Centre Daily Times | 07/15/2006 | Jackson blending with PSU:
“He let the flow of the game dictate the selection and frequency of his shots, playing as though he blended in among his teammates at Kennedy Catholic High School when, really, blending in was impossible.
“Then, about midway through last season, Kennedy’s point guard blew out his knee, and coach Tim Loomis needed a little more from David Jackson.
“‘He’s a very unselfish player,’ Loomis said. ‘I had to tell him, ‘David, get a little selfish now.”
“So Jackson, like always, did what his coach asked. The 6-foot-7 forward started taking over games, scoring from inside and outside, piling up more than 24 points per game down the stretch and almost singlehandedly leading his team to the Class A state final.
“Four months later, Jackson is in University Park, working out with his new Penn State teammates and trying to add some weight for this fall, when he’ll learn where exactly he’ll blend in with the Nittany Lions.
“No one expects Jackson to take over the floor against Big Ten opponents this season. But he is the type of player — long, athletic and versatile — who fits nicely into the 90-foot style Penn State coach Ed DeChellis won with at East Tennessee State and hopes to establish in University Park.
“‘He’s a young freshman,’ said DeChellis, a reminder that Jackson won’t turn 18 for another two months. “But he’s very athletic, very skilled … we think he has a great future.'”