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senior. Some of Jackson’s recent honors include being named the MVP of the state championship game, all-state and all-conference honors and earning WBCA All-America honors. “We have been very patient with Jess’s recruitment,” Collen said. “Every program in the country wanted her so it’s very significant that she decided to stay home and become a Razorback. This is a young lady that could play any position on the floor if we ask her. She is the true definition of a point forward. She has guard skills in a post player’s body. “The last time an in-state player of her caliber stayed home was Shameka Christon, and Arkansas was in the NCAA Tournament three consecutive years. Jess has the ability to have the same type of impact and more,” Collen said.
100 RAZORBACK WINS
Head coach Tom Collen reached his 100th win at Arkansas against Pepperdine becoming the third coach in program history to do so joining Gary Blair (198-120,
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10 years) and John Sutherland (174-88, 9 years).
GETTING IT DONE IN THE CLASSROOM
Academics are the reason that Razorback women’s basketball players attend the University. Collen had coached six student-athletes to a selection on the SEC’s Academic Honor Roll and has had numerous selections on the department honor roll as well. In the most recent semester (Spring 2013), Collen’s Razorbacks had one student-athlete on the Department Honor Roll (3.0-3.49), four on the Athletic Director’s List (3.50-3.99) and one Academic Champion (4.0).
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Community service has always been important at Arkansas and Collen has made sure that spirit of giving back continues under his tenure. Collen has coached six selections to the Southeastern Conference Community Service team.
They include Sarah Pfeifer (2008), Charity Ford (2009), Ashlea Williams (2010), Ashley Daniels (2011), Julie Inman (2012) and Erin Gatling (2013).
20 or More
Coaches often look for the 20-win plateau as a measuring stick for a possible trip to the postseason. If Collen were to look over his career at Arkansas, he would see three consecutive 20-win seasons, that include three postseason appearances. Arkansas coaches have 19 20-win seasons in program history. Collen joins Matilda Willis, John Sutherland and Gary Blair as the only coaches to have three consecutive 20-win seasons with the Razorbacks. Collen’s 24-win season in 201112 is the fourth-best win total from any coach in Arkansas history.
statistically speaking
Arkansas was well represented in the NCAA statistics in 2012-13. The Razor-