2000-01: Appeared in 48 games (35 starts), averaging 13.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 29.4 minutes during rookie campaign...Among all rookies, ranked 1st in scoring (13.2 ppg), 1st in rebounds (7.5 rpg),2nd in field goal percentage (.467), 2nd in minutes (29.4 mpg), 3rd in free throw percentage (.802), 7th in steals (0.71 spg), 8th in blocks (0.56 bpg), T10th in assists (1.2 apg) and was the only rookie with more than 11 double-doubles (17)...Among NBA leaders, ranked T37th in double-doubles (17)...Won back-to-back Schick NBA Rookie of the Month awards in December and January...In 35 starts, averaged 16.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 37.1 minutes...Led or tied the team in scoring seven times, rebounds 16 times, assists once, steals twice and blocks 12 times...Registered 10-or-more points 31 times, 20-or-more points on 12 occasions and 30-plus points once...Grabbed 10-or-more rebounds 17 times...One of nine first-year players selected to play in the 2001 Schick Rookie Challenge on All-Star Saturday, recording nine points...In 14 December games (11 starts), led rookies in scoring (15.3 ppg), rebounds (7.9 rpg), field goal percentage (84-156 FG, .538 -- 7th among league leaders) and minutes (34.4 mpg), while ranking third in blocks (1.14 bpg)and fifth free throw percentage (43-55 FT, .782)...Among rookies in January, ranked 1st in scoring (17.2 ppg), 1st in rebounds (9.8 rpg), 4th in field goal percentage (.491), 3rd in free throw percentage (.816), T7th in assists (1.4 apg), 2nd in steals (1.07 spg), T9th in blocks (0.50 bpg) and 1st in minutes (36.9)...Became just the fourth second-round draft pick to win NBA Rookie of the Month honors (Dino Radja, Jay Vincent, Jeff Ruland)...Became the first second second-round draft pick to win the Rookie of the Month award more than once in a season since the league began selecting just one player rather than one per conference...Finished third in balloting for Rookie of the Year (Mike Miller, Kenyon Martin)...Named to 2000-01 NBA All-Rookie First Team...Career-high and NBA rookie season-high 31 points, with 10 rebounds and a career-high five blocks vs. Minnesota (12/19)...20 points and career-high 16 rebounds at Phoenix (1/19)...27 points and 12 rebounds at Dallas (2/3)...18 points, 11 rebounds, a career-high six assists and a career-high-tying three steals vs. Seattle (1/26)...Did not make first start until 12/8 vs. Toronto (Warriors' 20th game), but was in starting lineup for 35 of his next 36 games played...DNP-CD seven times and missed 27 games due to injury, including final 20 games of season with strained left groin...Final appearance of season was at Dallas on 3/9...Did not dress at Sacramento (1/30) due to a strained left groin and did not dress from 2/20 thru 2/29 with a strained right groin (six games).
Pro Career: Originally selected by Golden State in the second round of the1997 NBA Draft (38th overall)...Chose to play overseas for three seasons before embarking on NBA career. 1999-2000 (Turkey & Spain): Appeared in six games with Turkey, averaging 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds in 20.2 minutes, missing 20 games due to a strained lower back...In 23 contests with S.A.B. de Cantabria Torrelavega in Spain, averaged 18.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists...Shot 50.0% (149-298 FG) from the field. 1998-99(Spain): In 14 games with S.A.B. de Cantabria Torrelavega, averaged 21.3 points and 9.3 rebounds. 1997-98 (Turkey): Appeared in 13 games for Tofas, averaging 20.2 points and 10.9 rebounds.
College: Played two seasons at Temple University after transferring from Virginia Commonwealth following his freshman season...Averaged 16.1 pointsand 9.0 rebound in 63 games (all starts) with the Owls before declaring for the NBA Draft after his junior year...In just two seasons, became the fifth player in Temple history to score 1,000 points...Appeared in 31games as a junior, averaging team-leading figures in scoring (16.1), rebounding (9.0) and minutes played (38.7)...Earned Honorable Mention All-American honors by The Associated Press...Named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team...Only sophomore named All-Atlantic 10 Conference First Team after leading the Owls in scoring (15.7) and rebounds (9.0)...Scored a career-high 31 points as a sophomore vs. Kansas (12/22/95)...Sat out 1994-95 season as a transfer...Appeared in22 games as a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth, averaging 2.6 points and 3.0 rebounds.
Personal: Full Name is Marc Anthony Jackson...Raised by his mother, Ida Ruth Jackson, and stepfather, Peter Cooper, Jr...Continues to work towards his degree each summer at Temple (Computer Information Systems major)...Has participated in Warriors community activities such as Making The Grade, Christmas Community Caravan and Warriors Basketball Camp, as well as being the spokesman for the Junior Warriors Camps...Enjoys playing video games and is a frequent visitor to Jillian's at the Sony Metreon in San Francisco...Attended the same high school (Roman Catholic) in Philadelphia as Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts...His father, John Atkins, was a singer with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes...Growing up in Philadelphia, played basketball against current NBA players Aaron McKie, Cuttino Mobley, Malik Rose, Rasheed Wallace and AlvinWilliams...Plowed and fenced the 40 acres of land that encompasses his house in New Jersey, which is down the road from retired Nets center Jayson Williams...Is a self-proclaimed movie buff.
