22 Misha Jackson
22 - Misha Jackson
Height: 5-11
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
High School: St. Pius X
Previous College: Florida Southern
Position: F
Major: Psychology

Emory Career:
Closed out her three-year career at Emory by playing in 78 contests, 69 in a starting capacity ... Ranks among the school's top-10 all-time performers in 11 categories ... Stands second in blocked shots (95) and is first in blocked shots average (1.2 bpg) ... Grabbed a total of 621 rebounds, good for seventh place on Emory's career ladder, while her 8.0 per-game average in rebounding ranks fifth ... Holds down the No. 10 spots on the Eagles' all-time charts in total points (900) and scoring average (11.5 ppg) ... Connected on 48.6 percent (385-0f-792) of her field goal tries with that effort placing fifth on the school's career list ... Eighth all-time at Emory in both field goals (385) and steals (135) ...  Produced 51 double-figure scoring contests ... Recorded 17 double-doubles (pts./rebs.)  ... 22 outings of 10 or more rebounds.

Senior (2012-13):
Outstanding season that culminated with her capturing Honorable Mention All-America honors as selected by the WBCA ... First Team All-UAA selection ... Started all 28 games and averaged 28.4 minutes per contest, second-highest on the squad and ninth among UAA players ... Tossed in 11.1 points per game with that effort placing third on the club and ninth on the UAA ladder ... Topped the league in rebounding with a 9.0 per-game average, good for the No. 9 spot on Emory's seasonal chart ... 253 rebounds was the sixth-highest individual season total in school annals ... Led or shared for team rebounding honors on 20 occasions ... Chalked up a conference-high eight double-doubles (pts./rebs.) during the year ... 11 performances of 10 or more caroms ... Manufactured 19 double-figure scoring games and either led or shared for team scoring honors on six occasions ... Shot a team-leading .492 from the floor (131-of-266), good for the No. 6 slot on the UAA list and for a 15th-place tie on the school's season list ... Connected on 50 percent of her field goal attempts in 15 contests ... Set a school season record with 43 blocked shots and her average of 1.5 rejections per game paced the team and was third among UAA players ... Chalked up at least one block in 22 contests and turned in eight performances of multiple rejections ... Third in the UAA in offensive rebounds per game (3.3 orpg) ... Grabbed a conference-leading 8.8 rebounds per outing in league contests ... Second among conference cagers with a 2.1 per-game showing in blocked shots for league contests ... 12 points, converting six-of-seven from the field, and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in Emory’s 72-65 decision over Whitworth (Mar. 1) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... Followed that effort with a game-high 12 caroms vs. Huntingdon (Mar. 2) in an 88-62 NCAA Tournament second-round win ... Exploded for 17 second-half points, including the team’s first eight of the stanza, en route to tying Danielle Landry for game scoring honors with 19 points in an 80-65 win at Chicago (Feb. 10), ending the afternoon converting eight-of-11 from the field ... Second high on the squad with 12 points, 10 coming in the second half, and posted a game-high 10 rebounds while blocking five shots in a 60-48 decision at NYU (Feb. 3) ... Hit the game-winning bucket at the buzzer, snapping a tie and gave the Eagles a 66-64 win at Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20), finishing with 12 points and eight rebounds (second high on the team) ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Nov. 20) after averaging 17.5 points and 17.0 rebounds in guiding Emory to season-opening wins over Spelman (Nov. 16) and Piedmont (Nov. 17) in the Emory Tipoff Classic – posted back-to-back efforts of 17 rebounds in those contests, tying the 10th-highest individual game total in school history ... Topped the squad with 19 points in 19 minutes of play, sinking seven-of-13 from the floor and five-of-seven from the charity stripe, and snatched 17 rebounds in a 94-37 decision vs. Spelman --- recorded a double-double in the first half alone vs. the Jaguars with 17 points and 11 caroms ... Picked up her eighth and final UAA-leading double-double of the year when she led all players with 19 points (tying her second-highest effort of the season), hitting seven-of-10 from the floor, along with a game-high 12 rebounds in a 76-55 win over Carnegie Mellon  (Feb. 17)  -- scored six points as part of a 14-2 Emory run in the opening half that gave the Eagles a 41-22 lead ...   Racked up a season-high 20 points, 14 over the final 20 minutes of play, and posted a nine-of-14 shooting performance from the field, while tying for team honors with 10 caroms, in a 70-56 win at home vs. Piedmont (Dec. 29) ...  Tied the school’s single-game record with six blocked shots (tying the high-water mark by a league player during the year) and finished with 13 points, second-high on the team, and a game-high 16 rebounds (tying the 12th-highest Emory individual game mark) in an overtime battle vs. No. 3 Washington University (Jan. 11) ... Tied Hannah Lilly for team-high scoring honors with 13 points, 11 in the first half, and topped all players with 13 rebounds over 28 minutes in a 69-41 triumph vs. Oglethorpe (Dec. 5) ...  Totaled 10 first-half points and finished tied as the team’s No. 2 scorer with 14 points, hitting seven of 11 field goal attempts in an 82-59 win over Birmingham Southern (Nov. 30).

