Jackson State Tigers
Southwestern Athletic Conference (21-13, 12-6)
Seed: #16
Midwest Region
RPI: 168
Big Wins:
11/21 at Rutgers (71-70), 11/25 Illinois-Chicago (71-68), 3/10 vs
Mississippi Valley State (81-71)
Bad Losses:
12/2 at UC Davis (58-66), 1/20 at Grambling State (74-77), 2/3 at Alcorn
State (80-88)
Last NCAA
Appearance: 2000, First Round loss to Arizona
Coach:
Tevester Anderson (0-2 in 2 NCAA appearances)
Probable
Starters:
Catraiva
Givens, Junior, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 4.2 apg, 1.7 spg
Trey Johnson,
Senior, Guard, 27.1 ppg, 2.5 apg, 4.6 rpg
Julius Young,
Senior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Edwin Jarrow,
Junior, Forward, 1.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Grant Maxey,
Freshman, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Key
Roleplayers:
Kay Martinez,
Junior, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Darrion
Griffin, Sophomore, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 1.5 apg
Garrison
Johnson, Freshman, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg
Jeremy
Caldwell, Sophomore, Center, 7.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Why They Can
Surprise:
Shooting guard
Trey Johnson is a legitimate superstar and flirted with the NBA after his
junior season. For his senior campaign, Johnson averaged 27.1 points,
ranking second in the nation. Johnson takes 21.5 shots per game and will do
much of the scoring for Jackson State. Johnson can hit the long ball, but
will also do loads of damage by getting to the basket and the foul line.
Fellow senior
Julius Young mans the other wing and will do some scoring of his own. Young
is not much of a threat from behind the arc, but is a decent complimentary
scoring threat beside Johnson. Kay Martinez and Darrion Griffin are solid
scorers off the bench. Martinez can knock down the long ball, while Griffin
will use his speed to get to the rim.
Why They Can
Disappoint:
The emergence
of freshman Grant Maxey has given the Tigers a threat under the basket.
Maxey averages 8.8 points and a team high 5.8 rebounds per game, but he does
lack the strength at this point in his career to be a great rebounder.
Jackson State gets outrebounded by two boards a game and Maxey will need
some help from Jeremy Caldwell and Edwin Jarrow. At 6-8 and 200 pounds,
Caldwell has the body to get on the glass, but lacks the consistency to do
it game in and game out. Jarrow is undersized to play the four, but does a
decent job doing the dirty work for the Tigers.
Who To
Watch:
Point guard
Catraiva Givens makes the team go. Turnovers can be a problem for the team,
but Givens boasts a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio and works well with the
speedy offense of Coach Tevester Anderson. If Givens can create open looks
for Johnson, the Tigers can be a dangerous team.
Joel’s
Bracket Says: First Round loss to Florida
