Benedict School has employed Dannton Jackson as its new head males’s basketball coach. Jackson brings a Corridor of Fame pedigree to the Division II HBCU basketball program.
He made his identify at Xavier College of Louisiana, an NAIA HBCU, the place he turned the all-time winningest coach in males’s basketball historical past. In 2024, the NAIA college honored him with induction into its Corridor of Fame.
A Confirmed Chief in HBCU Athletics
“We’re excited to welcome such a gifted coach with a wealthy historical past of success to steer the Benedict Tigers,” mentioned Willie Washington, Director of Athletics at Benedict School.
“Coach Jackson is a Corridor of Fame Coach who has a confirmed observe report and possesses the expertise, expertise, and dedication to advance our basketball crew to the subsequent degree… Coach Jackson has an unwavering dedication to serving to gamers develop the self-discipline required to succeed academically and obtain each their skilled and private objectives.”
Over 17 seasons at Xavier, Jackson constructed a successful legacy. His groups delivered 11 20-win seasons and captured 5 Gulf Coast Athletic Convention regular-season titles. They gained three straight from 2011 to 2014 and reached the NAIA nationwide event 10 occasions. He led this system to nationals in every of his last six years.
A New Chapter for the Tigers
Earlier than coming to Benedict, Jackson served as head coach and deputy athletic director at Talladega School. Below his management, the crew achieved a 54-33 report over three seasons. Incomes wins in opposition to NCAA Division I and SIAC groups.
“I’m actually blessed and excited to affix Benedict School,” Jackson mentioned. “It is a particular place with a proud legacy. I’m able to get to work. My aim is to construct a program that our college students, alumni, and the whole Benedict household will be pleased with. We’re going to compete, develop as males, and win the appropriate manner—collectively.”
HBCU Legacy and Imaginative and prescient
Dannton Jackson’s arrival marks greater than only a teaching change. His deep roots in HBCU athletics and constant report of success make him the appropriate chief to raise Benedict School’s basketball program.
