Centre Daily Times | 06/02/2005 | PSU men continue to build for future:
“David Jackson is Penn State’s first oral commitment in the Class of 2007 — which also will be the year David Jackson plays his last game for the Nittany Lions.
“Confused yet, Penn State basketball fans? Get used to it.
“A month after signing David Jackson, a 6-foot-3 junior college point guard from Panama City, Fla., to its Class of 2006, Penn State received an early commitment Wednesday from a 6-7, 190-pound swingman from Hermitage.
“His name? David Jackson.
“The latter Jackson, who chose Penn State over West Virginia, Michigan and Florida State, recently completed his junior season at Kennedy Catholic High School, where he averaged 18 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and more than three blocks per game for coach Tim Loomis’ team, the PIAA Class A runners-up last season.
“‘You can play him anywhere,’ Loomis said. ‘He’s got a well-rounded game right now. We basically use him on the perimeter, but we also put him in at the post. He plays all over the floor.’ …”