Junior (2011-12):
Started 20 or 25 games, averaging 29.6 minutes per game, third-highest on the squad ... Ranked second on the team and fourth among UAA players with a 13.0 points-per-game scoring average with that mark ranking 18th on Emory's seasonal list ... Topped the team and stood fourth in the league in rebounding with an 8.0 per-game average, good for the 13th spot on the Eagles' seasonal chart ... Ranked among the UAA's top-10 players in eight statistical categories including sixth in field goal percentage (.485, 146-of-301), fourth in steals (1.8 spg) and seventh in blocked shots (1.0 bpg) ... Selected as a Second Team All-UAA performer ... 146 field goals were second on the team and placed 10th on the school's seasonal ladder ... 201 total boards tied the school's 13th-highest seasonal effort ...  Recorded a league-leading eight double-doubles (pts./rebs.) ... Scored in double figures on 21 occasions and tallied 20 or more points on two occasions ... Eight performances of 10 or more rebounds ... Club's top point producer in seven games and led or shared for the Eagles' lead in rebounding on 14 occasions ... Totaled game highs in both scoring with 18 points, hitting nine-of-18 from the floor, and rebounding with 11 boards in a season-ending 79-68 victory over No. 19 Rochester (Feb. 25) ... Garnered her first UAA Player of the Week award (Nov. 29) after averaging 19.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.0 steals in helping Emory to three wins ... Keyed an 80-58 win over LaGrange (Nov. 23) with a career-high 25 points, sinking 11-of-16 field goal attempts, and a team-high tying 10 rebounds -- scored six points during an 11-2 Emory run early in the second half that propelled the team to a 17-point lead ... Followed that effort against LaGrange with a team-high 20 points in a 72-59 decision over Birmingham Southern (Nov. 27), making her the first Emory player since Lora Turner (Feb. 6 & 8, 2009) to post back-to-back games of 20 or more points .... Sank all six of her field goal opportunities en route to finishing with 13 points in an 84-57 verdict vs. Spelman (Dec. 2) ... Enjoyed an eight-game streak (Nov. 21 - Dec. 28) where she she hit 60.7 percent (51-of-84) from the floor while averaging 15.5 points ... Played a career-long 41 minutes and chalked up a team-high 17 points, hitting eight-of-16 from the floor, and eight rebounds in an 82-73 overtime win vs. NYU (Feb. 10) -- her blocked shot with six seconds left in regulation helped preserve a one-point Emory lead, and her basket early in the extra session gave the Eagles the lead for good and started a 7-0 Emory run ... Sixth double-double of the campaign was a 10-point, team-high 12-rebound performance that also included a career-high tying six steals in a 53-48 triumph vs. Brandeis (Feb. 12) ... Her career-high 14 rebounds in a 68-56 verdict over Case Western (Jan. 22) paced the team and tied the 15th-highest individual game mark in school history ... Compiled a team-high 13 points that included a bucket with 51 seconds left on the clock that snapped a 51-51 tie, and led all players with 13 caroms while chipping in three steals in a 56-53 triumph against Maryville (Jan. 9) ... 13 outings of two or more steals and her 46 thefts tied for 16th place on the school's seasonal chart ... Posted double-digit scoring in the team's first 13 games of the campaign ... Squad's second-high scorer with 17 points, 11 coming in the second half, and led all players with 12 rebounds while recording four steals in an 83-60 win at Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 17) ... Blocked shots in 18 games and turned in five performances of two or more rejections.


