Bill Jones (basketball, born 1944)
Biographical details | |
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Born | September 4, 1944 |
Playing career | |
1964–1966 | Jacksonville State |
Position(s) | Small forward |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1972–1974 | North Alabama |
1974–1998 | Jacksonville State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 477–226 (.679) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NCAA coach search "Bill E. Jones"". NCAA. 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "2013–14 Media Guide". Jacksonville State Men's Basketball. ISSUU. 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "2013–14 Gulf South Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Gulf South Conference. 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- 1944 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Alabama
- Basketball players from Alabama
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball coaches
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball players
- North Alabama Lions men's basketball coaches
- Small forwards