Toledo's Jim Jackson named Big Ten Network analyst

10/24/2007

CHICAGO Toledo native Jim Jackson will serve as a men's basketball analyst this season for the Big Ten Network.

Jackson led Macomber High School to a state title in 1989 before playing at Ohio State, where he was a two-time Big Ten player of the year. He played 14 seasons in the NBA.

Other analysts for the network will include former Purdue coach Gene Keady and former Northwestern player Tim Doyle.

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