North Carolina freshman Justin Jackson has decided he will return to school for his sophomore season. He made the announcement Wednesday with a simple post on his Instagram account.
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Jackson was widely projected to be a late first-round or early second-round pick in this year’s NBA draft. Now he will have another year to rise up team’s draft boards.
A photo posted by Justin Jackson (@jjacks44) on Apr 1, 2015 at 2:46pm PDT
The 6-8 Jackson averaged 10.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in his freshman season. He had a strong postseason for the Tar Heels and averaged 15 points in North Carolina’s three NCAA Tournament games.
