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Stuart Wayne Jackson (born December 11, 1955) is an American basketball executive and former basketball coach. He currently serves as the director of basketball operations for the French professional club

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based in Pau. Jackson has coached the New York Knicks from 1989 to 1990, and the

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in 1997, and has also served as the Grizzlies' general manager. He is the former executive vice president of the

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(NBA).

Career

Jackson played basketball at the

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and Seattle University. He worked as an associate coach and head recruiting coordinator under

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at Providence College from 1985 to 1987. He also worked as an assistant coach at

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from 1983 to 1985 and at the University of Oregon from 1981 through 1983. Jackson was named the head coach of the New York Knicks in 1989 at the age of 33, becoming the then second-youngest head coach in NBA history. The Knicks went 52–45 during his tenure, upsetting the Boston Celtics in the 1990 playoffs before losing to the eventual NBA champions

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. He was head coach of the

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in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons, leading the Badgers to the 1994 NCAA tournament. He was general manager of the NBA's

for the franchise's first five seasons, during which the Grizzlies lost 300 of 378 games. In June 2007, he became the executive vice president of basketball operations for the NBA, a league official whose duties included penalizing players for on-court misconduct. His duties included being in charge of on-the-court operations, scheduling, game rules, conduct, discipline and serving as the chair of the Competition Committee. Jackson holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Seattle University. Jackson resides in New York with his four daughters.

College head coaching record

NBA head coaching record

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References

External links

Stu Jackson profile
at NBA.com

Image of USC's John Lambert going up for a basket as Oregon's Stu Jackson watches during game in Los Angeles, California, 1975.

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