Robert Jones (basketball, born 1979)

Robert Jones
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorfolk State
ConferenceMEAC
Record212–148 (.589)
Biographical details
Born (1979-06-26) June 26, 1979 (age 45)
South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1997–2001New Paltz
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002Bard (assistant)
2003–2004New Paltz (assistant)
2004–2005St. Mary's HS (NY) (assistant)
2005–2007St. Mary's HS (NY)
2007–2013Norfolk State (assistant)
2013–2014Norfolk State (interim HC)
2014–presentNorfolk State
Head coaching record
Overall212–148 (.589) (college)
32–15 (.681) (high school)
Tournaments1–2 (NCAA Division I)
1–1 (NIT)
2–4 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Robert Jones (born June 26, 1979) is an American basketball coach, currently the head men's basketball coach at Norfolk State University.[1] He was named interim head coach on April 15, 2013, and was named full head coach in February 2014. He grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, NY. In 2019, he was awarded the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award.[2]

  1. ^ "Robert Jones – Men's Basketball Coach".
  2. ^ "NSU coach Robert Jones receives Skip Prosser Man of the Year award". Virginian Pilot. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.