Eric Jackson was named an assistant coach in April of 2006 and is instrumental for the Pilots in recruiting and player development. He came to Portland after spending the 2005-06 season as director of basketball operations and strength and conditioning coordinator at the University of Wyoming. Jackson was at Indiana University during the 2004-05 season serving as an administrative assistant and strength and conditioning coordinator for the Hoosiers.
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He was an assistant coach at the University of Utah from 2002-04 and was involved in all facets of the program, including recruiting, academic counseling, practice preparation, as well as directing the Rick Majerus Summer Basketball Camps. Prior to his position as a full-time assistant, Jackson was the video coordinator at Utah and assisted with scouting opponents.
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Jackson began his coaching career as an assistant at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wis. (1996-00). He was a standout player at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay under head coach Dick Bennett. Jackson was a team captain, led the team in assists two years and was twice an All-Defensive Team honoree. He helped lead the Phoenix to three NCAA Tournaments and a first-round upset of fifth-ranked California, which featured future NBA stars Jason Kidd and Lamond Murray.
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At Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Wis., Jackson was two-time all-league and a second-team all-state honoree. Rufus King won the state title in 1991 and was ranked as high as 12th in the nation by USA Today in 1992, Jackson’s senior season.
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He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing from UW-Green Bay in 2000. Jackson also ran a free camp for city youth in while in Milwaukee.
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PERSONAL
Birth Date
       January 15, 1974
Birth Place
       Milwaukee, Wis.
High School
       Rufus King (Milwaukee, Wis.)
College
       B.A. Business Administration, UW-Green Bay ’00