| Melissa Jackson | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Youngstown State |
| Current Conference: | Horizon League |
| Birth Place: | Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
| Player Years1: | 2000–2004 |
| Player Team1: | Richmond |
| Coach Years1: | 2004–2008 |
| Coach Team1: | Delaware (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 2008–2018 |
| Coach Team2: | Akron (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2018–2023 |
| Coach Team3: | Akron |
| Coach Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Coach Team4: | Cleveland State (asst.) |
| Coach Years5: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team5: | Youngstown State |
| Overall Record: | 72–69 |
Melissa Jackson is the head coach of the Youngstown State Penguins women's basketball team.[1] Previously, she was the head coach at the University of Akron[2] and an assistant coach for Cleveland State.[3]
She was an assistant to Akron head coach Jodi Kest for ten years before being promoted to head coach in June 2018.[4] Prior to Akron she was an assistant coach at Delaware. She played basketball at Richmond. She led Akron to a 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament appearance.During her fifth season, Akron announced on February 21, 2023 that Jackson's contract will not be renewed at the end of the season, ending her 5-year tenure.[5] On August 8, 2023 she accepted an assistant position at Cleveland State under Chris Kielsmeier.[6] On March 14, 2024, Jackson was named the new head coach of Youngstown State University.
Jackson was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. While at the University of Richmond she earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 2004. She and her husband Drew have two sons, Luke and Ben.