Herbert, has been a coach in Europe since 1994 coaching in Finland, Germany, Austria, France and Greece. He led three of his teams to a spot in Euroleague play. Last season in Greece, he guided Aris to a third-place finish in league play and a berth in the Top 16 in Euroleague. In 2007 he guided Pau Orthez to the French Cup championship and a Top 16 finish in Euroleague action.

Herbert's coaching experience also extends into international competition. He coached the Finnish Junior National Team from 1995-97, the Georgian National Team from 2005-07 and was an assistant to Jay Triano with the Canadian National Team at the 2002 FIBA World Championships.

Herbert was a player on the Canadian Junior Team in 1979-80 and for the country's National Team from 1982-87. He helped capture the gold at the 1983 World Student Games in Edmonton. A first-team Big Sky Conference selection at the University of Idaho in 1982, Herbert played professionally in Finland and Belgium.

The 39 year-old Jackson assumes the coaching ranks at Le Mans and he will be the only Canadian coaching at the highest level of European basketball-Euroleague. J.D. takes this position after retiring from a stellar playing career in France just two years ago. Le Mans Head Coach, Vincent Collet, immediately hired J.D. as an assistant coach, after having coached Jackson as a player for seven consecutive seasons from 1999 to 2006. During his playing career at Le Mans, his team captured several French championships. Jackson had an outstanding university career at UBC, finishing as the all-time leading scorer in school history, a 3-time All-Canadian, and the CIAU Player of the Year in 1992. He represented Canada on the Senior National Team from 1987-1994.