Robert Jones (basketball, born 1979)
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Robert Jones (born June 26, 1979) is an American basketball coach, currently the head men's basketball coach at Norfolk State University.[1] He was named interim head coach on April 15, 2013, and was named full head coach in February 2014. He grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, NY. In 2019, he was awarded the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award.[2]
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Norfolk State |
Conference | MEAC |
Record | 212–148 (.589) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1979-06-26) June 26, 1979 (age 44) South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1997–2001 | New Paltz |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2001–2002 | Bard (assistant) |
2003–2004 | New Paltz (assistant) |
2004–2005 | St. Mary's HS (NY) (assistant) |
2005–2007 | St. Mary's HS (NY) |
2007–2013 | Norfolk State (assistant) |
2013–2014 | Norfolk State (interim HC) |
2014–present | Norfolk State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 212–148 (.589) (college) 32–15 (.681) (high school) |
Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (NIT) 2–4 (CIT) |
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