Joe Jones

Board Member

Boston University named Joe Jones, who was most recently the associate head coach at Boston College, the 25th head coach of the men's basketball program on June 23, 2011.

A former head coach at Columbia University, Jones left crosstown rival Boston College after one year as associate head coach and returned to the America East Conference after gaining coaching experience in the Big East Conference, Ivy League, and Atlantic Coast Conference over 14 seasons. The Eagles finished the 2010-11 season at 21-13 and advanced to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.

Prior to joining the Eagles, Jones served as head coach at Columbia from 2003 to 2010. In the season prior to his arrival, they went 2-25 overall and 0-14 in conference play. The following year, he led them to a 10-17 (6-8) record, marking the third-best single-season turnaround in Ivy League history.

In 2006-07, the Lions captured 16 wins, the best performance by a Columbia squad since 1992-93. The Class of 2010 would finish with 26 Ivy League victories, marking the most conference wins by a Columbia class since the Class of 1994. In addition, the group became the third consecutive class to record 53 wins, a feat that hadn't been reached since the Class of 1979.

Jones previously served as an assistant coach at Villanova for six seasons (1997-2003) - four years under Steve Lappas and two years under Jay Wright - and was named one of the nation's top recruiters by Eastern Basketball magazine in 1999. During his tenure, the Wildcats advanced to postseason play in five of the six seasons and compiled a 105-83 record.

His collegiate coaching career began in the America East with Hofstra (1994-97) as an assistant coach under Wright. During his first season, he helped recruit the No. 1 ranked class in the conference. His recruiting efforts assisted in laying the groundwork for the Pride's rise in prominence that culminated in a three-year record of 72-22.

Before entering the collegiate coaching arena, Jones served as head coach at Long Island's Comsewogue High School for two years (1993-94). The Long Island native was a four-year letterman at the State University of New York at Oswego (1983-87) where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications in 1987 and a master's degree in counseling in 1989.

Jones and his wife, Kristin, have two children - daughter, Sydney and son, JJ. His older brother, James, just completed his 21st season as the head coach at Yale. They had the opportunity to coach against each other at the 2018 Reese's College All-Star Game during the NCAA Final Four weekend.