Jacob Redding

Freshman Year

Walk-on who played in six games as a freshman, including three ACC games.
Made his first appearance of the season against Southern Illinois and scored six points in three minutes, burying a pair of three-pointers.
Scored five points in four minutes against Bryant, burying a three-pointer and two free throws.
Made all four of his field goal attempts for the season, including 3-of-3 three-pointers.
His father Mark is the girls basketball coach at Carroll High School. He played basketball at Danville (Ill.) Community College. His mother Holly ran track and cross country at Anderson (Ind.) University.

High School

Averaged 16.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a senior at Carroll High School. He connected on 45 percent of his three-point attempts and 92.4 percent of his free throws.
An all-conference selection, ICBA all-state honorable mention all-state and was a member of the News-Sentinel all-area team.
He scored 1,099 career points and made 161 three-pointers in his high school career at Carroll. He helped Carroll achieved a combined 68-21 record in three seasons.
Scored a career-high 33 points against Huntington North as a senior.
Averaged 14.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists as a junior for Carroll as the Chargers posted a 22-7 record and were sectional champions.
Scored 19 points in the second Indiana-Ohio Border Wars all-star game and won the three-point shooting contest at the event.
Also ran cross country at Carroll.
Played with fellow UofL freshman Malik Williams on the Legit Basketball AAU team.
His father Mark is the girls basketball coach at Carroll High School. He played basketball at Danville (Ill.) Community College. His mother Holly ran track and cross country at Anderson (Ind.) University.
Also considered IPFW before choosing to walk
on at UofL.

Personal

Born Sept. 15, 1997 ... Son of Holly and Mark Redding ... Has two younger brothers (Dillon, Michael) ... Major is middle and secondary education.
Personal goal at UofL is to receive a scholarship.
Enjoys watching old movies and relaxing with friends in his spare time.
Chose to attend UofL because “it’s a great university and I want to be a college coach.”
Best basketball advice given to “always work hard and never give up.”
Feels Mark Wahlberg would be the best actor to play him in a movie.
Few people know that he loves watching any kid of old movies.
His father Mark has had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Michael Jordan.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is how clean it is and all of his snacks.
Chose to wear No. 12 because “my brother wore number 12 and I wanted to copy him.”
Best moment of his athletic career to date
is coming to UofL.
Best thing about being a Cardinal is "all the love and support."
Would most like to meet Michael Jordan.