Jeff Jones (basketball)
Jeffrey Allen Jones (born June 29, 1960) is a former American college basketball player and coach. He was a four-year starter for the Virginia Cavaliers, helping his team to win an NIT title and reach the NCAA Final Four. He became an assistant coach and eventually the head coach at his alma mater, with a tenure of eight years; he then coached the American Eagles for thirteen years; and the Old Dominion Monarchs for eleven years. In total, Jones was a head coach for thirty-two years, amassing a 560–417 (.573) overall record and a winning record with each of his three programs, reaching the NCAA Tournament at each stop—including an Elite Eight run with Virginia in 1995.
Jones in December 2015 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1960 Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1982 | Virginia |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1982–1990 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1990–1998 | Virginia |
| 1999–2000 | Rhode Island (assistant) |
| 2000–2013 | American |
| 2013–2024 | Old Dominion |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 560–417 (.573) |
| Tournaments | 6–8 (NCAA Division I) 8–1 (NIT) 0–1 (CIT) 2–1 (CBI) 3–0 (V16) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NIT (1992) Vegas 16 (2016) ACC regular season (1995) 4 Patriot League regular season (2002, 2004, 2008, 2009) 2 Patriot League tournament (2008, 2009) C-USA regular season (2019) C-USA tournament (2019) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× Patriot League Coach of the Year (2002, 2009) Conference USA Coach of the Year (2019) | |
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