Everett Jackson

Everett [quote]E.J.[quote] Jackson joined the University of Cincinnati women[apos]s basketball program when he was appointed an assistant coach in April of 2007. Jackson, a native of Rochester, Pa., comes to Cincinnati from BIG EAST foe West Virginia where he coached for two seasons. His duties at WVU included working with the post players and recruiting. Jackson was paramount in the Mountaineers[apos] success and run to the BIG EAST championship game during the 2005-06 season. WVU advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and posted a 21-11 record during the 2006-07 season. Jackson helped groom 6-foot-2 center Olayinka Sanni into a first-team all-BIG EAST performer, just the second in Mountaineer women[apos]s basketball history. Jackson came to WVU from South Alabama, where he helped the Jaguars to a 54-33 record and two WNIT appearances in his three seasons as an assistant coach from 2003-05. He was involved in every aspect of the Jaguar program: coaching the posts, recruiting, scouting, academic monitoring of the student-athletes and camp management. He entered the collegiate ranks after several successful seasons in high school basketball. Before heading to South Alabama, he spent four years at Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High School where he served as varsity girls basketball head coach. During his tenure, he led Deerfield to two state final four appearances, two regional championships and three district titles while compiling a 106-25 record from 1998-2002. In 2002 he was named the Sun Sentinel large school coach of the year. Jackson earned his bachelor[apos]s degree in special education from Slippery Rock in 1993. He worked as a student assistant with the Slippery Rock women[apos]s basketball team from 1992-93. His basketball coaching background also includes stints as a middle school coach and a camp instructor for Tennessee, Florida, Notre Dame and the NBA[apos]s Miami Heat.