Luqman Jaaber Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Virginia Union

Luqman Jaaber Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Virginia Union

March 30, 2011

Virginia Union University named Luqman Jaaber to become the eighth coach in the history of the VUU men's basketball program, it was announced at a press conference in the Wilder Library on March 30.

Jaaber

Jaaber was introduced as the Panthers' head coach by VUU President Dr. Claude G. Perkins and Athletic Director Michael Bailey.

Jaaber, 30, had been an assistant coach for the VUU men's basketball team in 2008-09 and 2009-10 and was the captain of VUU's 2005 National Championship Basketball Team.

Jaaber, a native of Richmond, Va., was a two-time CIAA Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a three-year starter for the Panthers.  He is the career leader at Virginia Union with 446 steals and 276 steals.  He also scored 1,112 points during his career at VUU.

He led the nation with 103 steals in 2003-04 and led the nation with an 89.9% free throw percentage in 2004-05.

VUU tips off the 2011-12 basketball season on November 11 with a match-up against Clarion in California, Pa.