NEW YORK| Jackson State graduate post, Angel Jackson was selected by the Las Vegas Aces with the 36th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Jackson is the second JSU women's basketball player to be drafted from Jackson State.

Angel Jackson continued to rise to the top of the SWAC after another electric season in her second year with the Jackson State Tigers. Jackson was nationally ranked (NCAA) at No. 10 in blocked shots and 13th in the nation in blocks at the end of the regular season. She made 33 game appearances this season and started in every single one of those matchups.

Jackson led the Tigers and the conference in blocked shots (No. 1) with 74 on the season. Jackson averaged 10.0 points a game. She has scored a total of 247 points, 172 rebounds, and 71 blocks just this season. She also notched her 1,000th career point finishing her collegiate career with 1,047 points. The former McDonald's All-American registered 12 double-figure scoring games, five double-figure rebounding games this season, and four double-doubles.

Jackson was named SWAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in her career and helped the Tigers to a conference championship title.