CHAPEL HILL — Initially, Ian Jackson was nervous about firing off that first text to UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis.

Ian Jackson is scoring in way UNC basketball hasn’t seen from a freshman since Tyler Hansbrough played for the Tar Heels.

According to a recent projection, the potent UNC basketball rookie is just a handful of spots from lottery territory.

Ian Jackson has become a scoring machine for UNC basketball, but the freshman guard is also giving the Tar Heels a boost in ...

Ian Jackson was sensational from start to finish and Elliot Cadeau saved UNC basketball in the closing seconds of a 74-73 win at Notre Dame on Saturday. With 4.8 seconds left, Cadeau buried a 3 ...

There have been some monster dunks in college basketball this season, but North Carolina guard Ian Jackson might have ...

Ian Jackson is the first North Carolina freshman to score 20 or more points in four straight games since Tyler Hansbrough -- and the Tar Heels have needed all of it.

Those heroics ensured Hubert Davis' fourth UNC basketball team bounced back ... Once again, though, it was freshman guard Ian Jackson who served as the star of the Tar Heel show.

January 16 - Ian Jackson had 20 points and seven rebounds, his sixth 20-point game in the last seven games, to lead the North ...

Ian Jackson scored 20 points, Elliot Cadeau added 15 and North Carolina defeated California 79-53. Five players scored for ...

CHAPEL HILL — In 115 seasons of UNC basketball, Ian Jackson is the only Tar Heel freshman to score 23 or more points in four straight games. Jackson’s streak ended in the Tar Heels’ 15 ...