Jeff Jackson
Biographical details
Born (1961-05-01) May 1, 1961
New York City, New York, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1985Cornell (asst.)
1985–1986USC (asst.)
1986–1989St. Bonaventure (asst.)
1989–1992Colorado State (asst.)
1992–1996Stanford (asst.)
1996–1999New Hampshire
1999–2006Vanderbilt (asst.)
2006–2013Furman
Head coaching record
Overall106-173

Jeff Jackson (born May 1, 1961) is an American college athletics administrator and American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Furman University. He previously held the same position at the University of New Hampshire.

He was hired by Furman on April 24, 2006, after serving as an assistant coach to Kevin Stallings at Vanderbilt University, of the Southeastern Conference.[1] While an assistant at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt made one NCAA "Sweet Sixteen" appearance (2004) by defeating Western Michigan and North Carolina State, before falling to eventual national champion, Connecticut. Jackson was also named one of the Top 25 College Basketball Recruiters by Rivals.com in 2004. During Jackson's tenure as an assistant at Vanderbilt, the Commodores totaled 4 NIT appearances and 1 NCAA appearance.

Prior to his stint with Vanderbilt, Jackson was the head coach at the University of New Hampshire, where he coached for three seasons, compiling a record of 21-60. During the 1997-98 season, New Hampshire had only their third ten win season since 1984. The 1998–99 recruiting class was ranked 15th by Mike Sheridan of Eastern Basketball Magazine, the first time that the university's basketball program had ever received a regional ranking in its history.

Before being introduced as the head coach at New Hampshire, he served as an assistant at Stanford University of the Pac-10 Conference. There, the Cardinal won twenty games twice, and received back to back NCAA tournament appearances for the first time in school history.

Prior to his move to Stanford, Jackson served in assistant coaching capacities at Colorado State (1989–92), and St. Bonaventure (1986–89). He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Southern California in 1985 after serving as a student assistant coach his final two years at Cornell.[2]

Jackson resigned at Furman on March 22, 2013.[3] He went on to serve as the Deputy Commissioner of the Big South Conference, then as the Executive Associate Commissioner of the Big 12 Conference.

On March 17, 2021, Jackson was named the 10th commissioner of the Missouri Valley Conference, succeeding Doug Elgin after 33 years as commissioner.[4]

Personal life

Jackson graduated from Cornell in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and labor relations. He and his wife, Carolyn, also a graduate of Cornell, have three children: Xavier, Jenai and Taylor.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
New Hampshire (America East Conference) (1996–1999)
1996–97 New Hampshire 7–205–139th
1997–98 New Hampshire 10–176–128th
1998–99 New Hampshire 4–232–1610th
New Hampshire: 21–6013–41
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (2006–2013)
2006–07 Furman 15–168–105th
2007–08 Furman 7–236–147th
2008–09 Furman 6–244–1611th
2009–10 Furman 13–177–117th
2010–11 Furman 22–1012–6T–3rdCIT First Round
2011–12 Furman 15–168–10T–7th
2012–13 Furman 7–243–1512th
Furman: 85–11348–82
Total:106–173

References

  1. ↑ Mullen, Bryan (April 25, 2006). "Vandy assistant Jackson gets Furman job". The Tennessean. p. C6. Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "Furman". Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Jackson Resigns as Furman Men's Basketball Coach - Furman". Archived from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Jeff Jackson Named Commissioner of the Missouri Valley Conference".
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