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MBB HC Cornelius ‘Corny’ Jackson Named Finalist for 2024-25 Ben Jobe Award
3/6/2025 10:40:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Award presented annually to the top minority head coach in Division I college basketball
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BOSTON – Marshall University Men's Basketball Head Coach Cornelius 'Corny' Jackson was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award, an award presented annually to the top minority head coach in Division I Men's College Basketball, by CollegeInsider.com.
In his first season at the helm of The Herd, Jackson led the program to a 19-12 record, including 14-3 in the Henderson Center, 12-6 in conference games, and the fifth seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Under his guidance, Obinna Anochili-Killen was named the SBC Defensive Player of the Year and all-SBC second team on Monday.
The Ben Jobe Award is named in honor of one of the most iconic coaches in the history of basketball at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is best known as the head coach of Southern University, a position he held for 12 seasons. He was also head coach at Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Talladega, Tuskegee, and South Carolina State.
His record at Southern was 209-141 and included four NCAA Tournament appearances. He also coached the Jaguars to one NIT appearance, five SIAC championships, 11 SWAC titles and two NAIA Tournament Championships. Perhaps his most memorable moment as a coach was leading No. 15 seed Southern to a 93-78 win over No. 2 Georgia Tech in the first round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament. It stands as one of the great upsets in the history of the event.
Coach Jobe passed away on March 10, 2017. The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, Texas, the site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
For all the latest information about Marshall Men's Basketball, follow @Herd_MBB on Twitter and @herdmbb on Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
BOSTON – Marshall University Men's Basketball Head Coach Cornelius 'Corny' Jackson was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award, an award presented annually to the top minority head coach in Division I Men's College Basketball, by CollegeInsider.com.
In his first season at the helm of The Herd, Jackson led the program to a 19-12 record, including 14-3 in the Henderson Center, 12-6 in conference games, and the fifth seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Under his guidance, Obinna Anochili-Killen was named the SBC Defensive Player of the Year and all-SBC second team on Monday.
The Ben Jobe Award is named in honor of one of the most iconic coaches in the history of basketball at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is best known as the head coach of Southern University, a position he held for 12 seasons. He was also head coach at Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Talladega, Tuskegee, and South Carolina State.
His record at Southern was 209-141 and included four NCAA Tournament appearances. He also coached the Jaguars to one NIT appearance, five SIAC championships, 11 SWAC titles and two NAIA Tournament Championships. Perhaps his most memorable moment as a coach was leading No. 15 seed Southern to a 93-78 win over No. 2 Georgia Tech in the first round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament. It stands as one of the great upsets in the history of the event.
Coach Jobe passed away on March 10, 2017. The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, Texas, the site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
For all the latest information about Marshall Men's Basketball, follow @Herd_MBB on Twitter and @herdmbb on Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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