifth in the league in scoring in 1994-95.

Upon retirement, Jim landed a job as the Lead College Basketball Analyst for The Big Ten Network, a role he still holds. He’s since added to his broadcasting resume becoming the Lead College Basketball Analyst on FOX Sports College Basketball, in addition to a main role on FOX Sports 1’s College Basketball & NBA studio coverage.

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Gonzaga wins on OVERTIME FINAL FOUR BUZZER BEATER

04 April 2021
It will go down as one of the best games in Final Four history. Overtime. A game-tying shot with four seconds to play in OT. A game-winning shot at the buzzer. Tied at 90 with less than four seconds to play in overtime, Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs etched his name…
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Virginia captures 2019 National Championship in overtime thriller

09 April 2019
It’ll be remembered as a story of redemption. And it’ll be remembered as one of the best in National Championship Game history as Virginia edged Texas Tech, 85-77, in overtime on Monday night in Minneapolis. After the Cavaliers tied the score at 68 when De’Andre Hunter made a three-pointer with…
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