ORR FINALIZING MEN'S BASKETBALL STAFF
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:44 am
ORR FINALIZING MEN'S BASKETBALL STAFF
Bowling Green State University men's basketball coach Louis Orr has
announced that George Jackson, a Cincinnati native and member of his
staff at Seton Hall, will join the Falcon program as an assistant
coach. Orr also is retaining third-year coach Lamonta Stone and is
in the process of looking to fill his third full-time slot in the
next month or so.
"I am excited that George and his family will be joining us at BGSU,"
said Orr. "We have a great working relationship and he has so many
contacts across the state and that will be a tremendous asset to our
program."
Jackson spent one year as an assistant coach and four years as an
administrative assistant for the Pirates. He joined Seton Hall after
spending 23 years at the high school level in Ohio. He was a high
school and junior high teammate of Orr's
He spent 22 years at Withrow High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving
as the head coach for 20 seasons. His Withrow teams were extremely
successful, as he compiled a 311-146 record as the boys' head coach.
Included in that tenure were 12 conference titles, eight sectional
titles and five district championships. Withrow also won two regional
championships and was a state semifinalist twice, finishing as the
Ohio runner-up in 1994.
More than 60 of Jackson's players from Withrow continued their
education in college on basketball scholarships including Brandon
Hunter of the Charlotte Bobcats and former NBA players Tyrone Hill
and Ricky Calloway. He also taught health and physical education
at the school while serving as assistant athletic director for three
years.
He earned numerous honors during this coaching career. He was the
Coach of the Year in the Queen City Conference-Metro seven times and
was named the Greater Cincinnati Coach of the Year three times.
Jackson has been inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall
of Fame, the Southwest Ohio Basketball Coaches Association Hall of
Fame and Hamilton County (Ohio) Sports Hall of Fame, and received the
2001 New Voices Roberto Clemente Outstanding Athlete and Exceptional
Humanitarian Award. He also received the Applause Magazine
Imagemakers Sports Award in 1995.
He graduated from Wittenberg University in 1979 and was a member of
Wittenberg's basketball team which won the NCAA Division III national
championship. He also captained the basketball and baseball teams
there. He and his wife Melanie, have a daughter, Stephanie.
"He's a very good basketball mind who has an ability to communicate,
an eye for talent, and an ability to develop talent.," added Orr.
"George has been and will be a big asset to our program. We work well
together, and having known him for so long we have a great
understanding of each other."
Stone will be entering his fourth year with the Falcons. He also has
coached collegiately at Ohio State and Eastern Michigan and was a
successful high school coach in the Detroit area as well.
"I have been very impressed with Lamonta and think he will be a
tremendous asset during the transition," said Orr. "He is well
respected in Detroit and throughout Michigan and that is an area that
is critical to us with regards to recruiting. In addition, he has
experience coaching in the MAC and he knows the ins and outs of the
league and that will be invaluable."
Bowling Green State University men's basketball coach Louis Orr has
announced that George Jackson, a Cincinnati native and member of his
staff at Seton Hall, will join the Falcon program as an assistant
coach. Orr also is retaining third-year coach Lamonta Stone and is
in the process of looking to fill his third full-time slot in the
next month or so.
"I am excited that George and his family will be joining us at BGSU,"
said Orr. "We have a great working relationship and he has so many
contacts across the state and that will be a tremendous asset to our
program."
Jackson spent one year as an assistant coach and four years as an
administrative assistant for the Pirates. He joined Seton Hall after
spending 23 years at the high school level in Ohio. He was a high
school and junior high teammate of Orr's
He spent 22 years at Withrow High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving
as the head coach for 20 seasons. His Withrow teams were extremely
successful, as he compiled a 311-146 record as the boys' head coach.
Included in that tenure were 12 conference titles, eight sectional
titles and five district championships. Withrow also won two regional
championships and was a state semifinalist twice, finishing as the
Ohio runner-up in 1994.
More than 60 of Jackson's players from Withrow continued their
education in college on basketball scholarships including Brandon
Hunter of the Charlotte Bobcats and former NBA players Tyrone Hill
and Ricky Calloway. He also taught health and physical education
at the school while serving as assistant athletic director for three
years.
He earned numerous honors during this coaching career. He was the
Coach of the Year in the Queen City Conference-Metro seven times and
was named the Greater Cincinnati Coach of the Year three times.
Jackson has been inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Hall
of Fame, the Southwest Ohio Basketball Coaches Association Hall of
Fame and Hamilton County (Ohio) Sports Hall of Fame, and received the
2001 New Voices Roberto Clemente Outstanding Athlete and Exceptional
Humanitarian Award. He also received the Applause Magazine
Imagemakers Sports Award in 1995.
He graduated from Wittenberg University in 1979 and was a member of
Wittenberg's basketball team which won the NCAA Division III national
championship. He also captained the basketball and baseball teams
there. He and his wife Melanie, have a daughter, Stephanie.
"He's a very good basketball mind who has an ability to communicate,
an eye for talent, and an ability to develop talent.," added Orr.
"George has been and will be a big asset to our program. We work well
together, and having known him for so long we have a great
understanding of each other."
Stone will be entering his fourth year with the Falcons. He also has
coached collegiately at Ohio State and Eastern Michigan and was a
successful high school coach in the Detroit area as well.
"I have been very impressed with Lamonta and think he will be a
tremendous asset during the transition," said Orr. "He is well
respected in Detroit and throughout Michigan and that is an area that
is critical to us with regards to recruiting. In addition, he has
experience coaching in the MAC and he knows the ins and outs of the
league and that will be invaluable."
