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Jackie Carson

Jackie Smith Carson

  • Class
    2000
  • Induction
    2005
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball
Woodbridge, Va.

‘00 B.A. Health & Exercise Science
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Four-Year Letterman, Starter — 1997-00
Furman Team MVP — 1998, ‘99, ‘00
Edna Hartness Female Athlete of the Year — 1999
All-Southern Conference — 1998, ‘99, ‘00
Southern Conference Player of the Year — 1998, ‘99
Southern Conference All-Tournament — 1997, ‘00
Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll — 1998, ‘99, ‘00
Jersey No. 22 Retired
Southern Conference Regular Season Champion — 1996-97 (19-8, 10-4 SoCon)
Southern Conference Tournament Champion — 2000 (d. UNC Greensboro, 68-49, in Greenville, S.C.)
NCAA Tournament — 2000 (l. Tennessee, 90-38)
Furman Four-Year Record — 68-46 (45-22 vs. SoCon)
52 Double-Doubles (Points-Rebounds)
12-Time Southern Conference Player of the Week
25 Points, 9 Rebounds Versus East Tennessee State (74-68 Win) — 1996-97
30 Points, 10 Rebounds Versus North Carolina (91-65 Loss) — 1997-98
29 Points, 15x15 FTs (Tied Furman FTM, FT% Record), 12 Rebounds Versus East Tennessee State (89-85 Win) — 1997-98
27 Points, 19 Rebounds (Career High) Versus East Tennessee State (75-67 Win) — 1997-98
31 Points, 14 Rebounds Versus Winthrop (83-79 Win) — 1997-98
37 Points (Tied Furman Record), 16 Rebounds, 5 Steals (Career High) Versus Middle Tennessee State (81-75 Loss) — 1998-99
28 Points, 6 Rebounds, 8 Assists (Career High) Versus Middle Tennessee State (83-66 Win) — 1998-99
31 Points, 7 Rebounds Versus Wake Forest (72-59 Win) — 1998-99
28 Points, 14 Rebounds Versus Chattanooga (78-70 Win) — 1998-99
32 Points, 10 Rebounds Versus Georgia Southern (70-58 Win) — 1998-99
21 Points, 19 Rebounds Versus Wake Forest (68-51 Win) — 1999-00
26 Points, 13 Rebounds Versus Georgia Southern (86-72 Win) — 1999-00
18 Points, 15 Rebounds Versus Davidson (73-56 Win) — 1999-00 (SoCon Tournament)
Career Games — 114
Career Field Goals Made — 582 (Furman/6th)
Career Field Goals Attempts — 1,200 (Furman/10th)
Career Field Goal Percentage — .485 (Furman/11th)
Furman Field Goal Percentage Leader — 1998, ‘99
Career Three-Point Field Goals Made — 32
Career Three-Point Field Goals Attempted — 119
Career Three-Point Field Goal Percentage — .269
Career Free Throws Made — 724 (Furman Record)
Career Free Throws Attempted — 950 (Furman Record)
Career Free Throw Percentage — .762
Furman Free Throw Percentage Leader — 1998, ‘99, ‘00
Career Rebounds — 1,057 (Furman/3rd)
Furman Rebounding Leader — 1998, ‘99, ‘00
Career Rebounds Per Game — 9.4
Career Points — 1,920 (Furman/2nd)
Furman Scoring Leader — 1998, ‘99, ‘00
Career Points Per Game — 16.8 (Furman/3rd)
Career Assists — 256
Career Blocks — 99 (Furman/10th)
Furman Blocks Leader — 2000
Career Steals — 143
Professional Playing Career — 2001-02 (Osiris Aalst, Belgium; Maccabi Raanana, Israel)
Assistant Coach, Bucknell — 2004-05
Assistant Coach, James Madison — 2006-08
Associate Head Coach, James Madison — 2009-10
NCAA Tournament — 2007, ‘10
WNIT — 2006, ‘09
Head Coach, Furman (Record) — 2011-23 (205-198, .509 / 104-100 vs. SoCon, .510)
WNIT — 2014, ‘19
Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI) — 2015, ‘22
Southern Conference Coach of the Year — 2014
63-47 Win Over Mercer — 2011 (First Head Coaching Victory)
70-49 Win Over Clemson — 2015-16
FAU Holiday Classic Champion — 2019 (d. Florida Atlantic, 69-63; d Saint Joseph's. 63-48)
Recruited, Coached Southern Conference Player of the Year Tierra Hodges — 2022
Only Person In Southern Conference Basketball History (Male or Female) To Earn Player of the Year & Coach of the Year Honors
Furman Athletics Hall of Fame — 2005
Associate Commissioner, Atlantic Coast Conference — 2023-

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