Brian Jones (born April 22, 1971) is an American

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coach. He is currently an assistant coach at East Tennessee State. Jones is a graduate of

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. Jones was a longtime assistant on the coaching staffs of

Steve Alford Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball, Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). ...

. While working with Alford, he participated in four

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s, one with

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and three with

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. Jones was named the 18th head coach for

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on May 25, 2006. Under Jones' tenure, the university won back-to-back Great West tournament championships in 2011 and 2012, and he led North Dakota to four consecutive (five overall) appearances in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. In 2017, he led them to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time. Jones was the interim head coach at

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from February 14, 2022, through the end of the season following Dan Muller's resignation.

Head coaching record

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