Brian Jones (basketball, born 1971)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | North Dakota |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 22, 1971 Rock Island, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1994 | Northern Iowa |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1998 | Nebraska–Omaha (asst.) |
| 1998–1999 | Southwest Missouri St. (asst.) |
| 1999–2006 | Iowa (asst.) |
| 2006–present | North Dakota |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 127–152 |
Brian Jones is the head coach for the men's basketball team at the University of North Dakota. He is a graduate of University of Northern Iowa. Prior to UND Jones was a longtime assistant on the coaching staffs of Steve Alford. While working with Alford, he participated in the Division I NCAA Tournament 4 times, once with Southwest Missouri St. and 3 times with Iowa. Jones was named the 18th head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux basketball program on May 25, 2006. Under Jones' tenure at North Dakota, the University won back-to-back Great West Tournament Championships in 2011 and 2012, and he has led UND to three consecutive appearances in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota (North Central) (2006–2008) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | North Dakota | 11–17 | 3–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007–08 | North Dakota | 15–15 | 2–10 | T–6th | |||||
| North Dakota: | 26–32 | 5–20 | |||||||
| North Dakota (Great West) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | North Dakota | 16–12 | 5–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2009–10 | North Dakota | 8–23 | 5–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2010–11 | North Dakota | 19–15 | 8–4 | 3rd | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | North Dakota | 17–14 | 6–4 | 2nd | CIT First Round | ||||
| North Dakota: | 60–64 | 24–22 | |||||||
| North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Big Sky) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | North Dakota | 16–17 | 12–8 | 3rd | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | North Dakota | 17–17 | 12–8 | T–2nd | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | North Dakota | 8–22 | 4–14 | T–10th | |||||
| 2015–16 | North Dakota | 17–16 | 10–8 | T–5th | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | North Dakota | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| North Dakota: | 58–72 | 38–38 | |||||||
| Total: | 124–168 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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