Lewis Jackson (basketball, born 1962)

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Lewis Jackson
Biographical details
Born (1962-08-13) August 13, 1962 (age 61)
Wetumpka, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
1980–1984 Alabama State
Position(s) Small forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2005 Alabama State (assistant)
2005–2020 Alabama State
Head coaching record
Overall207–262 (.441)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
0–1 (NIT)
0–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 SWAC regular season (2008, 2009)
2 SWAC tournament (2009, 2011)
Awards
SWAC Player of the Year (1984)
SWAC Coach of the Year (2009)

Lewis Jackson (born August 13, 1962) is the former men's college basketball head coach at Alabama State University. He took over as head coach in 2005, after Rob Spivery departed to take the head coach's job at Southern University. Jackson resigned from ASU on March 27, 2020 after 15 seasons. [1]

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Prior to becoming the head coach at Alabama State, Jackson was an assistant coach for five years on Spivery's staff.

Jackson also played basketball at Alabama State, currently sitting fourth on Alabama State's all-time scoring list, and was named SWAC Player of the Year in his senior year. Jackson was inducted into both the Alabama State and SWAC Hall of Fames, and his number was retired by both Alabama State and his high school, Wetumpka High School. Jackson played one year of professional basketball in Australia for the Illawarra Hawks. Jackson was the recipient of the 2009 SWAC Coach of the Year award.

Jackson is married to Alabama State Lady Hornets coach Freda Freeman-Jackson and their daughter Bianca currently plays for Florida State. [2] [3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Alabama State Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2005–2020)
2005–06 Alabama State 12–1810–8T–4th
2006–07 Alabama State 10–208–108th
2007–08 Alabama State 20–1115–31st NIT First Round
2008–09 Alabama State 22–1016–21st NCAA Division I Opening Round
2009–10 Alabama State 16–1512–63rd
2010–11 Alabama State 17–1811–74th NCAA Division I First Four
2011–12 Alabama State 12–199–9T–5th
2012–13 Alabama State 10–228–10T–5th
2013–14 Alabama State 19–1312–6T–2nd CIT First Round
2014–15 Alabama State 19–1014–42nd
2015–16 Alabama State 14–179–95th
2016–17 Alabama State 8–236–12T–8th
2017–18 Alabama State 8–238–107th
2018–19 Alabama State 12–199–96th
2019–20 Alabama State 8–247–117th
Alabama State:207–262 (.441)154–116 (.570)
Total:207–262 (.441)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. Toran, Andre (March 27, 2020). "Alabama State head basketball coach Lewis Jackson resigns". Montgomery Advertiser . Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. Lopresti, Nick (November 7, 2019). "Love and basketball lasts through the years and miles for Alabama State coaches". NCAA . Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. Hadley, Greg (November 12, 2018). "She was 'scared' in her last hometown game. How USC's Bianca Jackson got redemption". University of South Carolina . Retrieved May 7, 2020.