A transfer from the City College of San Francisco, Tiazha Jackson was one of only two players to start all six games during the Scarlet Raptors’ pandemic-shortened season. She also played during the first semester of the 2021-22 season before graduating.
Academics: New Jersey Athletic Conference Academic Honorable Mention for the 2020-21 scholastic year…Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List student for the 2020 Fall, 2021 Spring and 2021 Fall semesters…One of only 26 athletes on the 142-member 2021 Fall AD Honor Roll to post a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Basketball 2021-22: Started all 10 of the Scarlet Raptors’ first-semester games before graduating…Averaged 8.2 points and 6.5 rebounds, a rebounding total that ended up leading the team…Notched 16 assists, 12 steals and four blocked shots…Shot .923 from the foul line (12-for-13) and .400 (34-for-85) from the floor…Collected her season high of 15 points, while adding eight rebounds, four assists, two steals and one blocked shot, in the season opener against Penn State-Lehigh Valley (Nov. 7)…Notched a career-high five assist and added 11 points, five rebounds and one steal against Gallaudet (Nov. 27)…Had career highs of 12 rebounds and three steals, while barely missing a double-double with nine points, against John Jay (Nov. 29)…Had 10 points and six rebounds against The College of New Jersey (Dec. 1)…Closed her career Dec. 14 against Bryn Athyn, collecting 12 points, eight rebounds three assists, two steals and one block…Made her first 10 foul shots of the season before missing her lone free throw, the second of two shots against Rutgers-Newark (Dec. 11).
Basketball 2020-21: Started all six games that Rutgers-Camden played in its short season…Averaged 10.7 points and 6.5 rebounds, both the second-highest totals on the team…Added five assists and four steals…Made a phenomenal Rutgers-Camden debut in the season-opening game against Rutgers-Newark on Feb. 5: scored 25 points, aided by 12-for-18 shooting from the floor, and added six rebounds…Notched 10 points in back-to-back games against The College of New Jersey (Feb. 12 and 13), while adding six and eight rebounds, respectively…Had eight points and six rebounds against Stockton (Feb. 19)…Notched her season highs of two assists and two steals against Montclair State (March 5), while adding four points and four rebounds.
Pre-Rutgers: Played two seasons at the City College of San Francisco, averaging 2.6 points and 2.95 rebounds per game…Helped her team earn the Coast-North Conference championship in both the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons…Team made a California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Sweet Sixteen appearance both seasons…Played in 40 games, starting 12, and producing 118 rebounds, 105 points, 26 assists, 25 steals and eight blocks…Shot 40-for-94 from the floor (.426) for her career with the Lady Rams, including 23-for-43 (.535) from the foul line…As a freshman, appeared in 12 games off the bench, averaging 1.5 rebounds and 0.9 points…Started 12 of her 28 games as a sophomore during the 2019-20 season, averaging 3.6 rebounds and 3.4 points, while adding 22 assists, 19 steals and all eight of her career blocked shots…Collected her high of 13 points against Butte (Nov. 16, 2019), shooting 5-for-7 from the floor, including 1-for-2 from three-point range, and 2-for-3 from the foul line…Added 11 points and 13 rebounds against Ohlone (Feb. 19)…Had 12 rebounds against Solano (Nov. 22) and 10 against West Hills-Lemoore (Dec. 6)…Helped CCSF post a 21-8 record during the 2019-20 season…Named to the California Community College Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (CCCWBCA) All-State Academic Team for the 2019-20 season…Dean’s List student at the City College of San Francisco.
High School: Basketball letterwinner for Coach Hamadah Sharif at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California…Earned Second Team SCVAL De Anza League honors and All-Daily News Prep Team Honorable Mention in 2016…Added Most Improved Player honors that season…During her senior season in 2017, named First Team SCVAL De Anza League and Most Improved Player while serving as the team captain…Was a Get Sports Focus/PTB All-Star as a senior…Led her team to the Central Coast Section Playoff Quarterfinals in both 2016 and 2017…Graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School in 2017.
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Personal: Born December 7, 1998…First name pronounced “Tee-ah-zha”…Hobbies and interests include basketball, music and graphic design…Criminal Justice major at Rutgers-Camden who would like to coach basketball and work in juvenile corrections…Tiazha is the daughter of Trena Shines and Daryl Jackson of East Palo Alto, California.
