Jackson Shelstad

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Jackson Shelstad
No. 3Oregon Ducks
Position Guard
League Pac-12 Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school West Linn
(West Linn, Oregon)
College Oregon (2023–present)
Career highlights and awards

Jackson Shelstad is an American college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference.

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Early life and high school

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]

College career

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.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Oregon 323032.6.450.345.8572.82.80.70.212.8

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