UNC Greensboro

AT UNCG

JUNIOR season (2004-05): Solid reserve player that saw action in 21 games...averaged 1.9 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per game...had seven steals and four blocks to her credit...scored a season-high seven points and had two steals in 15 minutes of action in a 70-53 rout of local-rival High Point (12/11)...had six points and six rebounds in 18 minutes in a 69-59 loss to Delaware (12/5) at the Fiesta Bowl Classic in Tucson, AZ...scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in only five minutes on the floor in a 65-59 loss at Elon (2/1)...played 10 or more minutes in five games.

Sophomore Season (2003-04): Played in 21 games and averaged 2.1 ppg...went 2-for-3 from the floor for six points to go along with three assists in 59-53 victory over Wofford (2/28)...had a six point, two rebound effort against College of Charleston (2/9)...went 3-for-5 from the floor for a season-high eight points against Georgia Southern (2/7)...played in a career-high 22 minutes at UMass (12/30), scoring four points, while adding two rebounds...registered five points and two rebounds in 12 minutes at Boston College (12/28).

FRESHMAN SEASON (2002-03): Turned in a solid six point, two rebound effort at Chattanooga (12/10)... posted a career-high eight points at Davidson (2/4), going 3-for-6 from the field, while adding two rebounds...had four points at Furman (1/2)...logged a season-high 17 minutes against SMU (12/29), scoring seven points, while adding two rebounds and one assists...scored six points with two rebounds at Tulane (12/28)... went 2-of-3 for five points against East Carolina (11/30).

High School: Earned four letters for head coach Tiffani Everett at Phoebus HS...first-ever Spartan recruit from the Virginia Beach area...as a senior, averaged 11.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 10.4 assists and 4.8 steals per game...ranked as one of the top 250 seniors in the nation by All-Star Girls Report...was also named team MVP and Miss Basketball as a senior...selected to play in the district’s Senior Classic...totaled 852 points, 482 rebounds, 768 assists and 349 steals in four-year scholastic career...played for the Boo Williams AAU 16-under squad, which was ranked #1 in the state and advanced to the AAU National Finals...also ran cross country and track for one season...received Zooms Academic Excellence Eagle Award...was a member of the National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America. 

Personal: Shanika Denell Jackson...daughter of Yvonne D. and Melvin D. Jackson...born October 4, 1984 in Frankfurt, Germany...related to former Ohio State football star and current Washington Redskins defensive back Shawn Springs...chose UNCG over Maryland, Morgan State, Norfolk State and Florida A&M...majoring in recreation, parks and tourism at UNCG.