Wyking Jones
Wyking Jones (born January 8, 1973)
Teams coached: California Golden Bears
California record: 16-47 (.254)
Overall record: 16-47 (.254)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2021-2023 | Washington (asst) |
| 2017-2019 | California |
| 2015-2017 | California (asst) |
| 2011-2015 | Louisville (asst) |
| 2009-2011 | New Mexico (asst) |
| 2002-2006 | Pepperdine (asst) |
| 1996-1997 | Loyola Marymount (ast) |
Wyking Jones Facts
- Wyking Jones
- Born January 8, 1973
- Hometown: Inglewood, California
- Alma Mater: Loyola Marymount University (BS, 1995)
- Jones played four seasons at LMU under head coaches Jay Hillock and John Olive
- Played professionally in Italy, France, Japan, Lebanon and South Korea between 1995 and 2001
- Hired in 2002 as an assistant under Paul Westphal at Pepperdine, staying on his staff for four seasons
- Spent two seasons on Steve Alford‘s staff at New Mexico before joining Rick Pitino at Louisville in 2011
- Returned to his home state in 2015, becoming an assistant at California under Cuonzo Martin
- In March 2017, Jones was hired to replace Martin as the head coach of the Golden Bears
- Fired in March 2019 after just two seasons, going 16-47 during that tenure
- Spent two seasons on Mike Hopkins’ staff at Washington as an assistant (2021-23)
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