Willie Jones is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach for North Carolina A&T Aggies from 2019 to 2022. Jones became the interim coach of the Aggies on December 24, 2019 for Jay Joyner, when the team was a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), and led the team to a 14–5 overall record and a second place MEAC finish. Jones was named MEAC Coach of the Year for the 2019–20 season.[1]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1999–2003 | South Carolina State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2006 | Tennessee State (GA) |
| 2005–2006 | LeMoyne–Owen (assistant) |
| 2006–2007 | South Carolina State (assistant) |
| 2007–2009 | Northwest Florida State (assistant) |
| 2009–2011 | Georgia Southern (assistant) |
| 2011–2014 | Jacksonville (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | West Nassau HS |
| 2015–2016 | Florida A&M (assistant) |
| 2016–2019 | North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
| 2019–2022 | North Carolina A&T |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 37–35 (.514) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| MEAC Coach of the Year (2020) | |
Jones was elevated to the head coach spot on June 18, 2020.[2] On August 18, 2022, Jones was fired and succeeded by assistant coach Phillip Shumpert.[3]
References
edit- ^ Mills, Jeff (March 6, 2020). "Aggies' Will Jones named MEAC coach of the year; 3 A&T players honored". News & Record. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "NCA&T names Willie Jones as Head Men's Basketball Coach". wfmynews2.com. June 18, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Wooten, Eddie (August 18, 2022). "N.C. A&T fires men's basketball coach Will Jones; assistant Phillip Shumpert to lead program in 2022–23 season". Greensboro.com. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
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