Michael Ray Jones (born April 30, 1965) is a current college basketball head coach.[1] Jones’ father, Jimmy, was a star guard in the ABA from 1967-74. In 1974, Jimmy Jones signed with the Washington Bullets in the NBA, where he remained until 1977.
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | UNC Greensboro |
Conference | SoCon |
Record | 17–14 (.548) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1965-04-30) April 30, 1965 (age 57) |
Playing career | |
1983–1987 | Howard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1990–1994 | Sidwell Friends School |
1994–1997 | Howard (asst.) |
1997–2000 | Furman (asst.) |
2000–2002 | Richmond (asst.) |
2002–2003 | West Virginia (asst.) |
2003–2009 | Georgia (asst.) |
2009–2011 | VCU (asst.) |
2011–2021 | Radford |
2021–present | UNC Greensboro |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 191–164 (.538) |
Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA) 2–2 (CBI) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Big South tournament championship (2018) 2 Big South regular season (2019, 2020) | |
Awards | |
2x Big South Coach of the Year (2018, 2020) | |
Mike Jones spent 10 years as head men's basketball coach at Radford. During his time there, he was named Big South Conference Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2020.[2][3] While at Radford, Jones coached Javonte Green, Radford's first NBA Player.[4] Green, who went undrafted in 2015, made his NBA debut with the Boston Celtics[5] in 2019 and currently plays for the Chicago Bulls.[6]
In April 2021, Jones was hired to be the head men's basketball coach at UNC Greensboro.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (2011–2021) | |||||||||
2011–12 | Radford | 6–26 | 2–16 | 11th | |||||
2012–13 | Radford | 13–19 | 7–9 | 3rd (North) | |||||
2013–14 | Radford | 22–13 | 10–6 | 3rd (North) | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
2014–15 | Radford | 22–12 | 12–6 | T–3rd | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
2015–16 | Radford | 16–15 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
2016–17 | Radford | 14–18 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
2017–18 | Radford | 23–13 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
2018–19 | Radford | 22–11 | 12–4 | T–1st | |||||
2019–20 | Radford | 21–11 | 15–3 | T–1st | Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||
2020–21 | Radford | 15–12 | 12–6 | 2nd | |||||
Radford: | 174–150 (.537) | 99–75 (.569) | |||||||
UNC Greensboro Spartans (Southern Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
2021–22 | UNCG | 17–14 | 9–9 | T–5th | CBI first round | ||||
2021–22 | UNCG | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
UNC Greensboro: | 17–14 (.548) | 9–9 (.500) | |||||||
Total: | 191–164 (.538) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Radford Highlanders men's basketball head coaches | |
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UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball head coaches | |
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Men's basketball head coaches of the Southern Conference | |
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Big South Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year | |
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