As sophomore transfer Willie Jackson gets acclimated with the University of Toledo men’s basketball team after sitting out a year, he is embracing his role coming off the bench.
“My thing is just to come in with energy and toughness,” Jackson said. “I am the glue guy for the team. Everybody has what they do well, and I just feel like I have to be that glue guy. The biggest thing is keeping the team together and having a positive approach to everything.”
Jackson, who had to sit out the first semester of this season after a mid-season transfer from Missouri last year, has solidified a nine-man rotation that has provided Toledo with quality minutes off the bench.