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Biography
John Henry Jones, Jr. (born March 30, 1961) is an American college basketball coach who is the current men's basketball head coach at Louisiana State University (LSU). Jones previously served as the head coach at the University of North Texas. He coached the Mean Green to five-straight 20-win seasons from 2007–11, and two Sun Belt Tournament championships and NCAA Tournament bids. Under Jones, North Texas was just the third program to advance to three consecutive Sun Belt Tournament championship games. Jones was named interim head coach at the University of Memphis just prior to the 1999–2000 season, replacing Tic Price. He coached the team to a 15–16 record.
Playing career
Jones played in the 1981 Final Four as a freshman at LSU, and later served 12 seasons as an assistant coach at LSU under Dale Brown where the pair returned to the 1986 Final Four.
Head Coaching Record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Tigers (Conference USA) (1999–2000) | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | Memphis | 15–16 | 7–9 | 5th (National) | |||||
| Memphis: | 15–16 (.484) | 7–9 (.438) | |||||||
| North Texas Mean Green (Sun Belt Conference) (2001–2012) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | North Texas | 15–14 | 8–7 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2002–03 | North Texas | 7–21 | 2–13 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2003–04 | North Texas | 13–15 | 8–8 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2004–05 | North Texas | 14–14 | 6–9 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2005–06 | North Texas | 14–14 | 6–9 | T–4th (West) | |||||
| 2006–07 | North Texas | 23–11 | 10–8 | 3rd (West) | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | North Texas | 20–11 | 10–8 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2008–09 | North Texas | 20–12 | 11–7 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2009–10 | North Texas | 24–9 | 13–5 | 1st (West) | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | North Texas | 22–11 | 8–8 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2011–12 | North Texas | 18–14 | 9–7 | 4th (West) | |||||
| North Texas: | 190–144 (.569) | 91–89 (.506) | |||||||
| LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | LSU | 19–12 | 9–9 | T–8th | |||||
| 2013–14 | LSU | 20–14 | 9–9 | T–6th | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | LSU | 22–11 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | LSU | 19–14 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2016–17 | LSU | 5–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| LSU: | 85–53 (.616) | 40–32 (.556) | |||||||
| Total: | 290–215 (.574) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
NCAA tournament
| Year | School | Record | Winning % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | North Texas | 0-1 | .000 | Eliminated by #2 (Memphis Tigers) in NCAA First Round |
| 2010 | North Texas | 0-1 | .000 | Eliminated by #2 (Kansas State Wildcats) in NCAA First Round |
| 2015 | LSU | 0-1 | .000 | Eliminated by #8 (NC State Wolfpack) in NCAA Second Round |
| Totals | 0-3 | .000 | 2 NCAA First Round (Won 0), 1 NCAA Second Round (Won 0) | |
NIT tournament
| Year | School | Record | Winning % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LSU | 1-1 | .500 | Defeated (San Francisco Dons) in NIT First Round, Eliminated by (SMU Mustangs) in NIT Second Round |
| Totals | 1-1 | .500 | 1 NIT Second Round (Won 1) | |