JOSH JACKSON

Though a superlative player on the court for the Jayhawks, Jackson has had issues off the court.

He was suspended for the team's quarterfinal game in the Big 12 tournament that Kansas lost to TCU as punishment for an accumulation of embarrassing incidents that included, most seriously, charges that he damaged a vehicle belonging to a Kansas women's basketball player.

On Thursday, in a post-draft news conference, Jackson called the incident a "mistake."

"I don't think it really represents who I am," Jackson said. "I made a mistake that day. I did. I admitted to it from day one when it was brought up. I think the whole situation was really blown out of proportion just because I am who I am. Reporters want to make a story and get themselves a name.

"But everyone who was close to the situation and everyone who I've talked to about it, they know exactly what happened that day. There was nothing that -- it wasn't what it was made out to be. It wasn't as bad as everybody made it out to be. But I have owned up to the mistake I made and I accept the responsibility for it from day one."

Jackson, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, signed a diversion agreement on April 26, and will now take it with him to Phoenix. As part of the agreement, Jackson must attend anger-management classes, write a letter of apology and refrain from using alcohol or recreational drugs for a year, according to the Associated Press.

In a separate incident while at Kansas, Jackson was ticketed in February after he struck a parked car and fled the scene.

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