Sophomore (2010-11):
Took to the court in all 25 Emory games, 21 as a starter ... Second Team All-UAA selection ...Averaged 23.6 minutes per playing stint and ranked second on the club and 15th among UAA performers with a 10.6 per-game scoring effort ... Tied with Danielle Landry for the team lead with 167 rebounds and her 6.7 per-game showing in that category ranked fourth in the UAA ... Connected on a team-leading 48.0 percent of her field goal attempts (108-of-225), good for the No. 7 position in the  UAA ... Posted three games of double-figure rebounding and either led or shared for squad honors in that department on 10 occasions ... Registered 11 double-figure scoring affairs and was the team's top point producer on five occasions ... Paced the team in both scoring (11.2 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg) in conference contests ... Earned her first double-double in an Emory uniform when she recorded a game-high 21 points, tying her season high, and 13 rebounds in a 77-54 triumph over Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 20) ... Sank a season-high 10-of-14 from the floor and tallied a team-high 21 points, while coming up with a season-best four blocked shots, vs. No. 6-ranked Washington University (Feb. 11) ... Converted nine-of-14 field goal attempts and finished with 21 points, along with a team-leading seven rebounds vs. NYU (Jan. 30) ... Successful on six-of-eight from the field and was second high on the club with 13 points while also managing to to snare a team-high nine boards vs. Maryville (Jan. 2) ... Notched 10 of her 14 points in the opening half and picked off a game-high nine rebounds in a 90-79 decision over Brescia (Jan. 5) ... Totaled a team-high 47 steals, good for a 13th-place tie on the school's seasonal chart, and her 1.9 per-game average in that category tied for fifth in the UAA ... Game-high 12 boards and led the Eagles with six steals, tying the high-water mark byan Emory player during the year and tying for 11th on the school's single-game list, vs. Case Western (Jan. 21) ... Registered steals in each of the last 12 games of the year and ended the campaign with 14 contests of multiple thefts ... Averaged 1.1 blocks over 14 league encounters, good for a fourth-place tie on the UAA list, and was No. 2 in offensive rebounds (3.1 orpg).

Prior To Emory
Played the 2009-10 season for NCAA Division II member Florida Southern College ... Appeared as a reserve for the Lady Mocs in six games.

High School
Four-year member of the basketball program at St. Pius X in Atlanta ... Was coached by Stephanie Dunn ... Served as team captain her final season ... Tossed in 14.6 points and grabbed 5.0 rebounds her senior campaign en route to second-team all-region honors ... Was a member of the 2006-07 state championship squad that compiled a won-lost mark of 30-3.

Personal 
Born October 5, 1991 .. Daughter of Nedra Kelow-Jackson ... A Psychology major ... In high school, she was a member of the National Honor Society ... Was on the Dean's & Principal's List all four years at Pius ... Winner of the University of the South's Excellence In Writing Award.

Emory Career Stats

Year GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3pt
FG-FGA
PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG REB AVG
2012-13 28-28 131-266 .492  0 - 0 .000 48-75 310 11.1 253 9.0
2011-12 25-20 146-301 .485  0 - 0 .000 34-66 326 13.0 201 8.0
2010-11 25-21 108-225 .480  1 - 2 .500 47-79 264 10.6 167 6.7
TOTAL 78-69 385-792 .486  1 - 2 .500 129-220 900  11.5 621  8.0


Emory Career Highs

Points 25  LaGrange College, Nov. 23, 2011
  21 at Carnegie Mellon University, Feb. 20, 2011
  21 Washington University, Feb. 11, 2011
  21 at New York University, Jan. 30, 2011
  20 Piedmont College, Dec. 29, 2012
  20 Birmingham Southern, Nov. 27, 2011
Rebounds 17  Piedmont College, Nov. 17, 2012
  17 Spelman College, Nov. 16, 2012
  16 Washington University, Jan. 11, 2013
  14 Case Western Reserve, Jan. 22, 2012
  13 Oglethorpe, Dec. 5, 2012
  13 Maryville College, Jan. 9, 2012
  13 at Carnegie Mellon University, Feb. 20, 2011
Field Goals 11  LaGrange College, Nov. 23, 2011
  10 Birmingham Southern, Nov. 27, 2011
  10 Washington University, Feb. 11, 2011
  9 Piedmont College, Dec. 29, 2012
  9 at Rochester, Feb. 25, 2012
  9 at New York University, Jan. 30, 2011
3 pt. FGs Oglethorpe University, Nov. 16, 2011
Assists on three occasions
Steals Brandeis, Feb. 12, 2012
  6 Case Western, Jan. 21, 2011
Minutes 41  New York University,  Feb. 10, 2012


Quote: "I chose to go to Emory because I know it is an institution that will challenge me both in the classroom and on the court."