Brian Jones (basketball, born 1971)

Brian Jones
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team North Dakota
Biographical details
Born (1971-04-22) April 22, 1971 (age 42)
Rock Island, Illinois
Playing career
1990–94 Northern Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1998
1998–1999
1999–2006
2006–present
Nebraska-Omaha (asst.)
Southwest Missouri St. (asst.)
Iowa (asst.)
North Dakota
Head coaching record
Overall 102-113

Brian Jones is the current head coach for the men's basketball team at the University of North Dakota. He is a graduate of University of Northern Iowa. Jones was a longtime assistant on the coaching staffs of Steve Alford. While working with Alford, he participated in the Division I NCAA Tournament 4 times, once with Southwest Missouri St. and 3 times with Iowa. Jones was named the 18th head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux basketball program on May 25, 2006. Under Jones' tenure at North Dakota, the University won back-to-back Great West Tournament Championships in 2011 and 2012, and he has led UND to three consecutive appearances in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Career

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Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
North Dakota (North Central) (2006–2008)
2006-07 North Dakota 11-17 3-10 T-5th
2007-08 North Dakota 15-15 2-10 T-6th NCC Runner-up
North Dakota: 26-32 5-20
North Dakota (Great West) (2008–2012)
2008-09 North Dakota 16-12 5-7 4th
2009-10 North Dakota 8-23 5-7 T-3rd
2010-11 North Dakota 19-15 8-4 3rd CIT Berth
2011-12 North Dakota 17-14 6-4 2nd CIT Berth
North Dakota: 60-64 24-22
North Dakota (Big Sky) (2012–present)
2012-13 North Dakota 16-17 12-8 3rd CIT Berth
North Dakota: 16-17 12-8


Total: 102-113

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

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