Donald Isaac Jones Sr. (born July 7, 1966) is an American

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coach and former college basketball player. He is currently the men's head basketball coach at

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. Prior to Stetson, Jones served as the head coach of the

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team from 2010 to 2016 and at

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from 2007–2010. After spending three years as head coach at

, amassing a 55–41 record, Jones was hired by UCF after the university decided not to retain

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for the 2010–11 season.New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF
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for 11 seasons, and was hired by Marshall after he helped

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coach the Gators to consecutive national championships in 2006 and 2007. Afterwards, Jones joined the

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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

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of the NBA. Jones returned to college coaching in April 2017 as an assistant at

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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

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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

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 bioFlorida Gators bio
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