Jarred Jackson joined Coastal Carolina head women’s basketball coach Kevin Pederson’s coaching staff as an assistant coach in April 2022.
Jackson came to Coastal Carolina after three years as an assistant coach on the men's basketball staff at Utah Valley.
In his three years at UVU, the Wolverines improved from 11-19 in his first year in 2019-20 to 20-12 in 2021-22.
In just his second season at Utah Valley, Jackson helped the Wolverines to a history-making 2020-21 season as Utah Valley finished atop the league standings and won the WAC regular-season title. The championship was only the second WAC title in UVU history and the first since the 2013-14 season. The Wolverines were one of the most unselfish teams in the nation in 2020-21, averaging 16.8 assists per game, which ranked 11th nationally.
During Jackson's first season in 2019-20, UVU broke the all-time single-season team blocks record with an impressive 157 rejections. Emmanuel Olojakpoke broke the single-season individual UVU blocks record with 81 blocks and set the single-season UVU field goal percentage mark at 69.1 percent.
A total of five UVU players earned All-WAC honors under Jackson, including first team, second team, and honorable mention awards. Brandon Avertte earned WAC All-Newcomer Team honors, while the following year, Fardaws Aimaq became the first player in UVU history to earn both WAC Player of the Year honors and the WAC Defensive Player of the Year award in 2020-21. Aimaq became the first player in 40 years to average 15 rebounds a game and was the nation's leader in total rebounds, rebounds per game, and defensive rebounds per game. Aimaq twice earned NABC All-District honors and was named a finalist for both the Lou Henson Player of the Year Award and the Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year Award in both 2020-21 and 2021-22. In 2020-21, Aimaq won the Riley Wallace Award, which is given annually to the top transfer in Division I college basketball.
Before joining Utah Valley, Jackson worked as the director of operations at UT Arlington in 2018-19 after serving as a graduate assistant at Texas Tech University during the 2017-18 season, helping the Red Raiders to the NCAA Tournament's Elite 8.
He joined the Lander University men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach in 2015 and helped the Bearcats to a Peach Belt Conference title and an NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in nine years.
Prior to Lander, Jackson served as the boys' basketball associate head coach and head junior varsity coach at West High School under Mike Matheson. His team reached the playoffs in two of his three seasons at WHS. During his tenure at WHS, Jackson coached, developed, and mentored six all-region performers.
A two-time All-PBC player during his career at Lander, Jackson scored 1,388 points and made 319 free throws and 214 three-pointers. A three-time team captain, Jackson led the Bearcats to the 2006-07 Peach Belt Conference Tournament championship and a berth to the NCAA Tournament. He was named Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week three times and was named Lander's Most Valuable Player for three straight seasons.
Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in sociology with a minor in African-American studies from Lander University in 2007. He went on to earn his master's degree in sports management/administration from Liberty University. He also earned an associate’s degree in logistics, material and supply chain management from the Community College of the Air Force.
He is married to former TyJha Corbin of Columbia, South Carolina. The couple has one son, Jace.
