Darryl Jackson enters his fourth season as an Assistant Coach at WKU in 2025-26. He oversees the program's operations, academics and player development, in addition to his coaching duties.Â
Before heading to The Hill, Jackson was an Assistant Coach at Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas for the 2022-23 season. The Coyotes went 23-8, totaling the program’s most wins in 15 years. Â
Weatherford had two all-conference and all-region honorees with an additional two honorees on both the second team and honorable mention lists.
Prior to Weatherford, Jackson spent a season at Garden City Community College in Kansas where he aided the program to a 22-10 record during the 2021-22 season. He also coached and developed Mohamed Diarra, an NJCAA All-American.
Jackson spent two seasons as a Graduate Assistant at Detroit Mercy in addition to a season as an assistant coach at Navarro College and with the NBL Canada team Windsor Express. Â
Jackson is a native of Detroit, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in communications from Valparaiso and an MBA from Detroit Mercy.Â
