Biographical details | |
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Born | January 9, 1962 Macon, Georgia, U.S. | (age 62)
Playing career | |
1980–1984 | Western Kentucky |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1991–1992 | Middle Tennessee (asst.) |
1992–1994 | Western Kentucky (asst.) |
1994–1997 | Pittsburgh (asst.) |
1997–1999 | Minnesota (asst.) |
1999–2008 | St. Francis (PA) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2010–2017 | Trinity Area School District (PA) |
Bobby Jones (born January 9, 1962)[1] is an American former college basketball coach. He was the men's head coach at Saint Francis University. Jones resigned after the 2008 season, his ninth with the school.[2]
After being named high school Player of the Year in Georgia, Jones joined Western Kentucky in 1980,[3] playing there through the 1983–84 season; as of 2009, he ranks third all-time for the university in assists.[4] Prior to his hiring at St. Francis, he was an assistant or associate coach from 1991 to 1999 at four schools: Middle Tennessee State, Western Kentucky, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota.[5] St. Francis had an 85–167 record while Jones was the head coach.[2]
After leaving St. Francis, Jones worked as a scout.[6] He was later the athletic director of the Trinity Area School District in Washington, Pennsylvania, from 2010 through 2017.[7][8]