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.
.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) | |
Playing career edit
Jones played in the 1981 Final Four as a freshman at LSU, and later served 12 seasons as an assistant coach at LSU under Dale Brown where the pair returned to the 1986 Final Four.
Coaching career edit
Head coaching career edit
Memphis edit
Jones was named interim head coach at the University of Memphis just prior to the 1999–2000 season, replacing Tic Price. He coached the team to a 15–16 record.[3]
North Texas edit
During Jones' stint at North Texas, he coached the Mean Green to five-straight 20-win seasons from 2007 to 2011, and two Sun Belt tournament championships and NCAA tournament bids. Under Jones, North Texas was just the third program to advance to three consecutive Sun Belt Tournament championship games.[4]
LSU edit
At LSU, Jones compiled a 90–72 (.556) overall record with a 42–48 (.467) SEC record in 5 seasons.[5] He led LSU to one NCAA tournament berth during the 2014–15 season, losing to N.C. State in the opening round, and one NIT berth in 2013–14. Jones' team was invited to participate in the NIT in the 2016 season but the University stepped in and declined the offer.
Texas Southern edit
Jones was named head basketball coach at Texas Southern on June 27, 2018.[6]
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Tigers (Conference USA) (1999–2000) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Memphis | 15–16 | 7–9 | 5th (National) | |||||
| Memphis: | 15–16 (.484) | 7–9 (.438) | |||||||
| North Texas Mean Green (Sun Belt Conference) (2001–2012) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | North Texas | 15–14 | 8–7 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2002–03 | North Texas | 7–21 | 2–13 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2003–04 | North Texas | 13–15 | 8–8 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2004–05 | North Texas | 14–14 | 6–9 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2005–06 | North Texas | 14–14 | 6–9 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2006–07 | North Texas | 23–11 | 10–8 | 3rd (West) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2007–08 | North Texas | 20–11 | 10–8 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2008–09 | North Texas | 20–12 | 11–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2009–10 | North Texas | 24–9 | 13–5 | 1st (West) | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2010–11 | North Texas | 22–11 | 8–8 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2011–12 | North Texas | 18–14 | 9–7 | 4th (West) | |||||
| North Texas: | 190–146 (.565) | 91–89 (.506) | |||||||
| LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | LSU | 19–12 | 9–9 | T–8th | |||||
| 2013–14 | LSU | 20–14 | 9–9 | T–6th | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | LSU | 22–11 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2015–16 | LSU | 19–14 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2016–17 | LSU | 10–21 | 2–16 | T–13th | |||||
| LSU: | 90–72 (.556) | 42–48 (.467) | |||||||
| Texas Southern Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Texas Southern | 24–14 | 14–4 | 2nd | CIT Semifinal | ||||
| 2019–20 | Texas Southern | 16–16 | 12–6 | 3rd | Postseason Cancelled | ||||
| 2020–21 | Texas Southern | 17–9 | 10–3 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Texas Southern | 19–13 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Texas Southern | 14–21 | 7–11 | 8th | NCAA Division I First Four | ||||
| 2023–24 | Texas Southern | 16–17 | 12–6 | T–3rd | CIT First Round | ||||
| Texas Southern: | 106–90 (.541) | 68–35 (.660) | |||||||
| Total: | 401–324 (.553) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA tournament edit
| Year | School | Record | Winning % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | North Texas | 0–1 | .000 | Eliminated by No. 2 (Memphis Tigers) in NCAA First Round |
| 2010 | North Texas | 0–1 | .000 | Eliminated by No. 2 (Kansas State Wildcats) in NCAA First Round |
| 2015 | LSU | 0–1 | .000 | Eliminated by No. 8 (NC State Wolfpack) in NCAA Second Round |
| 2021 | Texas Southern | 1–1 | .500 | Defeated No. 16 (Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers) in NCAA First Four, Eliminated by No. 1 (Michigan Wolverines) in NCAA First Round |
| 2022 | Texas Southern | 1–1 | .500 | Defeated No. 16 (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders) in NCAA First Four, Eliminated by No. 1 (Kansas Jayhawks) in NCAA First Round |
| 2023 | Texas Southern | 0–1 | .000 | Eliminated by No. 16 (Fairleigh Dickinson Knights) in NCAA First Four |
| Totals | 2–6 | .250 | 3 NCAA First Four (Won 2), 4 NCAA First Round (Won 0), 1 NCAA Second Round (Won 0) | |
NIT tournament edit
| Year | School | Record | Winning % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LSU | 1–1 | .500 | Defeated (San Francisco Dons) in NIT First Round, Eliminated by (SMU Mustangs) in NIT Second Round |
| Totals | 1–1 | .500 | made 1 NIT Second Round (Won 0) | |
CIT tournament edit
| Year | School | Record | Winning % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas Southern | 3–1 | .750 | Defeated (New Orleans Privateers) in CIT First Round, Defeated (UTRGV Valley Vaqueros) in CIT Second Round, Defeated (Louisiana–Monroe) in CIT Quarterfinals, Eliminated by (Green Bay Phoenix) in CIT Semifinals |
| 2024 | Texas Southern | 0–1 | .000 | Eliminated by (Tarleton State Texans) in CIT First Round |
| Totals | 3–2 | .600 | made 1 CIT Semifinals (Won 0) | |
Personal life edit
Jones' son, John, is a college basketball player.[7] He played as a walk-on for the Nevada Wolf Pack under his father during the 2017–18 season and transferred to the Texas Southern Tigers when his father was hired as head coach in 2018.[8]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Johnny Jones". LSU. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ "Johnny Jones". North Texas Mean Green. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
- ^ "All-Time Coaching Records". lsusports.net. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "As new coach, Johnny Jones wants to take TSU basketball program to 'new heights'". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "John Jones". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Mickles, Sheldon (June 25, 2018). "Back in the game: Former LSU basketball coach Johnny Jones hired as new Texas Southern coach". The Advocate. Retrieved January 3, 2021.