Donnie Jones (basketball)

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 to 2010.

Donnie Jones
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamStetson
ConferenceAtlantic Sun
Record56–65 (.463)
Biographical details
Born (1966-07-07) July 7, 1966
Point Pleasant, West Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1984–1988Pikeville
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1990Pikeville (assistant)
1990–1996Marshall (assistant)
1996–2007Florida (assistant)
2007–2010Marshall
2010–2016UCF
2017–2018Wichita State (assistant)
2018–2019Dayton (assistant)
2019–presentStetson
Head coaching record
Overall190–194 (.495)

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 to 1996 and at Florida from 1996 to 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 Thundering Herd (Conference USA) (2007–2010)
2007–08 Marshall 16–148–88th
2008–09 Marshall 15–177–97th
2009–10 Marshall 24–1011–54thCIT Quarterfinals
Marshall: 55–41 (.573)26–22 (.542)
UCF Knights (Conference USA) (2010–2013)
2010–11* UCF 21–12*6–10*9th*CBI Semifinals
2011–12 UCF 22–1110–64thNIT First Round
2012–13 UCF 20–119–74th
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2016)
2013–14 UCF 13–184–149th
2014–15 UCF 12–185–139th
2015–16 UCF 12–186–127th
UCF: 79–88* (.473)34–61 (.358)
Stetson Hatters (ASUN Conference) (2019–present)
2019–20 Stetson 16–179–7T–3rd
2020–21 Stetson 12–157–97thCBI Semifinal
2021–22 Stetson 11–195–115th (East)
2022–23 Stetson 17–1412–6T–3rdCBI First Round
Stetson: 56–65 (.463)33–33 (.500)
Total:190–194 (.495)

      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.[7]

Personal life

Jones is married to Michelle Jones. They have three children.[8]

References
  1. "UCF to Introduce Donnie Jones as Men's Basketball Head Coach Tuesday". Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  2. "Player Bio: Donnie Jones". Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. "New coach Jones eyes big things for UCF". Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  4. "Donnie Jones, Assistant Coach". Wichita State Shockers. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  5. Jablonski, David (July 12, 2018). "Donnie Jones joins Dayton Flyers coach Anthony Grant's staff". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  6. "Donnie Jones Named Named 22nd Men's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Stetson Hatters. March 29, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  7. "UCF responds to NCAA concerning alleged infractions (PDF)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  8. "DONNIE JONES". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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