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American basketball player and coach

Cornelius Jackson
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Marshall
Conference	Sun Belt
Record	7–5 (.583)
Annual salary	$350,000
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	7–5 (.583)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Bill Evans Award (1996)

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.

Playing career

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. Jackson originally committed to play college basketball at Tennessee but transferred to Marshall after his freshman year. 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.

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). Jackson would never appear in a game for the Dazzle, instead opting to play overseas in Germany and Austria for two years.

Coaching career

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. 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.

On March 25, 2024, it was announced that he would replace Dan D'Antoni as head coach at Marshall.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference
Marshall Thundering Herd (Sun Belt Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25	Marshall	7–5	0–0
Marshall:		7–5 (.583)	0–0 (–)
Total:		0–0 (–)
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

References

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.

External links

Marshall Thundering Herd bio

v t e Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball head coaches
L. B. Crotty (1906–1908) Boyd Chambers (1908–1910) No team (1910–1911) Boyd Chambers (1911–1914) No team (1914–1918) Arch Reilly (1918–1919) No team (1919–1920) Skeeter Shelton (1920–1921) Herbert Cramer (1921–1922) J. E. R. Barnes (1922–1923) Bill Strickling (1923–1924) Russ Meredith (1924–1925) Charles Tallman (1925–1926) Bill Strickling (1926–1927) Johnny Stuart (1927–1931) Tom Dandelet (1931–1935) Cam Henderson (1935–1955) Jule Rivlin (1955–1963) Ellis T. Johnson (1963–1969) Stewart Way (1969–1971) Carl Tacy (1971–1972) Bob Daniels (1972–1977) Stu Aberdeen (1977–1979) Bob Zuffelato (1979–1983) Rick Huckabay (1983–1989) Dana Altman (1989–1990) Dwight Freeman (1990–1994) Billy Donovan (1994–1996) Greg White (1996–2003) Ron Jirsa (2003–2007) Donnie Jones (2007–2010) Tom Herrion (2010–2014) Dan D'Antoni (2014–2024) Cornelius Jackson (2024– )

Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball head coaches

L. B. Crotty (1906–1908)
Boyd Chambers (1908–1910)
No team (1910–1911)
Boyd Chambers (1911–1914)
No team (1914–1918)
Arch Reilly (1918–1919)
No team (1919–1920)
Skeeter Shelton (1920–1921)
Herbert Cramer (1921–1922)
J. E. R. Barnes (1922–1923)
Bill Strickling (1923–1924)
Russ Meredith (1924–1925)
Charles Tallman (1925–1926)
Bill Strickling (1926–1927)
Johnny Stuart (1927–1931)
Tom Dandelet (1931–1935)
Cam Henderson (1935–1955)
Jule Rivlin (1955–1963)
Ellis T. Johnson (1963–1969)
Stewart Way (1969–1971)
Carl Tacy (1971–1972)
Bob Daniels (1972–1977)
Stu Aberdeen (1977–1979)
Bob Zuffelato (1979–1983)
Rick Huckabay (1983–1989)
Dana Altman (1989–1990)
Dwight Freeman (1990–1994)
Billy Donovan (1994–1996)
Greg White (1996–2003)
Ron Jirsa (2003–2007)
Donnie Jones (2007–2010)
Tom Herrion (2010–2014)
Dan D'Antoni (2014–2024)
Cornelius Jackson (2024– )

v t e Men's basketball head coaches of the Sun Belt Conference
Dustin Kerns (Appalachian State) Bryan Hodgson (Arkansas State) Justin Gray (Coastal Carolina) Charlie Henry (Georgia Southern) Jonas Hayes (Georgia State) Preston Spradlin (James Madison) Derrick Zimmerman # (Louisiana) Keith Richard (Louisiana–Monroe) Cornelius Jackson (Marshall) Mike Jones (Old Dominion) Richie Riley (South Alabama) Jay Ladner (Southern Miss) Terrence Johnson (Texas State) Scott Cross (Troy) # denotes interim head coach

Men's basketball head coaches of the Sun Belt Conference

# denotes interim head coach

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