01 Mar 2026 Addison Jackson – Morrilton (501 Basketball Team 2026)

Morrilton senior guard Addison Jackson’s message to her teammates this season is heartfelt: Thanks for the memories. “Our team has a special bond,” she said. “We play hard, support one another and work well together. Most importantly, we have fun. Being a part of a team is something everyone should get to experience.” As her senior season flies by, she hopes to send her teammates out with a deep postseason run. “Our goal is to work together and build each other up,” Jackson said. “We understand that we can’t do it alone.”

Throughout her career, she has battled injury adversity, overcoming multiple medial patella femoral ligament reconstruction surgeries. Despite the setbacks, she never stopped fighting to rejoin her teammates. “By working hard in therapy, I was able to play basketball again,” she said. 

“On the court, it still hurts, but I use that as motivation to continue playing my hardest because of everything I went through.” Off the court, Jackson serves as Morrilton’s president of Beta Club and FFA. Additionally, she works as a kennel assistant at Morrilton Veterinary Clinic, leads Lonoke Baptist Church’s Student Ministry, and was recently named the Morrilton Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Youth Citizen of the Year.

“Addison is selfless,” Head Coach Cody McNabb said. “She cares deeply about her future and is always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need.”

After graduation, Jackson plans to attend Southern Arkansas University to major in nursing, with dreams of specializing in neonatal intensive care.