&sq=&lang=&file=File:Johnny_Jones-2_(cropped).jpg) Jones in 2019 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Texas Southern |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 106–90 (.541) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 30, 1961 DeRidder, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1984 | LSU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1997 | LSU (asst.) |
| 1997–1999 | Memphis (asst.) |
| 1999–2000 | Memphis (interim HC) |
| 2000–2001 | Alabama (asst.) |
| 2001–2012 | North Texas |
| 2012–2017 | LSU |
| 2017–2018 | Nevada (assoc. HC) |
| 2018–present | Texas Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 401–324 (.553) |
| Tournaments | 2–6 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (NIT) 3–2 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Sun Belt tournament (2007, 2010) Sun Belt regular season (2010) 3 SWAC tournament (2021–2023) | |
John Henry Jones Jr.[1] (born March 30, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Texas Southern Tigers basketball team.[2] He was formerly the men's basketball head coach at North Texas and at his alma mater LSU.
- ^ Rosetta, Randy. "LSU's Johnny Jones self inflictedly took the long road to where he always wanted to be". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
That's what Jones' father, John Henry Jones, thought all along. He died in 2004, a few years short of seeing his son realize his latest dream.
- ^ Miller, Brody (June 25, 2018). "Former LSU basketball coach Johnny Jones to be Texas Southern's new coach". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, LA. Retrieved June 25, 2018.