Melissa Jackson

Melissa Jackson is the head coach of the Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball team. Previously, she was the head coach at the University of Akron and an assistant coach for Cleveland State.

Career She was an assistant to Akron head coach Jodi Kest for ten years before being promoted to head coach in June 2018. Prior to Akron she was an assistant coach at Delaware. She played basketball at Richmond. On August 8, 2023, she accepted an assistant position at Cleveland State under Chris Kielsmeier. On March 14, 2024, Jackson was named the new head coach of Youngstown State University. name = Akron overall = 16–15 conference = 7–9 confstanding = 5th (East) postseason = WBI First Found