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Donnie Jones 
Sport(s) Basketball Current position Title Head Coach Team UCF Record 23–13 Biographical details Born July 7, 1966 Place of birth Point Pleasant, West Virginia, USA Playing career 1984–1988 Pikeville Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1988–1990
1990–1996
1996–2007
2007–2010
2010–presentPikeville (asst.)
Marshall (asst.)
Florida (asst.)
Marshall
UCFHead coaching record Overall 78–54 Donnie Jones (born July 7, 1966 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia) is an American college basketball coach and former college basketball player. Jones is currently the head coach of the UCF Knights men's basketball team that represents the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.[1]
After spending three years as head coach at Marshall, amassing a 55–41 record,[2] Jones was hired by UCF after the university decided not to retain Kirk Speraw for the 2010–11 season.[3] Before Marshall, Jones was an assistant with the Florida Gators for 11 seasons, and was hired by Marshall after he helped Billy Donovan coach the Gators to consecutive national championships in 2006 and 2007.[3] Jones is the Knights third head coach since entering into Division I play.
Head coaching record
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Marshall (Conference USA) (2007–2010) 2007–08 Marshall 16–14 8–8 8th 2008–09 Marshall 15–17 7–9 7th 2009–10 Marshall 24–10 11–5 4th CIT Quarterfinals Marshall: 55–41 26–22 UCF (Conference USA) (2010–present) 2010–11 UCF 21–12 6–10 9th CBI Semifinals 2011–12 UCF 2–1 0–0 3rd UCF: 23–13 6–10 Total: 78–54 National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division ChampionReferences
Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball head coaches L. B. Crotty (1906–1908) • Boyd Chambers (1908–1909) • No team (1909–1910) • Arch Reilly (1910–1914) • No team (1914–1918) • Skeeter Shelton (1918–1919) • No team (1919–1920) • Herbert Cramer (1920–1921) • No team (1921–1922) • J. E. R. Barnes (1922–1923) • Bill Strickling (1923–1924) • Russell Meredith (1924–1925) • Charles Tallman (1925–1926) • Bill Strickling (1926–1927) • Johnny Stuart (1927–1931) • Tom Dandelet (1931–1935) • Cam Henderson (1935–1955) • Jule Rivlin (1955–1963) • Ellis T. Johnson (1963–1969) • Stewart Way (1969–1971) • Carl Tacy (1971–1972) • Bob Daniels (1972–1977) • Stu Aberdeen (1977–1979) • Bob Zuffelato (1979–1983) • Rick Huckabay (1983–1989) • Dana Altman (1989–1990) • Dwight Freeman (1990–1994) • Billy Donovan (1994–1996) • Greg White (1996–2003) • Ron Jirsa (2003–2007) • Donnie Jones (2007–2010) • Tom Herrion (2010– )
UCF Knights men's basketball head coaches Torchy Clark (1969–1983) • Chuck Machock (1983–1985) • Phil Carter (1985–1989) • Joe Dean (1989–1993) • Kirk Speraw (1993–2010) • Donnie Jones (2010– )
Current men's basketball head coaches of Conference USA Jeff Lebo (East Carolina) • James Dickey (Houston) • Tom Herrion (Marshall) • Josh Pastner (Memphis) • Ben Braun (Rice) • Matt Doherty (SMU) • Larry Eustachy (Southern Miss) • Ed Conroy (Tulane) • Doug Wojcik (Tulsa) • Mike Davis (UAB) • Donnie Jones (UCF) • Tim Floyd (UTEP)
Florida Gators Men's Basketball 2005–06 NCAA Champions 2 Corey Brewer | 4 Adrian Moss | 11 Taurean Green | 12 Lee Humphrey | 13 Joakim Noah (MOP) | 15 Walter Hodge | 32 Chris Richard | 33 David Huertas | 42 Al Horford
Coach Billy Donovan
Assistant coaches: Donnie Jones | Anthony Grant | Larry ShyattFlorida Gators Men's Basketball 2006–07 NCAA Champions 2 Corey Brewer (MOP) | 11 Taurean Green | 12 Lee Humphrey | 13 Joakim Noah | 15 Walter Hodge | 21 Dan Werner | 32 Chris Richard | 34 Marreese Speights | 42 Al Horford
Coach Billy Donovan
Assistant coaches: Donnie Jones | Lewis Preston | Larry ShyattCategories:- 1966 births
- Living people
- American basketball coaches
- American basketball players
- Basketball players from West Virginia
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- College men's basketball players in the United States
- UCF Knights men's basketball coaches
- Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball coaches
- Florida Gators men's basketball coaches
- People from Mason County, West Virginia
- University of Pikeville alumni
- United States basketball coach stubs
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs
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