VSU names Darryl Jacobs Head Men's Basketball Coach

April 4, 2011

Virginia State University has named Darryl Jacobs as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program on April 4th.

Darryl Jacobs will be the 19th Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Virginia State University. Jacobs comes to Virginia State University after spending the last five years at Clark Atlanta University as the Head Men's Basketball Coach.

During his tenure at Clark Atlanta University, Jacobs led the program to its first winning season in 10 years during the 2007-2008 season. That same season he also led the program to the semi-final round of the conference tournament.

During the 2008-2009 season, Jacobs led the program to its second consecutive winning season in 12 years. Clark Atlanta also won its first SIAC conference championship in 14 years under Coach Jacobs’ leadership during the 2009-2010 season. Clark Atlanta also advanced to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament as the #5 seed. Prior to the 2010-2011 Clark Atlanta was ranked #25 nationally. Clark Atlanta finished the past 2010-2011 season with a 22-9 record overall and made it to the SIAC championship for the second season in a row. Clark Atlanta again advanced to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament.

Prior to his arrival at Clark Atlanta, Jacobs was an assistant coach at the University of Delaware for the 2005-2006 basketball season. From 2000-2005, Jacobs served as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Felician College. Jacobs began his coaching career at his alma mater, William Penn University, serving as an assistant.

Jacobs has over 20 years of coaching experience and has accumulated a number of different accomplishments and accolades over that time. Some of which include;


• National Rankings:
o 25th (January 26, NABC Coaches Poll) (2009-2010)
o 20th (February 23rd, March 2nd NABC Coaches Poll) (2009-2010)
o 22nd (March 9th NABC Coaches Poll) (2010-2011)
o 25TH (NABC Preseason Coaches Poll) (2010-2011)
o 17th (November 23rd NABC Coaches Poll) (2010-2011)


• Felician College
o 2001-2002 CACC Tournament Semi-finalists
o 2002-2003 CACC Tournament Runner Ups
o 2003-2004 CACC Regular Season Champions
o 2003-2004 ECAC Men Division II Tournament Champions
o 2003-2004 CACC Coach of the Year
o 2004-2005 ECAC Men Division II Tournament Participant


• Lehman College
o 1998-1999 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Champions
o 1999-2000 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Champions
o 1998-2000 Hudson Valley Athletic Conference Coach of the Year


• Montclair State University
o ECAC Men Division III Tournament #1 Seed
o ECAC Men Division III Tournament Runner Ups


• Ramapo College
o ECAC Men Division III Tournament Runner Ups

Coach Jacobs is a member of the Black Coaches Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Jacobs is a 1988 graduate of William Penn University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Finance/Accounting.