Justin Jackson
Assistant Coach - Interim Head Coach
Justin Jackson, a native of Madison, Wis., joins the men's basketball coaching staff in his first year as assistant coach this fall, a position he was elevated to in mid-June. Jackson previously served as a student assistant for the 2008-09 campaign.Jackson acquired his coaching certification from Iowa Lakes Community College on the Estherville campus following a successful two-year playing career. With the Lakers, he averaged almost seven points per game to go along with four rebounds and two assists, before transferring to Ashford.
In his two years with the Saints, he started 50 of the team's 56 games while serving as captain during his senior campaign. He was named Honorable Mention All-MCC following his senior year in which he averaged 9.1 points per game and 6.1 rebounds (seventh in MCC) per contest.
Jackson was a graduate of Madison East High School and has coached an AAU team, Badger Sporting Goods, in Madison over the past few summers before landing at Ashford.
Jackson graduated in December of 2008 from Ashford with his bachelor's degree in Business Administration.