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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Washington

Gatorade Player of the year

Jackson Grant

Center
OLYMPIA HS
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.9

Points per game

11.2

Rebounds per game

3

Blocks per game
“Jackson Grant owns a terrific combination of size and skill that can stretch the floor. His overall strength has increased, which enhances his post-up game, and he’s now a legitimate threat both inside and out. He’s a McDonald’s All-American whose best basketball is still down the road.”
Paul Biancardi
ESPN National Recruiting Director

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-10, 220-pound senior center led the Bears to a 14-2 record and the South Puget Sound League championship this past season. Grant averaged 22.9 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, converting 65.6 percent of his field goal attempts. A McDonald’s All-American, he concluded his prep career as the leading scorer in school history and was also named Conference Player of the Year. He is ranked as the nation’s No. 42 prospect in the Class of 2021 by ESPN.

Academic Achievement

Grant has maintained a 3.55 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Washington this fall.

Exemplary Character

Grant has volunteered locally on behalf of youth basketball clinics, the Thurston County Food Bank, and All Kids Win, which provides backpacks of food to needy teens on weekends.