Michael Ray Jones (born April 30, 1965) is an American college basketball coach and former player[1] who is the head coach at UNC Greensboro. Jones' father, Jimmy, was a star guard in the ABA from 1967 to 1974. In 1974, Jimmy Jones signed with the Washington Bullets in the NBA, where he remained until 1977.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UNC Greensboro |
| Conference | SoCon |
| Record | 64–43 (.598) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 30, 1965 |
| Playing career | |
| 1983–1987 | Howard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1994 | Sidwell Friends School |
| 1994–1997 | Howard (assistant) |
| 1997–2000 | Furman (assistant) |
| 2000–2002 | Richmond (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | West Virginia (assistant) |
| 2003–2009 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | VCU (assistant) |
| 2011–2021 | Radford |
| 2021–present | UNC Greensboro |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 238–193 (.552) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA) 2–3 (CBI) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big South tournament (2018) 2 Big South regular season (2019, 2020) | |
| Awards | |
| 2x Big South Coach of the Year (2018, 2020) SoCon co-Coach of the Year – Media (2023) | |
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.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 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 | UNC Greensboro | 17–15 | 9–9 | T–5th | CBI first round | ||||
| 2022–23 | UNC Greensboro | 20–12 | 14–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 2023–24 | UNC Greensboro | 21–11 | 12–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024–25 | UNC Greensboro | 6–5 | 0–0 | ||||||
| UNC Greensboro: | 63–43 (.863) | 35–19 (.648) | |||||||
| Total: | 238–193 (.552) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Radford head coach biography".
- ^ "Big South Announces 2017–18 Men's Basketball Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Big South Announces 2019–20 Men's Basketball Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "FORMER RADFORD STANDOUT JAVONTE GREEN EARNS FINAL ROSTER SPOT WITH BOSTON CELTICS". Radford University Athletics. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Celtics Rumors: Boston Signing Javonte Green To Two-Year Contract". NESN.com. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "Report: Bulls to re-sign Javonte Green on two-year contract". RSN. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-23.