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born 1994 · South Bend by birth
Demetrius Jackson Jr. was born September 7, 1994, in South Bend, and played at Marian High School in Mishawaka — the boundary printed as everywhere in this history — where he concluded his career as the all-time leading scorer in St. Joseph County history, 1,934 points, breaking a record that had stood for nearly twenty-five years. He played in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Game, the first player from northern Indiana so honored since Elkhart's Shawn Kemp in 1988. At Notre Dame, 2013–16, he starred for back-to-back Elite Eight teams, and Boston took him 45th overall in the 2016 draft; he played three NBA seasons. The county scoring crown is the standing fact: no player from any school in this county, on either side of the city line, has scored more.
Sources
- Basketball-Reference — the South Bend birth, the Marian schooling in Mishawaka, the 45th overall selection of 2016.
- Notre Dame athletics player record — the 1,934 points and the county record, the McDonald's All-American honor and the Kemp precedent.
- South Bend Tribune / Notre Dame Insider — the three NBA seasons.