Bobby Jones (born January 9, 1962) is an American former

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coach. He was the men's head coach at

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. Jones resigned after the 2008 season, his ninth with the school. After being named high school Player of the Year in

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, Jones joined

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in 1980, playing there through the 1983–84 season; as of 2009, he ranks third all-time for the university in assists. Prior to his hiring at St. Francis, he was an assistant or associate coach from 1991 to 1999 at four schools:

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, Western Kentucky,

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, and

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. St. Francis had an 85–167 record while Jones was the head coach. After leaving St. Francis, Jones worked as a

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. He was later the

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of the

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, from 2010 through 2017.

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