CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland State assistant men's basketball coach Cornelius Jackson will be inducted into the Red Devil Sports Hall of Fame of Collins and Oak Hill High Schools tonight.

Jackson, who is entering his fourth season on the sideline at CSU, was the 1996 West Virginia Boys Basketball Player of the Year and a first team all-state honoree after averaging 28.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.8 assists.

He finished his career with 1,487 points, ranking third on the all-time scoring list for OHHS boys basketball program.

Jackson signed with Tennessee out of high school and started 20 of 27 games for the Vols as a freshman. He transferred to Marshall where he was the starting point guard and team captain for three years. He was also the only Herd player to start every game during his career, leading the Mid-American Conference in assists as a junior and senior.

After graduation, Jackson was drafted by the Roanoke Dazzle of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL). He also played professionally in Germany and Austria.

He began his coaching career at West Virginia State University where he was an assistant from 2003-09 before moving to UT-Martin where he was an assistant coach from 2009-13 and then joined the staff at CSU.