NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Patrick "Petie" Jackson will always be remembered by East Central Indiana basketball fans.
An Indiana All-Star at Delta High School, Jackson helped lead the Eagles to the 1997 state finals, where they lost to Bloomington North, before attending Ball State University, where he helped lead the Cardinals to their last NCAA Tournament (2000) and an Elite Eight appearance in the National Invitational Tournament (2002). Perhaps his most memorable contribution was his heroics in the "Wowie in Maui," where his driving layup lifted BSU over No. 3 Kansas in the opening round of the Maui Invitational Tournament.