Donnell Jackson attended Edison Tech High School in Rochester, NY.

 

As a single parent working a full-time job Donnell overcame several obstacles to attend FCC and become a successful student athlete. At FLCC, Donnell was honored with numerous awards. During the 2009-10 Season Donnell scored 468 points averaging 18 points per game and averaging 8.3 rebounds per game and was named first team all-conference for the Mid-State Athletic Conference. In 2011, he was named Mid-State Athletic Conference Player of the Year, National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Second Team All American, First Team All-Region, and First Team All-Conference. He averaged 20.9 points per game (third on the all-time list) while shooting 63 percent from the field and 40 percent from the three-point line, 7.2 rebounds per game, and 1.7 steals per game.

 

Donnell finished his career at FCC scoring 1095 points in his two years placing him 3rd on the all-time list. He was 5th in career scoring with a 19.5 points per game average and 4th in career rebounds.

 

He was the first FLCC Men's Basketball Player to be named NJCAA Division III Player of the Year.

 

Richard Jones, Head Men's Basketball Coach, said, "Donnell was a hard-working, high energy athlete and student, who was a leader on a conference championship team".

 

Donnell transferred to The College at Brockport where he majored in Criminal Justice and was a forward on the Men's Basketball Team for the 2011-12 season. Today he lives in Niagara Falls where he is employed as a school bus and coach services driver.