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Brad Jackson Position: Head Coach

360-650-3024, brad.jackson@wwu.edu

BRAD JACKSON - HEAD BASKETBALL COACH

Brad Jackson directed WWU to the NCAA Division II national championship and a school-record 31 victories in 2011-12, earning National Association of Basketball Coaches and DII Bulletin National Coach of the Year honors.

Jackson ranks third among the winningest collegiate basketball coaches in state of Washington history with 518 victories, and is the longest tenured coach at WWU in any sport as he enters his 28th season. He ranks No.13 among NCAA Division II active coaches in victories and No.40 in winning percentage, and No.44 all-time in wins.

Jackson has directed WWU to 19 national post-season appearances, including the epic run to the national championship in 2012 (31-5) and the semifinals of the NCAA II Elite Eight in 2001 (27-4). The Vikings also reached the NAIA National Tournament under Jackson's leadership in 1988 and 1994, and the NCAA tourney in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010.

WWU has had 12 20-win seasons during Jackson's tenure, including seven of the last 11 years and a school-record four straight in the 1980s.

Jackson, who has a 518-279 (65.0 percent) record at WWU, earned National Association of Basketball Coaches and DII Bulletin National Coach of the Year honors in 2012 as well as NABC West Region and Great Northwest Athletic Conference accolades.

Jackson was NCAA II West Region, Little All-Northwest and Pacific West Conference Coach of the Year in 2001. He was also NCAA II West Region Coach of the Year in 2010, NAIA District 1 Coach of the Year in 1988, 1989 and 1990, as well as being Little All-Northwest Coach of the Year in 1988, NAIA Pacific Northwest Region I Coach of the Year in 1994 and GNAC Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2009.

Jackson, who was an assistant coach for the West at the 1992 U.S. Olympic Sports Festival, is a past chair of the NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee where he was the Division II representative for five years.

Jackson also directs the highly successful WWU Basketball Camp. Begun in 1986, the camp has grown to be one of the largest in the northwest with alumni dotting the rosters of numerous colleges and universities as well as professional teams.

Jackson came to WWU in 1985 after five successful seasons as a high school coach - four at Olympia and one at Eastside Catholic - in which he led his teams to four state playoff appearances. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach at Seattle Pacific for five seasons.

A graduate of Washington State, he was a three-year letter winner in basketball, serving as team captain and leading the PAC-8 in assists (5.7 avg.) as a senior in 1973-74. He also played baseball for the Cougars as an outfielder for two seasons.

In high school, Jackson lettered three years each in baseball, basketball and football at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Wash. He averaged 23.0 points a game as a senior in basketball, earning all-America and all-state honors.

The 60-year old Jackson earned a bachelor's degree from Washington State in 1975 and a master's in athletic administration from Seattle Pacific in 1977. He and wife Debbie (formerly Halle), a four-time NCAA All-America gymnast at Seattle Pacific and a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame, have two grown children, daughter Lynsey and son Kyle; and two grandchildren.

Beginning 28th year as WWU head coach, the longest tenure for any sport in school history ... Also Vikings' Associate Athletic Director ... Past chair of NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee, serving five years as Division II representative ... Overall record is 518-279, a winning percentage of .650 ... Both victory total and winning percentage are program bests ... Ranks No.3 in career victories among collegiate basketball coaches in state of Washington, and is No.13 among NCAA II active coaches in victories, No.40 in winning percentage, and No.44 all-time in wins ... Named National Association of Basketball Coaches and Division II Bulletin NCAA II National Coach of the Year in 2011-12, guiding Vikings to NCAA II national championship, program's first in 110 years, West Regional crown and season school-record 31 victories ... Also NABC West Region and Great Northwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year ... NABC West Region Coach of the Year in 2000-01, directing Vikings to 27-4 record, Pacific West Conference and West Regional titles, and Elite Eight semifinals; and NABC West Region Coach of the Year in 2009-10, leading WWU to NCAA II West Regional semifinals ... Also directed WWU to NAIA national tournament appearances in 1988 and 1994, and NCAA tourney in 2005 (regional semifinals), 2006 (regional final), 2009 (first round) and 2010 (semifinals) ... Has guided Vikings to 20 league/district/region playoff appearances, reaching finals 10 times and winning four titles ... Assistant coach for West team at 1992 U.S. Olympic Sports Festival ... NAIA District 1 Coach of the Year three times (1988-91), NAIA Pacific Northwest Region I Coach of the Year once (1994), GNAC Coach of the Year twice (2005, 2009), and Little all-Northwest Coach of the Year twice (1988, 2001) ... Has directed WWU to 12 20-win seasons, including seven of last 11 campaigns and school-record four straight in late 1980s ... In 1987-88, led Vikings to first district championship and national tournament appearance in 16 years ...Very successful high school mentor prior to coaching Vikings ... Led Eastside Catholic High School (Bellevue, WA) to first-ever Class AAA state playoff berth in 1984-85 ... Also coached four seasons at Olympia High School, directing Bears to three Class AA state playoff appearances ... His 1980-81 OHS team reached final eight at the state tournament ... Assistant coach for five years at Seattle Pacific University under head coach Keith Swagerty ... Obtained master's degree in athletic administration at SPU in 1977 ... Standout guard at Washington State University, leading then Pacific-8 Conference in assists (5.7 avg.) as senior in 1973-74 ... Also was Cougars' team captain that season ... Played under three coaches at WSU (Marv Harshman, Bob Greenwood and George Raveling) ... Graduate assistant coach one year for Cougars, while completing bachelor's degree (1975) ... Earned all-America, all-state and all-conference honors in basketball at Hudson's Bay High School (Vancouver, WA), averaging 23.0 points as senior ... Lettered three years in baseball, basketball and football ... 60 years old ... He and wife Debbie (formerly Halle, four-time NCAA All-America gymnast at Seattle Pacific and a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame), have two grown children, daughter Lynsey and son Kyle; and three grandchildren.