Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1940)
Bobby Jones is an American basketball coach. He is the former head men's basketball coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College. He played basketball at Georgetown College (Kentucky). He worked two years as assistant coach at Georgetown College before becoming assistant-coach with the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers in 1967. In 1972 he was promoted to head coach, after the resignation of Bob Daniels.[1][2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1940 Bellevue, Kentucky |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1972-1980 | Kentucky Wesleyan College |
Jones was fired as head coach in December 1979, but agreed to finish the season. On February 25, 1980, he coached his last game at Kentucky Wesleyan. He could stay on as athletic director.[3] He was hampered in his career by ailment and accusations of unenthusiastic recruiting.[4]
Jones brought The Panthers to the 1973 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.[5]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Kentucky Wesleyan (Independent) (1972–1978) | |||||||||
1972-73 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 24-6 | NCAA Div II Champion | ||||||
1973-74 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 20-6 | NCAA Div II Sweet 16 | ||||||
1974-75 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 12-13 | |||||||
1975-76 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 14-11 | |||||||
1976-77 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 11-14 | |||||||
1977-78 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 14-11 | |||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
1978-79 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 12-14 | 2-6 | 5th | |||||
1979-80 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 12-15 | 4-6 | 4th | |||||
Kentucky Wesleyan: | 119-90 | 6-12 | |||||||
Total: | 119-90 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Wesleyan assistant Bob Jones promoted". United Press International. April 25, 1972. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- "Boles named Wesleyan assistant". Evansville Press. May 31, 1972. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- "Bob Jones wins his final game". Evansville Press. February 26, 1980. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
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