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The Luke Jackson File
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| 2013-2017 |
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2015 CCC Coach of the Year
2016 CCC Coach of the Year
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4 All Americans
12 All-Conference
7 NAIA Scholar-Athletes
3 NAIA Tournament Appearances
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Year
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W
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L
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PCT
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2013-14
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18
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14
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.563
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2014-15
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17
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11
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.586
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2015-16
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28*
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7
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.800
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2016-17
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25
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6
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.806
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TOTALS
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88
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38
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.698
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| *NCU Record |
In 2013, Luke Jackson became the tenth men’s basketball coach in NCU history and he hit the ground running.Â
His first four years as the helm were highlighted by three trips to the NAIA Division II National Championship tournament including second-round appearances in both 2016 and 2017. In addition, he was able to claim back-to-back CCC Coach of the Year awards after leading the team to their first two conference championships in 2016 and 2017.Â
Jackson has coached three All-Americans as well as the 2016 and 2017 CCC Players of the Year (Javonte Byrd and Jay Mayernik) and the 2016 Defensive Player of the Year (Omar Richards). Mayernik went on to become NCU's debut First-Team NAIA All-American and was the CCC Athlete of the Year in 2017.Â
Jackson have averaged 22 wins per season and in his third year, guided NCU to one of the best seasons in history, winning 28 games.
In his first season, Jackson led the Beacons to their first ever appearance in the NAIA tournament after guiding the team to a runner-up finish in the 2014 CCC Tournament. His first recruiting class had four former NCAA Division I transfers, including the 2014 CCC Newcomer of the Year, Spencer Coleman, and former Oregon Ducks Austin Kuemper and Coleton Baker who both garnered All-Conference honors that first season. Â
The former University of Oregon All-American played over five years in the NBA after being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the tenth overall pick in the 2004 draft.
Jackson grew up in Creswell, Oregon where he was a two-time 3A State Player of the Year at Creswell High School. He averaged 24.2 points, 8.1 assists, and 5.0 steals per game as a senior to help Creswell win the 2000 Oregon 3A State Basketball Championship. He finished his career ranked fourth all-time in Oregon high school history with 2,095 points.
Jackson signed with the University of Oregon in 2001 and promptly established himself as a prominent player, earning All-Pac-10 Freshman team honors. In 2002 he helped guide the Ducks to the Pac-10 Championship, their first in 57 years. That year Oregon earned a No. 2 seed for the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Elite-8 before falling to top-seeded Kansas.
During his career at Oregon, Jackson earned two more First-Team All-Pac-10 selections. He was a First-Team All-American as a senior, averaging 21.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. He was named a finalist for the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith College Player of the Year Award. Jackson finished his career ranked second all-time in scoring with 1,970 and second for steals with 160.
He is the only men’s basketball player in school history to play in the top-ten in nine different statistical categories. He is one of just two Pac-10 players to ever score over 1,900 points, grab over 700 rebounds, and contribute over 400 assists over a career.
His 42-point game against Arizona during his senior season was the second highest point-total in school history, and was the highest point total ever scored at historic MacArthur Court. In one of his greatest individual performances, Jackson scored 40 points, including 29 straight in the second half and overtime, as Oregon overcame an 18-point deficit to defeat Colorado 77-72 in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament on March 17, 2004.
Jackson owns two career triple-doubles for the Ducks, only the third player in Pac-10 history to achieve multiple career triple-doubles (Jason Kidd, Loren Woods).
Jackson played in five NCAA tournament games for the Ducks and holds school tournament records for career points (96), field goals (34), field goals attempted (71), free throws (20), free throws attempted (23), and assists (22).
Jackson was the tenth overall draft pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he spent his first two seasons. He also played briefly for the Los Angeles Clippers before signing a ten-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. After performing well in limited minutes, he was signed to a second ten-day contract and then to a two-year deal for the rest of the 2006-2007 season and the 2007-08 season. On April 18, 2007 Jackson exploded for a career-high 30 points and five assists while logging 39 minutes in a season-ending loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
After being released by the Raptors, Jackson went on to play for the Miami Heat, averaging 5.6 points per game during his stay. Coach Jackson also played in the NBDL, where he had stints with the Idaho Stampede in 2006-2007, 2008-2009, and 2010-2011. He led the D-League in three-point shooting in 2007, won a D-League Championship with the Stampede in 2008 and was a D-League All-Star in 2010.
In 2009-2010, Jackson played in Italy for Carife Ferrara and most recently, Jackson played for Hapoel Jerusalem from the Israeli Basketball Super League.
Jackson has had an extensive background coaching in high profile basketball camps, including the Nike All-American Camp and the Michael Jordan Camp.
Jackson graduated from the University of Oregon in 2004 with a degree in political science. He lives in Eugene with his wife Lindsey and sons Cole and Calvin.
