Lewis Jackson (basketball, born 1962)
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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1962 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 | |
| Overall | 207–262 (.441) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (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) | |
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 edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2005–2020) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Alabama State | 12–18 | 10–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Alabama State | 10–20 | 8–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Alabama State | 20–11 | 15–3 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Alabama State | 22–10 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Opening Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Alabama State | 16–15 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2010–11 | Alabama State | 17–18 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA Division I First Four | ||||
| 2011–12 | Alabama State | 12–19 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Alabama State | 10–22 | 8–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Alabama State | 19–13 | 12–6 | T–2nd | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Alabama State | 19–10 | 14–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2015–16 | Alabama State | 14–17 | 9–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Alabama State | 8–23 | 6–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Alabama State | 8–23 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Alabama State | 12–19 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Alabama State | 8–24 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| Alabama State: | 207–262 (.441) | 154–116 (.570) | |||||||
| Total: | 207–262 (.441) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ Toran, Andre (March 27, 2020). "Alabama State head basketball coach Lewis Jackson resigns". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Lopresti, Nick (November 7, 2019). "Love and basketball lasts through the years and miles for Alabama State coaches". NCAA. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ 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.
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