Greg Jackson (born December 29, 1959) was the head men's basketball coach at

Delaware State University Delaware State University (DSU or Del State) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Dover, Delaware. DSU also has two satellite campuses: one in Wilmington and one in Georgetown. The university encompasses four col ...

. He is an alumnus of Saint Paul's College in

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. Jackson was at the helm as Delaware State since 2000–2014, and was the second winningest coach in the history of the men's basketball program. He led the Hornets to three straight

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose full members are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southeastern and the Mid-Atlantic United States. It participates in the National C ...

titles from 2004 to 2007. In 2005, Jackson led the Hornets to their first and, to date, only NCAA tournament bid., where the Hornets lost to number one seeded Duke University by the score of 57–46 in the first round of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association named him the 2005 winner of its Tubby Raymond Award for sustained excellence in coaching. Prior to Delaware State, Jackson was on the coaching staff of the men's basketball team at

North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University (NCCU or NC Central) is a public historically black university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by James E. Shepard in affiliation with the Chautauqua movement in 1909, it was supported by private funds from b ...

from 1984 to 2000. He served as head coach at NCCU from 1991 to 2000. During his time at NCCU, he helped lead the Eagles to winning the

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...

men's basketball national championship game in 1989. The entire 1989 championship winning team, including Jackson, was inducted into the North Carolina Central University Hall of Fame in 1997. Jackson led the NCCU Eagles to an overall record of 163–77. He led the Eagles to five

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(CIAA) division titles, and three trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs.

References

External links

Greg Jackson's profile at the Official Website of Delaware State University Athletics
1959 births Living people Delaware State Hornets men's basketball coaches North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball coaches Saint Paul's College (Virginia) alumni {{US-basketball-coach-stub