Cornelius Jackson

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.

Cornelius Jackson
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMarshall
ConferenceSun Belt
Record0–0 (–)
Annual salary$350,000[1]
Biographical details
Born (1978-01-28) January 28, 1978 (age 46)
Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1996–1997Tennessee
1998–2001Marshall
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2009West Virginia State (assistant)
2009–2013UT Martin (assistant)
2013–2017Cleveland State (assistant)
2017–2023Marshall (assistant)
2023–2024Marshall (Associate HC)
2024–presentMarshall
Head coaching record
Overall0–0 (–)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

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.[2] Jackson originally committed to play college basketball at Tennessee but transferred to Marshall after his freshman year.[3] 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.[4]

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).[5] Jackson would never appear in a game for the Dazzle, instead opting to play overseas in Germany and Austria for two years.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

On March 25, 2024, it was announced that he would replace Dan D'Antoni as head coach at Marshall.[9]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Marshall Thundering Herd (Sun Belt Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25Marshall0–00–0
Marshall:0–0 (–)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