He averaged 10.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists while helping the Blue Devils to a 28-9 record and a fifth-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He was ranked the No. 10 overall player in his class by ESPN. He was the first Jayhawk to be named Associated Press Player of the Year and the first KU recipient of both the Oscar Robertson Trophy presented by the USBWA and the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.
"I don't think the other guys in this draft really care as much as I do", Jackson said.
"Frank is a complete player", Demps said.
"I think that tells you what his mentality is like, what his toughness is like".
The 6-foot-4 Jackson played in 36 games, including 16 starts, in his lone season at Duke.
While the top of the draft went as expected, with Washington's Markelle Fultz going No. 1 to Philadelphia and UCLA's Lonzo Ball No. 2 to the Los Angeles Lakers, the draft really began at pick No. 3, where Boston elected to take Duke scorer Jayson Tatum over Jackson.
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The Pelicans pounced on the opportunity to draft the Duke guard after he slipped into the second round of Thursday's NBA Draft. "To go against National Basketball Association all-stars and guys I've watched for years makes me excited".
"I am wishing them best to make their teams, and I know that they are going to do well".
"I love proving people wrong", Jackson said. Following an impressive showing at the NBA Draft Combine, however, Jackson kept his name in for good and was projected by many to be a first-round pick. "He'll be a guy that helps with their culture, not that it needs to be changed, but he'll definitely add to it in a positive way from day one".
The biggest concern about Jackson coming out of draft night is a right foot injury that he is still recovering from after undergoing surgery in late May to fix a stress reaction he sustained during his freshman year.
With the Pelicans shipping their 2017 first-round pick and last year's No. 6 overall pick to the Kings in a trade for Cousins, New Orleans desperately needs backcourt threats. "I know they're a pretty young team". "I'm going to have some custom-made shoes that I think nobody ever had before". I think the whole situation was really blown out of proportion, just because I am who I am.
Moore played in 73 games last season and averaged 9.6 points.
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