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HEAD COACH GIL JACKSON |
 Gil
Jackson just completed his first season as head men's
basketball coach at Howard University and if the last
half of the season is any indication, then Bison fans
have a lot to be excited about in the future.
It took two thirds of the season to implement his
philosophy of discipline and patience into the team, but
it began to pay dividends when Howard became one of the
most dangerous teams, winning five of its last seven
games down the stretch, including a first round win over
North Carolina A&T in the MEAC Tournament.
Jackson came to the Hilltop after paying his dues for 16
years at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the
premier academic institutions. During his tenure there,
the Quakers won nine Ivy League championships and earned
nine NCAA berths to the NCAA tournament.
Jackson's coaching career started at Sanford School in
Hockessin, DE where he was twice named coach of the year
in the state. He then moved on to Penn for a 16-year
tenure with former head coach Fran Dunphy as his
assistant coach at one of the most successful programs
during that period.
Jackson has Bison fans excited about the future, having
already signed five players who make up what is being
called the top recruiting class in the conference. That,
along with the return of several key returning players,
has the Howard program in position to become one of the
tops in the MEAC.
Jackson is a 1969 graduate of Elizabethtown College.
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