Lewis Jackson (basketball, born 1962)

Lewis Jackson
Biographical details
Born	August 13, 1962 (age 62); 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)

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]

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
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)
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

^ 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.

External links

Alabama State profile

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[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.

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