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Cornelius Jackson
American basketball player and coach
Cornelius "Corny" Jackson (born January 28, 1978) is an American basketball coach and former player who is serving as head coach for the Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Marshall |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Annual salary | $350,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1978-01-28) January 28, 1978 (age 46) Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1997 | Tennessee |
| 1998–2001 | Marshall |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2009 | West Virginia State (assistant) |
| 2009–2013 | UT Martin (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Cleveland State (assistant) |
| 2017–2023 | Marshall (assistant) |
| 2023–2024 | Marshall (Associate HC) |
| 2024–present | Marshall |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 (–) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Jackson played high school basketball at Oak Hill High School in Oak Hill, West Virginia where he won the Bill Evans Award as the West Virginia High School Player of the Year in 1996.[2] Jackson originally committed to play college basketball at Tennessee but transferred to Marshall after his freshman year.[3] Jackson was the starting point guard and team captain for three years between 1998 and 2001 with the Thundering Herd. Jackson had career averages of 10.2 points and 6.2 assists at Marshall. He finished his career ranked 4th all-time in career assists at Marshall.[4]
Following graduation, Jackson was drafted by the Roanoke Dazzle in the 8th Round of the 2001 National Basketball Development League (the precursor to the G League).[5] Jackson would never appear in a game for the Dazzle, instead opting to play overseas in Germany and Austria for two years.[6]
After playing professional basketball in Germany and Austria, Jackson was an assistant coach with West Virginia State and UT Martin before being hired as an assistant coach at Cleveland State in 2013 under head coach, Gary Waters.[7] In 2017, Jackson returned to Marshall as an assistant under Dan D'Antoni. In 2023, he was promoted to associate head coach for The Herd.[8]
On March 25, 2024, it was announced that he would replace Dan D'Antoni as head coach at Marshall.[9]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Thundering Herd (Sun Belt Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | Marshall | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Marshall: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 (–) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- Jenkins, Jeff (April 1, 2024). "MU's Smith says national search wasn't needed for D'Antoni's replacement because Jackson was coach-in-waiting". WV Metro News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "List of Bill Evans Award Winners". WV MetroNews. 2021-05-15. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- "Cornelius Jackson College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- McCann, Rick (April 7, 2017). "Former Herd guard Cornelius Jackson returns to MU to coach". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- "Roanoke Dazzle Draft History - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- "Cleveland State University". Cleveland State University. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- "Cornelius Jackson Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". csuvikings.com. June 4, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- "Cornelius Jackson Named Associate Head Coach for Marshall Men's Basketball". herdzone.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- Carey, Greg (March 25, 2024). "Jackson replaces D'Antoni as Marshall basketball coach". WV MetroNews. Retrieved March 25, 2024.