Sam Jones (born April 29, 1978) is an American-Dutch professional

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coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the

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. He was an assistant coach for the

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of the

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(NBA). During his playing career, Jones played in Europe for several clubs as well as for the

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National team career

Jones started the process of obtaining a Dutch passport in 2017. He played 25 caps for the

; he made his debut on August 14, 2008 against

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Coaching career

After being an assistant for

EiffelTowers Den Bosch Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several sponso ...

(now Heroes Den Bosch) under Austrian coach Raoul Korner for three seasons, Jones became head coach of the club in 2013. In the 2014–15 season, he won his first DBL title with Den Bosch, after his team beat

Donar Groningen Donar, also known as Donar Groningen, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club competes in the BNXT League and its home arena is MartiniPlaza, which has a seating capacity of 4,350 people. Donar is one o ...

4–1 in the Finals. On September 27, 2016, Jones was hired by the

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to serve as an assistant coach. On August 21, 2019, Jones was named as a player development coordinator of the

References

External links

Dutch Basketball League profile

Jones' official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Sam 1978 births Living people American emigrants to the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American men's basketball coaches American men's basketball players Apollon Limassol BC players Aris Leeuwarden players Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Chicago Canton Charge coaches Heroes Den Bosch coaches Heroes Den Bosch players Dutch basketball coaches Dutch Basketball League players Dutch men's basketball players Gent Hawks players Keravnos B.C. players Northwood Timberwolves men's basketball players Point guards Feyenoord Basketball players Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coaches