Jackson Shelstad

Position:
Guard
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Linn, Ore.
Prev School:
Oregon
High School:
West Linn HS

Before Louisville

Played three seasons at Oregon (2025-26, 2024-25, 2023-24)
Started 77 of 79 games in his three-year career with the Ducks
Played a limited 12 games as a junior in 2025-26, averaging 15.6 points, 4.9 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per contest
Recorded five games of 20 points or more and delivered four-plus assists in nine of his 12 games
Named Third Team All-Big 10 as a sophomore, averaging 13.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game
Scored in double figures in 25 games and logged 10 games of four or more assists
Knocked down multiple 3-pointers for Oregon in 21 games during his sophomore year
Named to the Pac-12 All Freshman Team and All-Tournament Team for the 2023-24 season
Averaged 12.8 points, 2.8 assists and 2.9 boards per game as a rookie
Logged 23 double-digit scoring outings as a freshman

High School/Prep

Was a four-star recruit out of West Linn HS
Named Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year in both 2022 and 2023
Ranked 36th by ESPN 100 and 26th by 247Sports in the Class of 2023
Played for Team USA in the Nike Hoops Summit

Personal

Born April 20, 2005
Son of Darin and May Shelstad… has one sibling, Payton
Graduated from West Linn HS in 2023
Played basketball and football (DB/WR) in high school
Majoring in Communications
Personal goal at UofL is to win the ACC Championship and the national championship
He wears No. 3 because Allen Iverson was his favorite player growing up
He chose to attend UofL because of the culture and the coaching staff
He says the best thing about being a Cardinal is camaraderie every day with the guys
The people with the greatest influence on his athletic career are his parents
The best basketball advice he ever received is “Hard work beats talent”
Says the best moment of his athletic career was winning the Pac 12 tournament in his freshman year at Oregon
The best athlete he ever faced was Chris Paul
When he played basketball as a kid, he always pretended he was Damian Lillard
Outside of basketball, he likes to go to the movies, travel, read, go out to eat and spend time with friends
Few people know this, but he won a state championship in football his senior year of high school
He’d most like to meet Michael Jordan
He’s most proud of his own character

Favorites:
Class: English
App: TikTok
Instagram follow: Kevin Durant
Actor: Denzel Washington
Vacation spot: Turks and Caicos
Comedian: BenDaDonnn
Musical Artist: Drake
Food: Sushi
Midnight snack: Any fruit