Mike Jackson is in his first season as an assistant coach at Purdue.
A veteran of the Big Ten and Midwest coaching ranks, Jackson came to Purdue after a five-year stint as an assistant coach at Michigan. The Detroit native has coached in the postseason seven times in 14 years on the collegiate bench, making a total of four NCAA Tournament appearances with three different schools.
Prior to his tenure at UM, Jackson spent two years as an assistant coach at Dayton, where he helped guide the Flyers to an Atlantic 10 West Division title and NCAA Tournament berth in 2004. The two years before Jackson's time at Dayton were spent as an assistant on the Toledo staff.
A graduate of Detroit University, Jackson began a five-year tenure as an assistant coach at his alma mater in 1996. During his time on the Titans' coaching staff, he helped lead the program to four 20-win seasons, two conference titles and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, where they advanced to the second round both times. Jackson also helped Detroit reach the semifinals of the 2001 NIT.
While at Detroit, Jackson mentored three future NBA players, including current Philadelphia 76ers guard Willie Green.
Jackson was also a standout player for the Titans during his college career, becoming the first player in program history to score 1,000 points (1,125) and hand out 400 assists (422). He propelled Detroit to the 1994 MCC Tournament title, earning a spot on the all-tournament team for his efforts, and still ranks fifth on the Titans[apos] career charts for three-point field goals made (157) and attempted (428).
Jackson graduated from Detroit in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He and his wife, Amira, have two children, Mylan and Amani.