Jackson ready to build Bluefield State program

JAMAAL JACKSON
HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE

BLUEFIELD, West Virginia — Have a house for rent? Give Jamaal Jackson a call. He’s planning on staying for a while. Jackson has had the ‘interim’ tag taken off his job title, making Jackson simply the head coach of the Bluefield State men’s basketball team.

“I am thankful to be able to stay here and really build a program the way I envisioned doing the program,” Jackson said. The process of finding a house continues, with Jackson hopeful of bringing his wife, Mary, and children, Jarius and Laila, to Bluefield.

“We are looking now. We are trying to find a house to rent, but it has been difficult,” said Jackson, who added with a smile, “you can stick that in there, somebody reading might contact me.”

Hired less than two days before practice began last fall, Jackson’s family stayed behind in Alabama while Jackson served for a season in an ‘interim’ role. It hasn’t been easy time for Jackson, whose Big Blues finished the season with just eight players and one win, compared to 26 losses.

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