Brad Jackson didn't report to anyone on the basketball court in almost three decades at Western Washington, but on the first day with the Washington Huskies, he double-checked the start of practice with his boss.

"Practice in 25 minutes, right?" he asked coach Lorenzo Romar.

Before walking away, Jackson chuckled and said: "Wouldn't want to be late."

It used to be that workouts began when Jackson arrived.

But now the 60-year-old Division II coaching legend is the rookie on UW's staff, beginning what he calls "a new chapter" in a decorated coaching career.

"There's not any question that it's going to be an adjustment for me," Jackson said. "I don't have any delusions of grandeur. Hopefully I can bring something that's maybe an addition and fits in well."

Monday was a day for changes at Montlake.

The Huskies introduced Jackson at about the same time his predecessor, Raphael Chillious, who spent the past three years at UW, was hired as an assistant at Villanova.

Washington also announced the addition of walk-on sophomore guard Quinn Sterling, a former Mercer Island High standout.

Media members got an up-close view of the new video scoreboard, which was lowered from the Alaska Airlines Arena rafters and suspended inches above the court.

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Brad Jackson begins new chapter in coaching career with Huskies