Mike Jones (basketball, born 1973)

Last updated
Mike Jones
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Old Dominion
Conference Sun Belt
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1973-10-16) October 16, 1973 (age 50)
Playing career
1991–1995 Old Dominion
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2002 DeMatha Catholic (assistant)
2002–2021DeMatha Catholic
2004–2021 USA Basketball (various)
2021–2023 Virginia Tech (assistant)
2023–2024 Maryland (assistant)
2024–present Old Dominion
Head coaching record
Overall0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
8 WCAC tournament

Michael K. Jones (born October 16, 1973) is an American college basketball coach, currently serving as head coach for the Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team. [1] Prior to Old Dominion, Jones served as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland and Virginia Tech University following 19 seasons as head coach at DeMatha Catholic High School.

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Playing career

Jones played high school basketball at DeMatha before graduating and enrolling at Old Dominion. Jones played at ODU from 1991-95 and earned All-CAA honors as a senior. [2] Jones scored 19 points in ODU's triple overtime upset win over No. 3 seed Villanova in the first round of the 1995 NCAA Tournament. [3] Jones' 168 career three-pointers are sixth most in Monarch history. He scored 1,166 career points in 111 games played. [4]

After graduating from ODU, Jones played professionally in Portugal, Hong Kong, Finland and the Dominican Republic. [5]

Coaching career

Jones broke into coaching when he joined hall of fame coach Morgan Wootten's staff at DeMatha in 1999. He replaced Wootten as Head Coach in 2002. [6] Jones led the Stags to nine Washington Catholic Athletic Conference regular-season championships, eight WCAC tournament championships and a national championship in 2006 while compiling a 511–119 record. [7] Jones coached at least 6 future NBA players at DeMatha, including Markelle Fultz and Jerian Grant. [8] DeMatha named their court in honor of Jones in 2023. [9]

While at DeMatha, Jones also worked extensively with USA Basketball serving on the coaching staff of 22 various national teams including leading the US U16 national team to a gold medal at the 2019 FIBA Americas U16 championships. [10]

Jones left DeMatha in 2021 to take an assistant coaching job at Virginia Tech under Mike Young. Young valued Jones' ability to recruit the D.C. area. After two seasons, Jones left Virginia Tech to take the same position on Kevin Willard's staff at the University of Maryland. [11] After one season at Maryland, Jones was hired as Head Coach at his alma mater, Old Dominion University. [2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Old Dominion Monarchs (Sun Belt Conference)(2024–present)
2024–25 Old Dominion
Old Dominion:0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:0–0 (–)

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