Mike Jones (basketball, born 1965)

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.

Mike Jones
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUNC Greensboro
ConferenceSoCon
Record35–24 (.593)
Biographical details
Born (1965-04-30) April 30, 1965
Playing career
1983–1987Howard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1994Sidwell Friends School
1994–1997Howard (assistant)
1997–2000Furman (assistant)
2000–2002Richmond (assistant)
2002–2003West Virginia (assistant)
2003–2009Georgia (assistant)
2009–2011VCU (assistant)
2011–2021Radford
2021–presentUNC Greensboro
Head coaching record
Overall209–174 (.546)
Tournaments1–1 (NCAA)
2–2 (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
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (2011–2021)
2011–12 Radford 6–262–1611th
2012–13 Radford 13–197–93rd (North)
2013–14 Radford 22–1310–63rd (North)CBI Quarterfinals
2014–15 Radford 22–1212–6T–3rdCBI Quarterfinals
2015–16 Radford 16–159–97th
2016–17 Radford 14–188–106th
2017–18 Radford 23–1312–6T–2ndNCAA Division I Round of 64
2018–19 Radford 22–1112–4T–1st
2019–20 Radford 21–1115–3T–1st Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21 Radford 15–1212–62nd
Radford: 174–150 (.537)99–75 (.569)
UNC Greensboro Spartans (Southern Conference) (2021–present)
2021–22 UNC Greensboro 17–149–9T–5thCBI first round
2022–23 UNC Greensboro 20–1214–43rd
2023–24 UNC Greensboro 0–00–0
UNC Greensboro: 37–26 (.587)23–13 (.639)
Total:211–176 (.545)

      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

References
  1. "Radford head coach biography".
  2. "Big South Announces 2017–18 Men's Basketball Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. "Big South Announces 2019–20 Men's Basketball Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. "FORMER RADFORD STANDOUT JAVONTE GREEN EARNS FINAL ROSTER SPOT WITH BOSTON CELTICS". Radford University Athletics. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  5. "Celtics Rumors: Boston Signing Javonte Green To Two-Year Contract". NESN.com. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  6. "Report: Bulls to re-sign Javonte Green on two-year contract". RSN. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
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