Jordan Jackson

Biography

Jordan Jackson joined GCU's sports performance department in May 2020 as an associate director of sports performance. He oversees the strength and conditioning for the men's basketball program. Jackson has worked behind the scenes day in and day out to develop the strength and conditioning programs for GCU men's basketball players and has been alongside Lopes head coach Bryce Drew since Drew took the head coaching position at GCU. Jackson has helped develop student-athletes for Lopes teams that have won two WAC regular-season championships, four WAC Tournaments and made four NCAA tournament appearances. Jackson spent the previous three seasons at Cal, working with the men's basketball program while in Berkeley. Prior to his time at Cal, Jackson worked with both the men's and women's basketball programs at UCLA for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. While with the Bruins, he designed student-athlete workouts, conditioning and recovery programs, and individualized nutrition plans. He began his career in collegiate athletics at his alma mater Cal State Northridge, working with men's and women's basketball. Jackson spent five years as an assistant command fitness leader with the United States Navy, working in both Nevada and Bahrain. He conducted daily physical training sessions for all command personnel and CPR trained more than 60 military members. Jackson graduated from CSUN with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and exercise science.