Joe Jones (basketball)

Joe Jones
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Boston University
Record 4–10
Biographical details
Born November 9, 1965 (1965-11-09) (age 46)
Place of birth Ronkonkoma, New York
Playing career
1983–1987 SUNY Oswego
Position(s) Point Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1997
1997–2003
2003–2010
2010-2011
2011–
Hofstra (asst.)
Villanova (asst.)
Columbia
Boston College (asst.)
Boston University
Head coaching record
Overall 90–118

Joseph "Joe" Jones is the head coach of Boston University's men's basketball team.[1] He served one season as an associate head coach for Boston College's men's basketball team and was previously the head coach at Columbia University.[2] In 2006-07, the Ronkonkoma, New York, native led the Columbia Lions to a 7-7 Ivy League finish, their first .500 record since 1999-2000. Their 16-12 overall record was the team's best since 1992-93.

Jones succeeded Armond Hill after the 2002-03 season, when Columbia finished 0-14 in the Ivy League, 2-25 overall. In his first season, the Lions finished 6-8 in the league, 10-17 overall – the third-best single-season improvement in conference history.[2] Jones left Columbia with an 86-108 win-loss record over seven seasons.[3]

Jones graduated from Half Hollow Hills West High School in Dix Hills, New York in 1983. He was a four-year letter-winner at State University of New York at Oswego, where he earned a bachelor's degree in communications in 1987 and a master's degree in counseling in 1989. [2]He played point guard for the Lakers and currently ranks 3rd in assists and 5th in steals in the school's history. [4]

Jones began his coaching career with a three-year run as head coach at Long Island's Comsewogue High School. He joined Jay Wright's staff at Hofstra University in 1994 and moved on to Villanova University three years later as an assistant to Steve Lappas. When Wright replaced Lappas at Villanova in 2001, Jones remained on the staff as the assistant responsible for recruiting, game scouting and on-court teaching.

Jones' brother James is the head men's basketball coach at Yale University.

Jones provided commentary for the online halftime show during the 2008 and 2009 NCAA tournaments.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (2003–2010)
2003–04 Columbia 10-17 6-8 T-5th
2004–05 Columbia 12-15 3-11 8th
2005–06 Columbia 11-16 4-10 T-7th
2006–07 Columbia 16-12 7-7 4th
2007–08 Columbia 14-15 7-7 T-4th
2008–09 Columbia 12-16 7-7 T-4th
2009–10 Columbia 11-17 5-9 5th
Columbia: 86-108 39-59
Boston University Terriers (America East Conference) (2011–present)
2011–12 Boston University 4-10 0-0 5th
Boston University: 4-10 0-0
Total: 90-118

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

References