Kentucky freshman forward Isaiah Jackson may be known as a rim-running big man with elite talent on the defensive end of the floor, but he grew up wanting to play with the ball in his hands as a primary guard.
Boasting solid ball-handling, passing and shooting skills, Jackson spent time on the perimeter early on and even floated out there at times during his senior campaign at Waterford Mott High School.
“He can actually do more things than people know,” Jackson’s former high school coach, David McGlown, told KSR at the time of his commitment. “For me, he can bring the ball up, he makes the right pass, he can throw a no-look pass.