Bobby Jones | |
Birth Place: | Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1980–1984 |
Player Team1: | Western Kentucky |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1991–1992 |
Coach Team1: | Middle Tennessee (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 1992–1994 |
Coach Team2: | Western Kentucky (asst.) |
Coach Years3: | 1994–1997 |
Coach Team3: | Pittsburgh (asst.) |
Coach Years4: | 1997–1999 |
Coach Team4: | Minnesota (asst.) |
Coach Years5: | 1999–2008 |
Coach Team5: | St. Francis (PA) |
Admin Years1: | 2010–2017 |
Admin Team1: | 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.
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]