Jackson Shelstad | |
Team: | Oregon Ducks |
Number: | 3 |
Position: | Guard |
League: | Big Ten Conference |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 170 |
Birth Date: | 20 April 2005 |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | West Linn (West Linn, Oregon) |
College: | Oregon (2023–present) |
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Jackson Shelstad is an American college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks of the Big Ten Conference.
Shelstad grew up in West Linn, Oregon and attended West Linn High School.[1] He was named the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 27 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 steals, and 5.5 assists per game during his junior season.[2] Shelstad repeated as the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 28.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.[3] Shelstad was also selected to play for Team USA in the Nike Hoops Summit.[4]
Shelstad played freshman football at West Linn, but left the sport in order to focus on basketball.[5] He returned to the football team as a senior and was named first team All-Three Rivers League at cornerback and also caught 14 passes for 326 yards and six touchdowns as a wide receiver as West Linn won the 6A OSAA state championship.[6] [7]
Shelstad was initially rated as a four-star recruit by major recruiting services.[8] [9] He was later re-rated as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com during his senior year.[10] Shelstad committed to play college basketball at Oregon during his junior year over offers from Arizona State, Florida, Gonzaga, Kansas, Houston, Oregon State, Stanford, Texas Tech, UCLA, and USC.[11] [12]
Shelstad suffered a knee injury during preseason practices before the start of his freshman season at Oregon.[13] On January 28 2024 Shelstad had a career night in the conference opener, notching 21 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in an 82-74 win over USC. Shelstad was named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman team at the end of the season after averaging 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.[14]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Oregon| 32 || 30 || 32.6 || .450 || .345 || .857 || 2.8 || 2.8 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 12.8