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Ian Jackson tells The Post why he returned to St. John’s and how he expects to lead this talented bunch

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Serby, S. (2026, November 1). Ian Jackson tells The Post why he returned to St. John’s and how he expects to lead this talented bunch. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/01/sports/ian-jackson-tells-the-post-why-he-returned-to-st-johns/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-01 · by Steve Serby

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Ian Jackson, a junior shooting guard at St. John’s, discusses his dedication to basketball and leadership role on the team with Post columnist Steve Serby ahead of the upcoming season opener against Monmouth. Jackson reveals he spends extensive hours practicing alone or with friends in Carnesecca Arena until late at night, emphasizing his commitment to improving his game. He expresses confidence in leading his teammates towards success under coach Rick Pitino’s guidance and acknowledges the challenging but beneficial nature of Pitino's coaching style.
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Ian Jackson, the junior shooting guard for St. John's Red Storm, spoke with *The New York Post* about his dedication and confidence as he prepares for the upcoming season, which starts on Monday against Monmouth. Jackson emphasizes his commitment to hard work, spending several hours daily in the gym at Carnesecca Arena, often until late at night when security asks him to leave. He trains with a group of childhood friends who support him, including Patrick, Ty, John, Louie, and Lonny. Jackson believes this intense preparation will help him achieve greatness and improve his performance as the team's leader for the new season.

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📰 Ian Jackson Returns To Lead Team
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Steve Serby
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Topics

Monmouth Post Red Storm St. John’s

Subjects

St. John’s ORG · 4× Ian Jackson PERSON · 1× John PERSON · 1× Lonny PERSON · 1× Louie PERSON · 1× Monmouth ORG · 1× Patrick PERSON · 1× Post ORG · 1× Red Storm ORG · 1× Steve Serby PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Going through high school and having things go my way or a certain way for a certain amount of time, and then getting to college and understanding that more change have to be made, and be able to look in the mirror and self-evaluate and figure out what those changes were and be disciplined enough to make those changes or humble enough to understand those changes got to be made.
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🔮 A: Everything — greatness, wins, try to be the best player I could be.

Claims (147 extracted, 4 hedged)

Junior Red Storm shooting guard Ian Jackson takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby before St. John’s season tips off Monday against Monmouth. asserted
season → take → Monmouth
What makes you a confident player? asserted
you → make → ?
A: The work I put in. asserted
I → put → ?
I’m in the gym like hours at night. asserted
I → ’m → night
I love the game, I love the craft, I love the feeling of getting better. asserted
I → love → feeling
I’m chasing. asserted
I → chase → ?
What are you chasing? asserted
you → chase → What
A: Everything — greatness, wins, try to be the best player I could be. uncertain
I → try → ?
You’re in the gym at night? asserted
You → ’re → night
A: It varies on what I do the next day. asserted
I → vary → what
Or if I get in there at 8, I’ll probably be there till like the security comes and kicks me out. asserted
security → get → me
You’re here without any teammates? asserted
You → ’re → teammates
You got my friend Patrick, you got my friend Ty, John, Louie, Lonny. asserted
you → get → friend
Do they go to St. John’s or no? asserted
they → go → John
You just call ’em up and say, “Meet me here at a certain time?” asserted
You → call → time
Yeah, and we get it done. asserted
it → get → ?
Have you ever had Zach Braziller rebound for you? asserted
Braziller → have → you
Would you consider him if he volunteered? asserted
he → consider → him
A: He had to be serious about it and yeah, I’d consider him (laugh). asserted
I → have → him
What should St. John’s fans expect from you this season? asserted
fans → expect → you
Get everybody to understand that winning isn’t easy. asserted
winning → get → ?
Every game matters and that to be great, everybody has to buy in. asserted
everybody → matter → ?
Which I think the guys now are understanding early. asserted
guys → think → ?
I feel like I’m doing an OK job leading the group. asserted
I → feel → group
I got to be better, but I’m there for them. asserted
I → got → them
They look to me to lead them, that’s what I’m going to do. asserted
I → look → what
What is the one area of your game you still need to improve? asserted
you → need → game
I got to be a bigger steal guy. asserted
I → got → ?
A: It’s there. asserted
It → ’ → ?
What drives you? asserted
What → drive → you
And the other one probably is just the fear of just failing. asserted
one → fail → ?
I don’t ever want to experience that, so I work extremely hard to where I put myself in the best position where when the time comes. asserted
time → want → position
I’m prepared for every situation, and I don’t have to experience that. asserted
I → ’m → that
Why should a top recruit want to play for St. John’s coach Rick Pitino? asserted
recruit → want → Pitino
A: You’re going to get the best out of yourself. asserted
You → go → yourself
He’s never going to allow you to be mediocre or not great. asserted
you → go → ?
He’s going to try to get the best out of you whether you like it or not. asserted
you → go → it
It’s something not many people can handle or have experienced before, so for me, it was great. asserted
it → ’ → me
I embrace the hard, I embrace the difficult, and I kind of just went along with it. asserted
I → embrace → it
What was the toughest moment dealing with it for you? asserted
moment → deal → you
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