Johnny Jones (basketball, born 1961)

Johnny Jones
	Jones in 2019
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Texas Southern
Conference	SWAC
Record	106–89 (.544)
Biographical details
Born	March 30, 1961 (age 62); 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	401–323 (.554)
Tournaments	2–6 (NCAA Division I); 1–1 (NIT); 3–1 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2 Sun Belt tournament (2007, 2010); Sun Belt regular season (2010); 3 SWAC tournament (2021–2023)

Last updated March 21, 2024

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.

Playing career

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

Head coaching career

Memphis

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

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

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

Jones was named head basketball coach at Texas Southern on June 27, 2018.^[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
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	16–16	12–6	T–3rd	CIT
Texas Southern:		106–89 (.544)	68–35 (.660)
Total:		401–323 (.554)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament

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

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

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
Totals		3–1	.750	made 1 CIT Semifinals (Won 0)

Personal life

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]

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References

↑ 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.

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[long_road-1] 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.

[2] 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.

[LSU_bio-3] "Johnny Jones". LSU. Retrieved March 25, 2015.

[UNT_bio-4] "Johnny Jones". North Texas Mean Green. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.

[LSU_Guide-5] "All-Time Coaching Records". lsusports.net. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

[6] "As new coach, Johnny Jones wants to take TSU basketball program to 'new heights'". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

[7] "John Jones". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

[8] 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.

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