A Kentucky native with a long history of success at the Division I level, Jackie Alexander is the new women's basketball head coach at Morehead State. Her first year will be 2026-27.

Alexander has coaching experience at Illinois, Toledo, East Tennessee State, Albany and Air Force. She was also a standout student-athlete at the University of the Cumberlands.

A native of Brodhead, Ky., in Rockcastle County, Alexander most recently was an assistant coach at Big 10 school Illinois. The Illini finished with 22 victories and reached the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament in 2025-26. Alexander helped mentor First-Team All-Big 10 selection Berry Wallace, as well as three additional all-conference award winners.
 
Alexander started her collegiate playing career at Army in 2010-11 before transferring to University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg for her final three years. She earned two All-Mid-South Conference honors and became a two-time NAIA Academic All-American.
 
After graduation, Alexander served in the United States Army. She saw active duty from 2014 to 2017, reaching the rank of captain. She deployed to Iraq in 2016 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve with the 101st Airborne Division.

She was also a standout high school athlete, leading Rockcastle County to the Kentucky Sweet 16 in 2010, where the Rockets won the school's first-ever state tournament game.
 
Among her accolades in team success, Alexander helped guide Toledo to a 24-9 mark in 2024-25 and a berth in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament. She coached four All-MAC honorees, including the conference Sixth Player of the Year Nan Garcia.

Prior to her time in Northern Ohio, Alexander served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at East Tennessee State. She was highly instrumental to bringing in and developing a roster which engineered a 21-win turnaround in just two seasons. In 2022-23, ETSU finished 25-10 with three All-Southern Conference picks. The Bucs earned a postseason bid to the WNIT event. In 2023-24, ETSU finished with 18 victories.
 
She served as director of basketball operations at Albany in 2018-19 and was the interim assistant coach. Alexander began her coaching career as the video coordinator at Air Force in 2017-18.
 
She graduated from Cumberlands in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in biology before earning her Master's Degree from ETSU in sport management in 2023.