Jackson averaged 22.0 points and 5.5 assists at West Georgia last season.
Source: NMSU Athletics
On Saturday afternoon, Zawdie Jackson made it official that he will be donning Crimson & White this fall for Head Coach Jason Hooten.
Jackson spent a season at Snead State before he transferred to West Georgia and played two seasons with the Wolves.
Zawdie Jackson | Sr. | G | 6-0 | Stone Mountain, GA | Shiloh High School | Snead State | West Georgia
- Jackson led West Georgia in scoring and assists last season with 22 points and 5.5 assists per game.
- In his 2023-24 campaign, Jackson turned in one of the greatest individual seasons in West Georgia school history as he added an All-American selection to a list of accolades that includes GSC Player of the Year, South Region Player of the Year, First-Team All-District, and GSC All-Academic.
- Along with having his best season to date, Jackson led West Georgia to a 27-6 record, a GSC Regular Season & Tournament Championship and an appearance in the South Region Semifinals for the second consecutive season.
- On March 5th, the Georgia native put up his highest-scoring game recording a 36-point performance against Union (TN).
- In his sophomore stint with the Wolves, Jackson started all 31 games for West Georgia and finished second on the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game on 46.5% shooting, while leading the team in assists and ranking third in the conference with 4.1 per game.
- At Snead State Jackson led the Alabama Community College Conference in assists with 6.2 per game, while sitting sixth in the conference in scoring with 19.2 points per game. He also received a Second-team all-conference bid.
QUOTEABLE | Head Coach Jason Hooten
“We are excited to have Zawdie join our Aggie Family. Zawdie brings a wealth of experience at the guard position and has continued to improve each year no matter the level. With our recent success in signing D2 transfers, we truly feel Zawdie’s production will be no different. His toughness and competitiveness are just a few of the intangibles that have made up winning guards in our past programs. Zawdie is a proven winner and gives us another scorer with speed and court savvy!”
