BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball head coach Rick Stansbury announced Thursday the addition of Jackson Harlan (6-5, Guard) in the 2019 class.
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"We're excited to have Jackson become a part of our program," Stansbury said. "He's a Governor's Scholar in the state of Kentucky, and he comes from a really good high school program with coach Messer. He has a terrific family. His father played college basketball at Transylvania, and his mother is a Western Kentucky graduate. He brings a lot of different abilities, most of all the ability to shoot that basketball. At the same time, he can put it down and go score it."
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Harlan averaged 26.4 points per game as a junior at Clinton County High School in Albany, Ky. The Bulldogs finished 18-13 under head coach Todd Messer.
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The high-scoring guard totaled 819 points a year ago while also averaging 4.1 rebounds. He shot 47 percent from the floor, 37.4 percent from 3-point range and 83 percent from the free-throw line.
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Harlan had 30-plus points in 16 games as a junior, including three games of 40 or more points.
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He was an honorable mention all-state selection by the Louisville Courier-Journal and an All 'A' State Tournament all-tournament pick. He's also excelled in the classroom with a GPA over 4.0 and participation in the Governor's Scholar program.
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