| Bill Jones | |
| Birth Date: | 4 September 1944 |
| Player Years1: | 1964–1966 |
| Player Team1: | Jacksonville State |
| Player Positions: | Small forward |
| Coach Years1: | 1972–1974 |
| Coach Team1: | North Alabama |
| Coach Years2: | 1974–1998 |
| Coach Team2: | Jacksonville State |
| Overall Record: | 477–226 |
| Championships: | NCAA Division II (1985) 6× Gulf South (1975, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992) |
| Awards: | 2× all-conference (1965, 1966) NCAA All-American (1966) |
William E. Jones (born September 4, 1944)[1] is an American retired college basketball head coach. He guided the Jacksonville State University men's basketball team to the 1985 NCAA Division II national championship.[2] That year, the Gamecocks lost their first game of the season but then went on to win 31 consecutive games to claim the national title.[2] They went 16–0 in Gulf South Conference play en route to the school-record 31–1 mark.[2] In his career at Jacksonville State, he guided them to 8 NCAA Division II Tournament appearances and 6 Gulf South championships.[2] [3] Jones oversaw the program's transition from Division II to Division I in the 1995–96 season when they joined the Trans America Athletic Conference.[1]
Jones also played for Jacksonville State, earning varsity letters in 1964–65 and 1965–66.[2] As a senior in 1965–66 he earned All-American status.[2]