Johnny Jones (basketball, born 1961)

Johnny Jones
Jones in 2019
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTexas Southern
ConferenceSWAC
Record106–90 (.541)
Biographical details
Born (1961-03-30) March 30, 1961 (age 63)
DeRidder, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1980–1984LSU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1984–1997LSU (assistant)
1997–1999Memphis (assistant)
1999–2000Memphis (interim HC)
2000–2001Alabama (assistant)
2001–2012North Texas
2012–2017LSU
2017–2018Nevada (associate HC)
2018–presentTexas Southern
Head coaching record
Overall401–324 (.553)
Tournaments2–6 (NCAA Division I)
1–1 (NIT)
3–2 (CIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Sun Belt tournament (2007, 2010)
Sun Belt regular season (2010)
3 SWAC tournament (2021–2023)

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 16–17 12–6 T–3rd CIT First Round
Texas Southern: 106–90 (.541) 68–35 (.660)
Total: 401–324 (.553)

      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
2024 Texas Southern 0–1 .000 Eliminated by (Tarleton State Texans) in CIT First Round
Totals 3–2 .600 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] Jones joined his father's coaching staff at Texas Southern as an assistant coach and director of player development in 2023.[9]

References

  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.
  3. ^ "Johnny Jones". LSU. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Johnny Jones". North Texas Mean Green. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
  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.
  9. ^ "Jones Elevated To Assistant Coach, Director of Player Development". Texas Southern University Athletics. July 12, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

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