Times Leader | 03/18/2005 | Kennedy star heavily recruited
Junior forward David Jackson was a third-team all-state selection last year.
By DAVE KONOPKI dkonopki@leader.net
Even if the number of fans at the Giant Center in Hershey swells to more than 7,000 at this afternoon’s PIAA Class A championship game, don’t expect the play of David Jackson to be affected. Last summer, the Kennedy Catholic junior played in front of a much more intimidating – albeit significantly smaller – group of onlookers.
The 6-foot-6 Jackson spent part of last summer playing at the prestigious Reebok ABCD Basketball Camp at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N.J. The event features the nation’s top high school players, who display their skills in front of more than 200 college basketball coaches. Jackson drew rave reviews from nationally known basketball guru Sonny Vaccaro, who conducts the camps.
Jackson, a third-team all-state selection last year as a sophomore, is being heavily recruited by major Division I colleges. Among the schools already offering him scholarship offers are Syracuse and Penn State.