James Jackson, a member of Rick Pitino's staff at Louisville for the past two seasons, has been appointed as an assistant men's basketball coach at Eight-time NCAA Division II National Champion Kentucky Wesleyan, according to Panther head coach Todd Lee.
Jackson, a native of Lincoln County, Ky., served as Director of Video Operations this past season where the No. 1 ranked Cardinals finished 31-6, won the Big East regular season and tournament championships and reached the NCAA Midwest Regional championship game.
His responsiblities included advance scouting video of Cardinal opponents as well as evaluation
video for U of L players. Jackson completed his first season at Louisville as an graduate assistant.
“James brings a lot of positives to our staff with his work ethic and experiences," said Lee. "The past two years he has worked for one of the best coaches in the country, Coach Pitino. His experience at Louisville will be an assest for our staff and program.
His collegiate experiences also includes working on the summer camp staffs at Duke, Kentucky and Louisville.
"I've been blessed to experience so much success at a young age from winning a Class “A” State Championship in high school to learning from a Hall of Fame coach at one of the top programs in Division I and now coaching for the best Division II program of all time at KWC," says Jackson.
Prior to Louisville, Jackson spent one season as a student assistant at Berea College and two seasons as an assistant at Lincoln County High School.
Lee added, "He has spent his entire life in the state of Kentucky and he has a lot of friends and contacts throughout the state, which will help our program in a variety of ways. We are very fortunate to have him join our coaching and he is very excited for his opportunity.”
In high school, Jackson played at University Heights Academy in Hopkinsville, Ky., where they won the 2002 Class "A" State Championship. He also lettered on the soccer squads that won two district and one regional title.
Jackson graduated from Berea in 2007 with a political science degree.
