{"id":370,"date":"2005-06-04T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-04T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/bluewhiteillustrated-more-on-jackson\/"},"modified":"2005-06-04T13:44:00","modified_gmt":"2005-06-04T13:44:00","slug":"bluewhiteillustrated-more-on-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/bluewhiteillustrated-more-on-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"BlueWhiteIllustrated: More on Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bwi.rivals.com\/content.asp?CID=421999\">BlueWhiteIllustrated.com &#8211; Latest commitment has talented sibling<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;David Jackson, a 6-foot-7 forward from Kennedy Catholic High School in Hermitage, Pa., \u2014 not to be confused with the incoming JUCO player \u2014 is the half brother of McDonald&#8217;s All-American Amir Johnson. Johnson, a 6-foot-9, 204-pound power forward from Los Angeles, Calif. committed to the Cardinals last June. He was ranked the 18th player in the country by Rivals.com and was named California&#8217;s Mr. Basketball.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jackson is a couple of years younger and a few inches shorter, but Jackson&#8217;s head coach Tim Loomis thinks he&#8217;s just as talented if not better than Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;I only saw the kid play twice, but actually to tell you the truth, I think David is more skilled than he is,&#8217; Loomis said. &#8216;Johnson is a shot blocker and runs the floor well, where David we&#8217;ve taken him and instead of making him a center, we&#8217;ve made him a guard.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jackson, who committed to Penn State yesterday, is only 16 years old. He&#8217;s a year ahead academically and Loomis said that he would be a top 50 prospect in the country if he was going to be a junior instead of a senior.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;He looks like a young colt that will eventually grow into a thoroughbred,&#8217; Loomis said. &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BlueWhiteIllustrated.com &#8211; Latest commitment has talented sibling: &#8220;David Jackson, a 6-foot-7 forward from Kennedy Catholic High School in Hermitage, Pa., \u2014 not to be confused with the incoming JUCO player \u2014 is the half brother of McDonald&#8217;s All-American Amir Johnson. 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