Jack Castleberry

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
Current conference: Northeast Conference (NEC)
Fairleigh Dickinson record: 15-17 (.469)
Overall record: 15-17 (.469)

John A. Castleberry
Born May 14, 1984
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Alma Mater: Virginia Military Institute (BA, 2007) / The Citadel (MBA, 2021)
The Virginia-native was a four-year player and two-year starter for head coaches Bart Bellairs and Duggar Baucom at VMI
- Was team captain as a senior in 2006-07, helping the Keydets to their best win total (14) in a decade
Started out his coaching career with a one-year stint under Bret Campbell at Tennessee-Martin before returning to his alma mater in 2008, serving as an assistant for the next four years under Baucom
Spent two years working with the Siena women’s basketball team as an assistant under Ali Jaques (2012-14)
Reunited with Baucom in 2016, becoming his director of basketball ops at VMI’s SoCon rival, The Citadel
- Worked with the Bulldogs for six seasons in total, moving up to assistant in 2017 and associate head coach in 2021
Hired by new Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Tobin Anderson as an assistant coach in 2022
- Was part of the FDU team that shocked the world in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, upsetting 1-seed Purdue in the Round of 64
After the season, Anderson left for Iona and Castleberry was promoted to head coach a day later