Men's Basketball
David Jackson
- Title:
- Director of Sports Performance
David Jackson is in his second season as director of sports performance for Texas A&M Men’s Basketball after spending 12 seasons at Virginia Tech.
His dedication and knowledge of all areas of conditioning has been evident throughout his career as each team at Texas A&M and Virginia Tech has continued to improve throughout each season and showed an increased fitness level among all players.
Jackson joined the Hokies following a successful career as a personal trainer in the Southern California area. While in California, he developed personal fitness plans for more than 60 clients to enhance performance and fitness. His list of clients included the children of former hockey great Wayne Gretzky.
Prior to working in the personal fitness industry, Jackson was an assistant basketball coach at Fork Union Military Academy during the 1999-2000 season and a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech from 1997-99.
Jackson played for the Hokies from 1994-97 under the late Bill Foster. He and his twin brother, Jim, played for the Hokies and were members of the 1995 NIT championship team and the 1996 team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Jackson played in 83 games for the Hokies, averaging 6.2 points per game.
Jackson is a 1997 graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in health and physical education and a minor in health education. He earned a master’s degree in health education from Virginia Tech in 1999.
Jackson and his wife, Essie, have two daughters, Fiona and Giselle.
His dedication and knowledge of all areas of conditioning has been evident throughout his career as each team at Texas A&M and Virginia Tech has continued to improve throughout each season and showed an increased fitness level among all players.
Jackson joined the Hokies following a successful career as a personal trainer in the Southern California area. While in California, he developed personal fitness plans for more than 60 clients to enhance performance and fitness. His list of clients included the children of former hockey great Wayne Gretzky.
Prior to working in the personal fitness industry, Jackson was an assistant basketball coach at Fork Union Military Academy during the 1999-2000 season and a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech from 1997-99.
Jackson played for the Hokies from 1994-97 under the late Bill Foster. He and his twin brother, Jim, played for the Hokies and were members of the 1995 NIT championship team and the 1996 team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Jackson played in 83 games for the Hokies, averaging 6.2 points per game.
Jackson is a 1997 graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in health and physical education and a minor in health education. He earned a master’s degree in health education from Virginia Tech in 1999.
Jackson and his wife, Essie, have two daughters, Fiona and Giselle.
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