Donald Isaac Jones Sr. (born July 7, 1966) is an American
college basketball
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coach and former college basketball player. He is currently the men's head basketball coach at
Stetson University
Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I–4 corridor in Central Florida with the primary undergraduate campus in DeLand. The university was founded in 1883 and was later established in 1887 ...
. Prior to Stetson, Jones served as the head coach of the
UCF Knights men's basketball
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team from 2010 to 2016 and at
Marshall
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Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
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from 2007–2010.
After spending three years as head coach at
Marshall
Marshall may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
* Marshall Islands, an i ...
, amassing a 55–41 record, Jones was hired by UCF after the university decided not to retain
Kirk Speraw
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for the 2010–11 season.
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/ref> Before Marshall, Jones was an assistant with the Florida Gators
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for 11 seasons, and was hired by Marshall after he helped Billy Donovan
William John Donovan Jr. (born May 30, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He has served as head coach of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since September 2020 after previously coa ...
coach the Gators to consecutive national championships in 2006 and 2007. Afterwards, Jones joined the Knights
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in 2010, serving as their third head coach since entering into Division I play. On March 10, 2016, Jones was fired after the team's second consecutive first round loss in the American Athletic Conference tournament.
In the 2016–17 season, Jones worked as a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers
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of the NBA. Jones returned to college coaching in April 2017 as an assistant at Wichita State
Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate degree programs in more than 200 areas of study in ...
under Gregg Marshall
Michael Gregg Marshall (born February 27, 1963) is an American college basketball coach whose most recent position was head coach at Wichita State University. Marshall has coached his teams to appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball ...
.
In July 2018, Jones was hired by the University of Dayton
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as assistant coach under Anthony Grant. The 2 previously served together as assistant coaches at Marshall from 1994–96 and at Florida from 1996-2006.
On March 29, 2019, Jones was named the 22nd head coach at Stetson University
Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I–4 corridor in Central Florida with the primary undergraduate campus in DeLand. The university was founded in 1883 and was later established in 1887 ...
.
Head coaching record
* UCF had its wins from the 2010–11 season vacated after it was ruled that there was an ineligible player for the Knights.
Personal life
Jones is married to Michelle Jones. They have three children.
References
External links
UCF Knights bio
Florida Gators bio
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1966 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from West Virginia
Basketball players from West Virginia
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Dayton Flyers men's basketball coaches
Florida Gators men's basketball coaches
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball coaches
People from Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Pikeville Bears men's basketball players
Pikeville Bears men's basketball coaches
UCF Knights men's basketball coaches
Wichita State Shockers men's basketball coaches