Donnie Jones
Donnie Jones (born July 7, 1966)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Stetson Hatters
Current conference: ASUN Conference
Marshall record: 55-41 (.573)
UCF record: 79-88 (.473) **
Stetson record: 78-78 (.500)
Overall record: 212-207 (.506) **
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2024)
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2012)
- CBI Appearances: 2 (2021, 2023)
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2010)
- ASUN Regular Season Champion: 0
- ASUN Tournament Champion: 1 (2024)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2019-present | Stetson |
| 2018-2019 | Dayton (asst) |
| 2017-2018 | Wichita State (asst) |
| 2010-2016 | UCF |
| 2007-2010 | Marshall |
| 1996-2007 | Florida (asst) |
| 1990-1996 | Marshall (asst) |
| 1988-1990 | Pikeville (asst) |
Donnie Jones Facts
- Donald Isaac Jones, Sr.
- Born July 7, 1966
- Hometown: Point Pleasant, West Virginia
- Alma Mater: University of Pikeville (1988) / Marshall University (MA, 1992)
- Played at for Greg White at Pikeville, finishing second in the nation in the NAIA with 10.7 assist/gm as a senior in 1987-88
- First coaching job was as an assistant under White at alma mater, Pikeville, from 1988-1990
- Worked under Billy Donovan for thirteen seasons, first at Marshall (1994-96), then at Florida (1996-2007)
- Was an assistant coach on the Florida Gators’ back-to-back National Championship teams (2006 & 2007)
- Returned to Marshall in 2007 as head coach, going 55-41 in three seasons at the helm
- Hired as the head coach at UCF in 2010, where he spent six seasons as the Knights head coach
- Had all wins from the 2010-11 season vacated by the NCAA due to the use of an ineligible player
- Fired in March 2016 following three straight 18-loss seasons
- In April 2017, after a year away from coaching, Jones was hired by Gregg Marshall to be an assistant coach at Wichita State
- A year later, Jones joined Anthony Grant‘s staff as an assistant coach at Dayton
- Hired in March 2019 to be the head coach of the Stetson Hatters in the ASUN Conference
- Went 16-17 in his first season, improving from just 7 wins the year prior to his arrival; reached the CBI in 2021 and 2023
- In 2023-24, Jones and the Hatters went 22-12 and won the ASUN Tournament to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever
Donnie Jones Coaching Tree
- Kenny Blakeney (Howard)
- David Kiefer (Southeastern Louisiana)
- Bob MacKinnon Jr. (Texas Legends, LA D-Fenders, Springfield Armor, Idaho Stampede, Colorado 14ers)
- Brett Nelson (Holy Cross)
- Adam Williams (Salem International)
** Listed accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA
