Jackie Alexander joined the EKU program in April 2019. She spent the 2018-19 season as the director of operations at the University at Albany.
Alexander also served as an interim assistant coach from August to November 2018. During that time, she assisted in creating practice plans, conducted on-court instruction, held individual workouts with the guards and managed academics.
Alexander assisted in on-campus recruiting, developed a comprehensive recruiting plan for use by the recruiting coordinator, assisted with scouting reports, served as the budget manager, coordinated all team travel, and served as the team’s creative and social media director.
“I couldn’t be more excited to have one of the best young coaches in the country join our Colonel family,” Head Coach Samantha Williams said. “Jackie’s attention to detail, work ethic, and personality were exactly what I was looking for. Her Kentucky roots are also something that was important in the process. She is a high character person that will be a tremendous role model for our young women.”
During the 2017-18 season, Alexander served as the video coordinator at the United States Air Force Academy. Alexander’s experience also includes a stint as an assistant girls’ basketball coach (2015-17) at Northwest High School in Clarksville, Tennessee and as an assistant coach with the Clarksville SOL AAU team (2015-17).
The Brodhead, Kentucky native spent one season at West Point (2010-11) before transferring to the University of the Cumberlands where she was a three-year letter-winner on the women’s basketball team, a team captain as a junior and a senior, a two-time All-Mid South Conference selection and a two-time NAIA Academic All-American. During her high school career she was a 1,000-point scorer at Rockcastle County High School and played in the Kentucky/Indiana All-Star series in 2010.
Alexander received a bachelor’s degree in biology, with minors in Spanish and military science, from the University of the Cumberlands in 2014. She was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant through EKU Army ROTC into the United States Army upon her graduation.
Alexander was an active duty Army officer from 2014 to June of 2017, reaching the rank of captain. She served at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and in Iraq. From February to November 2016, Alexander was the executive officer for Zulu Company. She ensured the functionality and readiness of the unit in a deployment to Baghdad in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. She coordinated training and movement of personnel and supplies throughout the area of operation in order to ensure mission accomplishments. Alexander led the redeployment operations of 400 personnel, 60 pieces of heavy machinery and $600,000 worth of supplies.
