Jackson Shelstad is an American

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player for the

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of the

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Early life and high school

Shelstad grew up in

West Linn, Oregon West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A southern suburb within the Portland metropolitan area, West Linn developed on the site of the former Linn City, Oregon, Linn City, which was named after U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn ...

and attended

West Linn High School West Linn High School (WLHS) is a public high school in West Linn, Oregon, United States. It is one of three high schools in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. Academics In 1984, West Linn High School was honored in the Blue Ribbon School ...

. He was named the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 27 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 steals, and 5.5 assists per game during his junior season. Shelstad repeated as the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 28.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. Shelstad was also selected to play for Team USA in the

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. Shelstad played freshman football at West Linn, but left the sport in order to focus on basketball. He returned to the football team as a senior and was named first team All-Three Rivers League at cornerback and also caught 14 passes for 326 yards and six touchdowns as a wide receiver as West Linn won the 6A OSAA state championship. Shelstad was initially rated as a four-star recruit by major recruiting services. He was later re-rated as a five-star recruit by '' Rivals.com'' during his senior year. Shelstad committed to play

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during his junior year over offers from

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, and

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College career

Shelstad suffered a knee injury during preseason practices before the start of his freshman season at Oregon. On January 28 2024 Shelstad had a career night in the conference opener, notching 21 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in an 82-74 win over USC. Shelstad was named to the

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All-Freshman team at the end of the season after averaging 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.

Career statistics

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References

External links

Oregon Ducks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shelstad, Jackson Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Oregon Oregon Ducks men's basketball players People from West Linn, Oregon Sportspeople from Clackamas County, Oregon Point guards