Stu Jackson
Stu Jackson (born December 11, 1955)
Current position: Commissioner
Current conference: West Coast Conference (WCC)
Teams coached: New York Knicks, Wisconsin Badgers, Vancouver Grizzlies
Wisconsin record: 32-25 (.561)
Overall record^: 32-25 (.561)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1994)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (1993)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1996-1997 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1992-1994 | Wisconsin |
| 1989-1990 | New York Knicks |
| 1987-1989 | New York Knicks (asst) |
| 1985-1987 | Providence (asst) |
| 1983-1985 | Washington State (asst) |
| 1981-1983 | Oregon (asst) |
Stu Jackson Facts
- Stuart Wayne Jackson
- Born December 11, 1955
- Hometown: Reading, Pennsylvania
- Alma Mater: Seattle University (BA, 1978)
- After starring at Reading HS (PA), Jackson played for head coach Dick Harter at Oregon
- Transferred after three years and finished his career playing for Bill O’Connor at Seattle
- Started coaching at 1981 back at Oregon, spending two seasons assisting head coach Jim Haney
- Spent two seasons each on Len Stevens’ staff at Washington State and Rick Pitino‘s at Providence
- Followed Pitino to the New York Knicks in 1987, then took over as head coach in 1989
- Went 45-37 during the 1989-90 season, then started the next year 7-8 before resigning in December 1990
- Later worked for the NBA as director of basketball relations
- Returned to the college ranks in 1992 when he was hired to be the head coach at Wisconsin
- Was 32-25 in two seasons in Madison, going to the NIT in 1993 and NCAA in 1994
- Left in 1994 to become the first president and general manager of the Vancouver Grizzlies, serving in that role for five years
- Stepped in to coach the Grizzlies for part of the 1996-97 season, going 6-33
- Returned to working for the NBA in 2000, serving as chair of the Competition Committee
- Named Executive VP of Basketball Operations in 2007
- Served as a television studio analyst for NBA games on the Turner networks for five seasons (2013-18)
- Hired in August 2014 to be senior associate commissioner of the Big East Conference
- In March 2023, Jackson was hired to be the new commissioner of the West Coast Conference (WCC), based in San Mateo, CA
Stu Jackson Coaching Tree
- Bob Beyer (Siena)
- Tim Buckley (Ball State)
- Maurice Cheeks (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers)
- Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)
- Mark Jackson (Golden State Warriors)
- Ray McCallum (Detroit Mercy, Houston, Ball State)
- Howard Moore (UIC)
- Sean Miller (Arizona, Xavier)
- Rod Strickland (LIU)
- KiKi VanDeWeghe (New Jersey Nets)
- Stan Van Gundy (New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Wisconsin)
- James Whitford (Ball State)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only