sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Donald Isaac Jones Sr. (born July 7, 1966) is an American college basketball coach and former college basketball player. He is currently the men's head basketball coach at Stetson University. Prior to Stetson, Jones served as the head coach of the UCF Knights men's basketball team from 2010 to 2016[1] and at Marshall from 2007–2010.

Donnie Jones

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Stetson
Conference	Atlantic Sun
Record	39–51 (.433)
Biographical details
Born	(1966-07-07) July 7, 1966 (age 55) Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Playing career
1984–1988	Pikeville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1990	Pikeville (assistant)
1990–1996	Marshall (assistant)
1996–2007	Florida (assistant)
2007–2010	Marshall
2010–2016	UCF
2017–2018	Wichita State (assistant)
2018–2019	Dayton (assistant)
2019–present	Stetson
Head coaching record
Overall	194–180 (.519)

After spending three years as head coach at Marshall, amassing a 55–41 record,[2] Jones was hired by UCF after the university decided not to retain Kirk Speraw for the 2010–11 season.[3] Before Marshall, Jones was an assistant with the Florida Gators for 11 seasons, and was hired by Marshall after he helped Billy Donovan coach the Gators to consecutive national championships in 2006 and 2007.[3] Afterwards, Jones joined the Knights in 2010, serving as their third head coach since entering into Division I play. On March 10, 2016, Jones was fired after the team's second consecutive first round loss in the American Athletic Conference tournament.

In the 2016–17 season, Jones worked as a scout for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. Jones returned to college coaching in April 2017 as an assistant at Wichita State under Gregg Marshall.[4]

In July 2018, Jones was hired by the University of Dayton as assistant coach under Anthony Grant. The 2 previously served together as assistant coaches at Marshall from 1994–96 and at Florida from 1996-2006.[5]

On March 29, 2019, Jones was named the 22nd head coach at Stetson University.[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Marshall (Conference USA) (2007–2010)
2007–08	Marshall	16–14[7]	8–8[7]	8th[8]
2008–09	Marshall	15–17[9]	7–9[9]	7th[10]
2009–10	Marshall	24–10[11]	11–5[11]	4th[12]	CIT Quarterfinals[11]
Marshall:		55–41 (.573)	26–22 (.542)
UCF (Conference USA) (2010–2013)
2010–11*	UCF	21–12[13]*	6–10[13]*	9th[14]*	CBI Semifinals[13]
2011–12	UCF	22–11[15]	10–6[15]	4th[16]	NIT First Round[15]
2012–13	UCF	20–11[17]	9–7[17]	4th[18]
UCF (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2016)
2013–14	UCF	13–18	4–14	9th
2014–15	UCF	12–18	5–13	9th
2015–16	UCF	12–18	6–12	7th
UCF:		79–88* (.473)	34–61 (.358)
Stetson Hatters (ASUN Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20	Stetson	16–17	9–7	T–3rd
2020–21	Stetson	12–15	7–9	7th	CBI Semifinal
2021–22	Stetson	11–19	5–11	6th (East)
Stetson:		39–51 (.433)	21–27 (.438)
Total:		173–180 (.490)
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

* UCF had its wins from the 2010–11 season vacated after it was ruled that there was an ineligible player for the Knights.[19]

Personal life

Jones is married to Michelle Jones. They have three children.[20]

References

External links

• UCF Knights bio
• Marshall Thundering Herd bio
• Florida Gators bio

---