3  Tamir Jackson
	Class: Junior Hometown: Paterson, N.J. High School: St. Benedict's Preparatory Height / Weight: 6-3 / 194 Position: G Birthdate: 12/29/1990 Experience: 2L

Has started all 63 games of his collegiate career and has already scored 778 points (12.3 points per game) ... in just two seasons has recorded 209 assists, 156 rebounds and 94 steals ... has led Rice in assists in 39 games while leading the squad in scoring 19 times during career.

2010-11
Scored 444 points during sophomore season, averaging 13.9 points an outing ... 14.3 points per game in Conference USA games led the team ... recorded 115 assists during the year, including a career-high matching eight in a win over UALR during the season ... ranked seventh in Conference USA in assists per game (3.6) ... ranked 14th in the league in scoring ... also had 41 steals during the season (ranked 13th in the league with a 1.3 pg average) ... his 1,064 minutes of playing time during the season ranks fifth all time in Rice history ... averaged 33.2 minutes of playing time during the year.

Returned to the court for a little extra time working on his shooting following a 2-for-9 performance from the field in the season opener against St. Thomas ... scored in double figures in each of the Owls' next 14 games ... in second game of the season scored 17 points against Grambling State, going 6-for-8 from the field ... scored 15 points, had five assists and matched a career high with five steals in road game at Santa Clara ... established career high for steals with five the previous season and equaled that mark against Santa Clara ... began the 2010 Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic by equaling a career high with eight assists to go along with 12 points in a game played against UALR in Tudor Fieldhouse ... with Rice trailing by eight points in the first half, sparked a 13-2 run to close out the half against the Trojans ... had four assists on the Owls' final five field goals of the period against UALR ... free throws with 18 seconds to play gave Rice a three-point lead in its 66-63 victory over Stetson ... the two shots at the line also gave him another double-figure scoring game ... scored 11 points and had six assists against Miami ... closed out the 2010 Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic by scoring a career-high 25 points against Oral Roberts ... was 8-for-11 from the field, perfect in seven trips to the line and also had four assists in 30 minutes of play ... had 21 assists in four games played in the tournament ... celebrated his 20th birthday by scoring 16 points and dishing out four assists in the Owls' 74-68 win over LSU ... was 4-for-5 from the field and knocked down a career-high eight free throws ... 8-for-9 performance at the line including six in the final 1:16 to help secure the Owls' victory over TCU ... scored 19 points and had five assists in 38 minutes of play against Southern Miss ... scored nine of his 13 points in overtime in the Owls' victory over Houston ... scored 20 points in road win at Tulane ... was 5-for-10 from the field and made nine free throws (11 attempts) ... three assists and two steals against the Wave ... scored 20+ points six times in career including three straight league games in late February ... finished with 21 points in road game at Marshall then had 20 points to go with four rebounds and two steals in win over Memphis ... before fouling out early in overtime at SMU, scored 22 points, had four assists and three steals against the Mustangs ... had a steal and layup to cap a 10-0 Rice run that put the Owls up by 17 against Houston ... 72-57 win over the Cougars marked only the second time Rice swept games from the cross-town rival ... in the Owls' opening-round Conference USA Championship victory over SMU, scored 11 points and had seven assists ... closed out the year with a 15-point game against Tulsa in the tournament's quarterfinals.

2009-10
Only Rice player to start all 31 games and averaged 10.8 points along with 3.0 assists and 2.2 rebounds ... also averaged 1.7 steals which ranked fifth among Conference USA players ... his 10.8 points per game ranked 21st in the league while his 3.0 assist average ranked 11th ... finished the season with 53 steals, establishing a new Rice freshman record that also marked the ninth-best single-season total in school history ... had 94 total assists ... led Rice in scoring a team-high 11 times and led the Owls in assists 18 times ... posted 17, double-figure scoring games ... averaged 10.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists en route to being named to the Rice Basketball Challenge All-Tournament Team ... had five assists in season-opening win against Sacramento State ... the following night scored 18 points in a win over South Alabama ... had 10 points and five rebounds in win over Furman ... was 6-for-13 form the field an dfinished with 13 points and eight rebounds against North Texas ... had five steals, establishing a career high, and Rice had 17 as a team in a 70-57 win over Santa Clara ... scored 19 points to establish an early-season scoring high at LSU, going 9-for-15 form the field ... shot better than 50 percent for the game ... also had three rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Tigers ... finished with 15 points and equaled a career high with five steals against Lamar ... scored 18 points and had five assists in win over McNeese State ... later in the week had six assists against TCU.

Equaled the early career mark with 19 points against Houston ... was 6-for-12 from the field, knocked down 6-of-7 free throws and had three assists against the Cougars ... scored 10 points and had four assists against Memphis ... matched a season high with five steals and also had five assists against SMU .... Foul trouble limited to four first-half minutes at Tulsa, but scored 18 points after the break ... also scored 18 points the following week against East Carolina ... scored 13 points and had a career-high eight assists in overtime game against Tulane ... posted a career-high scoring game in second meeting with ECU, finishing with 22 points (7-for-16 from the field and 7-for-10 from the line) to go along with three assists and two steals ... scored 10 points and was one assist shy of equaling a career best with seven dimes in Owls' crosstown game at Houston ... three steals at UH gave him 51 for the season as he established a new Rice freshman record and moved into a tie for ninth on the record charts for steals in a season ... closed out the year by scoring 13 points on 5-for-13 shooting against Tulsa at the GMC Sierra Conference USA Championship ... had two steals in the game to move past Adam Peakes for ninth on the all-time list.

St. Benedict's Preparatory School
Named New Jersey's Player of the Year by NJ.com/Newark Star-Ledger ... averaged 16 points, four rebounds and three steals as a senior ... prep team posted a 25-3 record and was invited to play in the 2009 ESPN/RISE National High School Invitational ... the Gray Bees advanced to the tournament's semifinals before falling to the nation's No. 1 team, Oak Hill Academy ... scored 20 points including eight in the final quarter to keep St. Benedict's in the game ... helped St. Benedict's advance in the tournament by scoring a team-high 14 points in a win over St. Frances of Baltimore in the quarterfinals ... prep coach, Dan Hurley, picked up his 200th victory during the season ... as a junior averaged 14 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3 steals for a St. Benedict's team which posted a 24-1 record and finished the season ranked No. 2 in the nation in several national polls ... during junior season gained national attention when he scored 29 points in an ESPN-televised victory over then, No. 1 Oak Hill ... was named to the all-state team ... an early signee for the Owls who was the No. 28-ranked shooting guard in the 2008-09 signing class according to the ESPN College Basketball Prospect list at the time he inked with Rice.

Personal
Born Dec. 29, 1990 in Passaic, N.J. ... son of Taihessa Jackson Lee and Sam White ... has three younger siblings, Tamia White, Rayya Lee and Sam White ... cousin Raymond Felton plays for the Charlotte Bobcats ... Sport Management major.

McMurtry College